最高法院将决定Cisco是否可因据称协助中国迫害法轮功而承担责任。 The Supreme Court will decide if Cisco can be held liable for allegedly aiding China’s persecution of Falun Gong.

美国最高法院将审理思科关于驳回一项指控其技术帮助中国迫害法轮功学员的诉讼的上诉。 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Cisco’s appeal to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its technology aided China’s persecution of Falun Gong members. 案件中心是,根据《外国人侵权法》和《酷刑受害者保护法》,美国公司是否可以因协助在国外侵犯人权而承担赔偿责任。 The case centers on whether U.S. companies can be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act for aiding human rights abuses abroad. 下级法院允许提起诉讼,理由是Cisco公司在美国进行的与中国有关的重大活动。 Lower courts allowed the lawsuit to proceed, citing significant U.S.-based activities by Cisco related to China. Trump行政当局支持Cisco的上诉,法院预期在夏初作出的裁决可形成国际人权案件中的公司问责制。 The Trump administration supported Cisco’s appeal, and the Court’s decision, expected by early summer, could shape corporate accountability in international human rights cases.