Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs
Tens of thousands of Ugandan farmers have lost access to their fields to make way for a major oil project launched by French oil giant Total, which has paid no compensation for the fallout from its new pipeline plan, two environmental watchdogs said Tuesday.
Amis de la Terre France (Friends of the Earth) and Survie (Survival) were among six Ugandan and French NGOs that filed a lawsuit against Total in October 2019.
They accused the company of failing to respect "its legal obligations to prevent human rights violations and environmental damage in connection with its mega-project in Uganda and Tanzania".
This legal action is the first based on French law establishing a "duty of vigilance" for multinationals.
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