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Ugandans NGOs have re-sued TotalEnergies as hundreds were affected by company projects Read Full Article at RT.com

Ugandan human rights defender Maxwell Atuhura, five French and Ugandan NGO’s alongside 26 civilians, have launched a new legal action in France on Tuesday against oil giant TotalEnergies for the alleged damage caused by its controversial oil mega projects in Uganda.

Twenty-six Ugandans and five French and Ugandan associations launched a new legal action in France Tuesday against the French giant TotalEnergies. They are asking for "reparation" for the "human rights violations" caused, according to them, by two colossal projects: the Tilinga oil drilling project, and the EACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline) The Tilenga project is a drilling of 419 oil wells, a third of which are in the "Murchison Falls" Natural Park.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 7 December at 9:30am, a new hearing will be held at Paris civil court in the groundbreaking lawsuit against oil giant Total for serious breaches of its duty of vigilance regarding its oil mega-projects (Tilenga and EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania.

Court backs Total in Uganda vigilance case 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. Updated: 11/12/2020, 8:31 am Total news Register here for the Energy Voice daily newsletter, bringing you key news and insight from across the global energy landscape. Thank you for signing up to our newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Versailles Court of Appeal has found in favour of Total on its actions in Uganda, where the company is working on an oil pr...