The Claimant, an environmental organisation, purchased some shares in the defendant company and sued it in its capacity as a shareholder in Poland. The Claimant argued that a proposal by ENEA to construct a new coal plant risked breaching board members’ fiduciary duties of due diligence and to act in the best interests of the […]
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A case brought by a Peruvian farmer in German courts against RWE (a German energy company) for their contribution to climate change and its impact on glacial melts and flooding of his community. They demand that RWE contribute to adaptation costs required to protect against flooding.
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A Dutch environmental group and 886 citizens sued the Netherlands for not taking enough action to reduce their GHG emissions. In 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court found that the Dutch government must, by 2020, have reduced their GHG emissions by at least 25% from 1990 levels. The government’s failure to do this was a violation […]
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This is an organisation dedicated to monitoring use of international financial institutions operating in Central and Eastern Europe.
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UK courts held Augusto Pinochet, the ex-dictator of Chile, liable for torture committed during his rule. The court decided that individuals could not enjoy immunity for torture after they left office.
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The Italian Constitutional Court ruled that Italian courts could hear cases against Germany for WWII human rights abuses. They ruled that the right to judicial protection for human rights violations could not be sacrificed by the law of State Immunity.
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Russia has been held liable for human rights abuses of local authorities in Transnistria, a region of Moldova under its effective control.
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In the European Court on Human Rights, Kurdish villagers successfully brought a case against the Turkish government for forcefully removing them from and destroying their homes. The Court ordered Turkey to pay compensation and stop their practices of forceful eviction.
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In English courts, Cambodian villagers are suing Tate & Lyle (a sugar giant) for the alleged acts of a Cambodian sugar company who violently evicted the villagers from their rightful lands. The contracts Tate & Lyle have with these companies and the profits they have made from the sale of their sugar mean they could be […]
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In Germany and the Democratic Republic of Congo, cases are being brought against senior management of a Swiss-German timber company (Danzer) for financial and logistical support they gave Congolese security forces as they committed war crimes against local villagers.
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