According to media reports, a German court has thrown out a lawsuit by Pakistani plaintiffs against clothing retailer KiK over a deadly 2012 fire at a Karachi's Baldia Town garment factory, saying the statute of limitations had expired.
Although those filed damages had plausibly argued that, although KiK did not cause the fire, it shared blame for a lack of safety measures at the factory, they were told that the civil suit was not filed within the applicable two-year period.
It is no justice. The German government is therefore required to address the plight of the sufferers because the KiK is not willing to make any compensation. Human rights must not be sacrificed at the altar of legal requirements and complexities. That the plaintiffs have a genuine case is a fact.
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