abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb

這頁面沒有繁體中文版本,現以English顯示

內容有以下的語言版本: English, français

文章

2024年10月16日

作者:
Sherpa & ECCHR

France: Lafarge and former executives set to face trial for alleged terrorism financing in Syria

"Multinational Lafarge and four former executives to stand trial for financing of terrorism in Syria" 16 October 2024

This Wednesday the 16th of October, French investigating judges ordered Lafarge SA and four former executives to stand trial before the French criminal court for financing a terrorist organisation and violating an embargo. The human rights organisations Sherpa and ECCHR, plaintiffs in this case, welcome this significant development after eight years of legal proceedings. However, the prospect of this trial should not overshadow a critical aspect of this case, as the company remains charged for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by armed groups.

After news reports revealed Lafarge’s dealings in Syria, Sherpa, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and 11 former Syrian employees of Lafarge filed a complaint in France in November 2016 against Lafarge, its Syrian subsidiary and several executives. The French cement giant is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity via the financing of several armed groups in Syria – including the Islamic State – to continue operating its cement plant despite the conflict and serious risks to its employees. This led to the opening of a judicial investigation and to the indictment of Lafarge and several of its executives.

...Lafarge and four former executives of the parent company and Syrian subsidiary have been ordered to stand trial before a criminal court for financing a terrorist enterprise and violating a European embargo prohibiting all financial or commercial relations with the organisations al-Nosra and Islamic State...

Lafarge is the first company in the world to have been charged with complicity in crimes against humanity. As the French Supreme Court declared in this case, it is the multiplication of acts of complicity that enables crimes against humanity – considered “the most serious of crimes”. Acts of complicity cannot therefore go unpunished.

The judicial investigation shows that Syrian workers faced many threats, including risks of injury, kidnapping, and death. Despite this evidence, last January the French Supreme Court dismissed Lafarge’s indictment for endangering the lives of its Syrian workers...

時間線

隱私資訊

本網站使用 cookie 和其他網絡存儲技術。您可以在下方設置您的隱私選項。您所作的更改將立即生效。

有關我們使用網絡儲存技術的更多資訊,請參閱我們的 數據使用和 Cookie 政策

Strictly necessary storage

ON
OFF

Necessary storage enables core site functionality. This site cannot function without it, so it can only be disabled by changing settings in your browser.

分析cookie

ON
OFF

您瀏覽本網頁時我們將以Google Analytics收集信息。接受此cookie將有助我們理解您的瀏覽資訊,並協助我們改善呈現資訊的方法。所有分析資訊都以匿名方式收集,我們並不能用相關資訊得到您的個人信息。谷歌在所有主要瀏覽器中都提供退出Google Analytics的添加應用程式。

市場營銷cookies

ON
OFF

我們從第三方網站獲得企業責任資訊,當中包括社交媒體和搜尋引擎。這些cookie協助我們理解相關瀏覽數據。

您在此網站上的隱私選項

本網站使用 cookie 和其他網絡儲存技術來增強您在必要核心功能之外的體驗。