Complaint lodged against ESB over Colombian coal imports
19 January 2021
A formal complaint against the ESB has been lodged today in regards to imported coal from the Cerrejón mine in Colombia.
Filed by the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) through Ireland’s National Contact Point to the OECD, the complaint alleges that the ESB has breached its human rights responsibilities by importing coal from the mine.
The action was supported by Christian Aid Ireland as well as a coalition of Colombian and international human rights and environmental NGOs.
Parallel complaints have also been filed through National Contact Points in Australia, the UK and Switzerland against the three international mining companies that own Cerrejón.
A formal complaint will be lodged today by human rights lawyers and aid agencies against the ESB for its involvement in a controversial coal mine in Colombia.
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