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206:. In January 2016, Concannon taught a class on human rights at Whitman College. He was also an integral part of the IJDH team that sued the United Nations for their responsibility in bringing cholera to Haiti. The case was dismissed both by the UN and in the NY Federal Court on the basis of UN immunity. In December 2016, the then UN Secretary-General
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in 1994. Six years after the slaughter, Concannon and BAI were able to convict 16 defendants guilty for their role in the massacre. The Court also issued a civil damages judgment against the defendants for 1 billion gourdes (roughly $ 43 million). On May 3, 2005, the
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