US judge rules Haitians cannot sue UN for cholera epidemic

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians killed or sickened by a cholera epidemic that they blame on UN peacekeepers cannot sue the United Nations in a US court because the UN has legal immunity that only it can waive, a judge has ruled.

In a decision late on Friday, Judge J Paul Oetken of US District Court in Manhattan dismissed a lawsuit filed by human rights lawyers seeking compensation for the cholera victims. (read more …)