While the court found against them, the six organisations appear determined to continue their legal fight. “We will continue to work harder than ever in the courts and elsewhere”, Kamugisha said.
TotalEnergies has denied a role in fuelling Russian fighter jets in their attacks in Ukraine, in response to allegations published today by France’s Le Monde.
Greenpeace France and Amis de la Terre have warned of legal action against TotalEnergies based on its continued activity in Russia.
A French court has found against TotalEnergies in a case on the “duty of vigilance” law, with environmental NGOs claiming this as a victory.
Ugandan police have arrested an NGO member and an Italian journalist, in a move seemingly linked to an investigation of Total’s Tilenga project.
The Versailles Court of Appeal has found in favour of Total on its actions in Uganda, where the company is working on an oil production and pipeline plan.
Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has approved Total East Africa Midstream’s (TEAM) environmental report on the Ugandan part of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
Total will face accusations of human rights violations over its activities in Uganda on October 28, in the Versailles Court of Appeal.
Friends of the Earth France and Survie have accused Total of human rights violations in Uganda and Tanzania.
A court in France has found it does not have the right to hear a complaint against Total in Uganda, in an early blow to a new law.
A group of NGOs has filed in a French court to compel Total to disclose details of its human rights and environmental plans in Uganda.