UK Government Set to Examine Soco’s Activities in Virunga National Park

Feb 14, 2014 | World Wildlife Fund
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It was announced today that a complaint filed by WWF has been accepted, and issues related to respect for human rights and the environment in Virunga National Park, will be thoroughly examined for the first time. WWF officially filed an OECD complaint against Soco, the oil company threatening Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in late 2013. This announcement today is really important for local communities in the DRC, as well as for the more than 600,000 people around the world who have so far signed the petition to protect Virunga.