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               U.N. Hit With Lawsuit Over Haiti Cholera Outbreak

   The United Nations is defending itself against claims its peacekeepers
   are responsible for a cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed some 8,000
   people and sickened more than 650,000 in 2010, the aftermath of a
   devastating earthquake.
   The Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy announced
   Wednesday it is filing a complaint alleging the disease was introduced
   to the country by peacekeepers from Nepal and asking for compensation
   to the victims of the disease.
   The United Nations has said it does not concede that it is responsible
   for the outbreak. It also says it has diplomatic immunity from any
   legal claims of negligence.
   The United Nations has said in the past that it does not accept claims
   for compensation for the outbreak, although the top human rights
   official at the U.N., Navi Pillay, suggested on Tuesday that the
   victims were entitled for compensation. She did not specify who should
   provide it.
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