Lundin Energy's Indictment for War Crimes Is Good News for South Sudan

Nov 11, 2021 | Pax for Peace
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The decision today, 11 November, by Sweden to take Lundin Energy to court is a major step towards justice for the hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese whose lives have been shattered during to the war for control over Lundin’s oil fields.

The Swedish investigation followed a report by PAX for the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan, Unpaid Debt. The report argued why Lundin Energy, Petronas and OMV may have been complicit in international crimes in Sudan between 1997-2003. The companies deny any wrongdoing.

According to Egbert Wesselink, "Major investors in Lundin, Petronas and OMV - Blackrock, Vanguard, T. Rowe Price, Principal Global, BNP Paribas, the Bank of Norway, the governments of Austria, Abu Dhabi and Malaysia, etc. - talk about human rights but continue to disregard the fate of victims of war crimes.”