By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians killed or sickened by a cholera epidemic that they blame on U.N. peacekeepers cannot sue the United Nations in a U.S. court because the U.N. has legal immunity that only it can waive, a judge has ruled. In a decision late on Friday, Judge J. Paul Oetken of U.S. District Court in Manhattan dismissed a lawsuit filed by human rights lawyers seeking compensation for the cholera victims. A lawyer for the plaintiffs said they would appeal the ruling. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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