As per dn--
The trailblazing human rights attorney Peter Weiss has died at the age of 99. Weiss served on the board of Center for Constitutional Rights for nearly five decades, where he worked to end South African apartheid and the Vietnam War, fought for nuclear disarmament and sought justice for victims of the U.S-backed Contras in 1980s Nicaragua.
He pioneered using the 1789 Alien Tort Statue in human rights cases. He also represented the family of U.S. journalist and human rights activist Charles Horman in a case against Henry Kissenger and others, after Horman was disappeared and killed in Chile soon after the U.S.- backed 1973 coup.
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REST IN PEACE PETER WEISS IN A TRUE HEAVENLY PLACE. AMEN
Frankly, i'm embarrassed to say that I've never heard of this legit revolutionary activist. He kinda reminds me of how great William Kuntsler was as a justice activist.
Signed: yep, we lost a true caring human being in the deepest sense of the word. Peter Weiss made all our lives better yet we hardly know of him...Time to finally castrate Almighty... grimeaper
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