Haiti: Hearing in Haitians’ Cholera Case

Oct 23, 2014 | Rick Gladstone, New York Times
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A federal judge in Manhattan heard arguments on Thursday in the first court proceeding over Haitian cholera victims’ lawsuit against the United Nations. They contend that infected peacekeepers were responsible for the outbreak, which has killed more than 8,000 people since 2010. Representatives of the United Nations did not attend the hearing convened by Judge J. Paul Oetken of Federal District Court. It concerned whether the United Nations must answer subpoenas served by the plaintiffs.