A foreign national, Mr. Kobe, sues a multinational corporation, Company Yin-Yang, in a U.S. federal court for human rights abuses committed in his home country. Company Yin-Yang operates a mining facility in the foreign country where Mr. Kobe alleges that the company knowingly employed local security forces with a history of using excessive force against protesters. As a result, several protesters, including Mr. Kobe's family members, suffered severe injuries or were killed. Mr. Kobe is a citizen of the country where the alleged acts occurred and is current seeking refugee protection in the U.S. 

Does the Alien Tort Act provide a basis for Mr. Kobe's lawsuit against Company Yin-Yang in a U.S. court? Why/Why not?

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