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In 1990, on the centenary of his birth, Ho Chi Minh
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International Association of Democratic Lawyers

IADL, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with consultative status to ECOSOC and UNESCO.

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The International People's Tribunal of Conscience

in Support of the Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange

THE PEOPLE OF VIETNAM

AND PEOPLE OF CONSCIENCE ALL OVER THE WORLD,

VERSUS

1. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY,

2. MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY

3. PHARMACIA CORPORATION

4. HERCULES INCORPORATED

5.. OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

6. ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION

7. MAXUS ENERGY CORPORATION

8. THOMAS HAYWARD CHEMICAL COMPANY

9. HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.

10. UNIROYAL CHEMICAL INC,

11. UNIROYAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CO.

12. UNIROYAL CHEMICAL ACQUISITION CO,

13. C.D.U. HOLDING INC.

14. DIAMOND SHAMROCK AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS

15. DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEMICALS

16. DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION

17. DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING AND MARKETING COMPANY

18. OCCIDENTAL ELECTROCHEMICALS CORPORTATION

19. DIAMOND ALKAI COMPANY

20. ANSUL INCORPORATED

21. HOOKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION

22. HOOKER CHEMICAL FAR-EAST CORPORATION

23. HOOKER CHEMICAL & PLASTICS CORPORATION

24. HOFFMAN CHEMICALS, INC.

25. CHEMICAL LAND HOLDINGS, INC.

26. T-H AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION COMPANY, INC.

27. THOMPSON CHEMICAL CORPORATION

28. RIVERDALE CHEMICAL COMPANY

29. ELEMENTIS CHEMICALS INC.

30. UNITED STATES RUBBER CO., INC.

31. SYNTEX AGRIBUSINESS, INC.

32. SYNTEX LABORATORIES, INC.

SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

The war waged by the United States against Vietnam has ended more than thirty (30) years ago. The chemical warfare waged from 1961 to 1971, carried out by the United States government using Agent Orange which the above named companies knew contained high levels of dioxin has caused massive and prolonged negative consequences to the health of the Vietnamese people and to the environment and ecology of Vietnam.

The above named companies, however, have continued to evade their responsibility for providing such chemicals to the United States government, and have refused to acknowledge any role in causing these effects, or to indicate a willingness to play a part in remediating the consequences of their actions.

In the name of Public Opinion and International Conscience the International Peoples’ Tribunal of Conscience in support of the Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange at the initiative of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), will consider and draw conclusions on the following matters:

1. The facts showing the consequences to the environment and ecology of Vietnam and to the health of the Vietnamese people caused by the use of Agent Orange by the United States Military from 1961 to 1971.

2. The moral and legal responsibilities of the above named companies for their actions under international law and the laws of nations.

3. The role that the above named companies should play in remediating the consequences of the use of their products in Vietnam.

This tribunal will be held on May 15-16 in Paris France at the Salles Pierre Nicole", Maison des Mines et des ¨Ponts et Chaussées, 270 rue Saint Jacques, 75005 in Paris France.

You may submit your Statement in Reply to the above claims along with 10 copies on or before 30th April,2009 with the Secretariat of the Tribunal to Jeanne Moutet, Secretary of the Tribunal at the following address: 120 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France.

Along with the Statement you may also submit the name(s) of the lawyer(s) along with a copy of the authorization who may represent you before the Tribunal.

Please take note that in the event of not filing your Statement and/or non-appearance of your duly authorised representative before the Tribunal, ex-parte proceedings without any further notice may be taken out against you.

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE TRIBUNAL

Sr. Advocate, Jitendra Sharma,

President of the Tribunal

http://www.iadllaw.org/fr/node/353

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The accused chemical companies
failed to file a statement with the Tribunal,
and failed to appear before it!

Despite their absence, they were found GUILTY!