Ernst Otto Stalinski

Ernst Otto Stalinski (1944–2005) was a German humanist and entrepreneur. His involvement in a variety of agricultural enterprises led him to be a participant in the struggle between banana exporters Chiquita and Fyffes, dubbed the Banana Wars, in the 1990s.[1]

Stalinski's legal cases in Honduras alleged that while representing the European company Fyffes, he became the object of strong-arm tactics by the multinational Chiquita Brands that included an alleged kidnapping attempt. When – in his opinion – the legal cases in Honduras became entangled in a web of power and corruption, his initial case was thrown out of the Honduran criminal court. He then filed a claim against the State of Honduras before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington D.C.[1] Stalinski v. Honduras determined that there was no crime perpetrated.[2]

While involved in litigation against Chiquita and its competing banana purchasing agent, Stalinski was also involved in trying to expand a business he owned making children's furniture.

He died in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on 8 December 2005 of natural causes.

Further reading

References
  1. "Cincinnati Enquirer's Major Series Breaks Open U.S. Multinational's Wall-to-Wall Skullduggery in the Chiquita Banana Republic of Honduras". Council On Hemispheric Affairs. 11 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 June 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. Stalinski v. Honduras, Case 11.887, Inter-Am. C.H.R., Report No. 74/05, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.124, doc. 5 (2005)


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