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Ugandan human rights activist Maxwell Atuhura, five French and Ugandan NGO’s (AFIEGO) Friends of the Earth France, NAPE/Friends of the Earth Uganda, Survie and TASHA Research Institute) alongside 26 civilians, have launched a new legal action in France against oil giant TotalEnergies
Ugandan human rights activist Maxwell Atuhura, five French and Ugandan NGO’s (AFIEGO) Friends of the Earth France, NAPE/Friends of the Earth Uganda, Survie and TASHA Research Institute) alongside 26 civilians, have launched a new legal action in France against oil giant TotalEnergies. The complaint leveled against the oil major is regarding the alleged damage caused by its controversial oil mega projects in Uganda.
The complainants seek compensation from the multinational French corporation as the Tilenga oil drilling project and the EACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline) project are a direct cause of human rights violations.
The EACOP is a 1,500 km heated pipeline to the Tanzanian coast, crossing several protected natural areas. It is an action for compensation. According to these NGOs, more than 118,000 people in Uganda and Tanzania are affected by total or partial expropriation as a result of the two projects.
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Earlier in February, the Paris Civil Court had dismissed a landmark case filed by nearly the same NGO’s against TotalEnergies. The Court pointed out that the NGOs’ case could not be admitted because their current claims were substantially different from the claims” made in the initial formal notice sent to the defendant.
