"The complaint centers on alleged abuses committed between July and September 2021 by soldiers belonging to a joint task force (JTF) that was deployed to protect the Cabo Delgado gas site. The JTF, paid by TotalEnergies under an agreement with the government, was made up of Mozambican armed forces, with the alleged actions taking place following a jihadi attack on the site that led to operations being suspended there."
""Internal documents show that TotalEnergies was aware of accusations of violence against civilians being committed by Mozambican armed forces from May 2020, yet continued its support to the JTF," the ECCHR said in a statement. "TotalEnergies knew that the Mozambican armed forces had been accused of systematic human rights violations, yet continued to support them with the only objective to secure its own facility," said Clara Gonzales, ECCHR's co-program director for business and human rights."
ECCHR filed a complaint with France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor accusing TotalEnergies of complicity in war crimes in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The complaint centers on alleged abuses between July and September 2021 by a joint task force (JTF) deployed to protect the gas site. The JTF was paid by TotalEnergies under a government agreement and composed of Mozambican armed forces. Online reporting alleges soldiers confined up to 250 civilians in containers for three months, with many beaten, tortured or killed and only 26 survivors. ECCHR states internal documents show TotalEnergies knew of accusations from May 2020 yet continued support to secure its facility.
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