Lafarge called to trial. Court condemns automatic removals at german German Borders.
Newsletter
2024
Today, we release our 100th edition of the ECCHR newsletter, which coincides with a wave of important rulings on several key issues. After the recent introduction of controls on all its borders, Germany’s practice of “automatic removal” of asylum-seekers without due process was ruled unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights. Also, the long-awaited decision to bring multinational cement giant Lafarge to trial for financing armed groups in Syria has finally come to pass. In a crucial step long overdue, German authorities have allowed an Ecuadorian union to access case files and officially join legal proceedings to have their say.
Our newsletter also includes a report on our recent visit to Pari Island, Indonesia, to assess the state of climate damage for island residents, as part of an ongoing case against the astronomical CO2 emissions of the Swiss Carbon Major Holcim. Read about these cases and more.
