Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger's fight against Chevron over its pollution in the Amazon rainforest is reaching a critical moment that demands immediate action by President Biden. Steven Donziger helped Amazon Indigenous peoples and farmer communities in Ecuador win a landmark $9.5 billion pollution judgment against Chevron. He then spent almost three years under house arrest and in prison after being detained by Chevron in the nation's first corporate prosecution based on a questionable "contempt of court" charge. Chevron also took his law license and confiscated his passport. If Mr. Donziger is not pardoned, it is likely that thousands of people in the Amazon facing an imminent risk of death from Chevron's pollution will be left defenseless.
Please join 11 members of Congress and dozens of prominent environmental and human rights organizations in urging Joe Biden to pardon Steven Donziger. This is a matter of fundamental justice for Steven, the people of Ecuador, and all climate justice advocates everywhere.
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Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri calls out Chevron's unconscionable assault on Steven Donziger's work, life, and livelihood as "part of an authoritarian movement around the world to crush dissent, protest, and advocacy for human rights." The Congresswoman called on the White House to go beyond simple condemnation of Chevron's egregious misconduct, but to "pardon Steven immediately and force Chevron and all polluters to pay up."
Amnesty International USA's National Director of Government Relations and Advocacy Amanda Klasing reaffirms the organization's unwavering support for Steven Donziger and all human rights defenders facing persecution for their work. "Corporations cannot be allowed to misuse the U.S. judicial system to target and harrass human rights activists particularly among the global climate crisis," she says. "President Biden, you should pardon Steven immediately."
Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri calls out Chevron's unconscionable assault on Steven Donziger's work, life, and livelihood as "part of an authoritarian movement around the world to crush dissent, protest, and advocacy for human rights." The Congresswoman called on the White House to go beyond simple condemnation of Chevron's egregious misconduct, but to "pardon Steven immediately and force Chevron and all polluters to pay up."
Photos: Tim Aubrey of Greenpeace
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