【全非资讯·乌干达】 乌干达四名农民起诉要求在首批石油开采前叫停管道项目

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乌干达坎帕拉 - 四名乌干达人在英国高等法院提起了一起具有里程碑意义的诉讼，试图阻止东非原油管道（EACOP）投入运营。\n\n他们的律师将此举形容为英国法院首次被要求针对一家英国注册公司适用乌干达的宪法、气候和环境法。\n\n该诉讼由总部位于伦敦的律所Leigh Day代理，原告为四名土地被该管道征用的乌干达农民。\n\n原告律师辩称，该项目的建设已经损害了他们的生计、水源和生态系统，而管道未来的运营也带来了更广泛的环境和气候风险。\n\nLeigh Day合伙人马修·伦肖（Matthew Renshaw）表示，该诉讼旨在为社区已经遭受的影响寻求救济，并争取下令防止进一步的损害。\n\n伦肖在一次虚拟新闻发布会上表示：“今天提交的诉讼针对的是EACOP Ltd，这是一家在英国注册的公司，它有可能给乌干达乃至更广泛的世界带来毁灭性的破坏。”\n\n他表示，尽管案件在英格兰审理，但由于EACOP Ltd在英国注册，因此将根据乌干达法律进行辩论。

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Kampala, Uganda — Four Ugandans have filed a landmark lawsuit in the UK High Court seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from becoming operational.

Their lawyers described the move as the first attempt to have a British court apply Ugandan constitutional, climate and environmental law against a UK-registered company.

The case is being brought by London-based law firm Leigh Day on behalf of four Ugandan farmers whose land was acquired for the pipeline.

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The claimants argue that construction of the project has already damaged their livelihoods, water sources and ecosystems, while the pipeline's future operation poses broader environmental and climate risks.

Matthew Renshaw, a partner at Leigh Day, said the lawsuit seeks both remedies for the impacts already experienced by communities and an order preventing further harm.

"The claim that's been filed today is against EACOP Ltd, which is a UK-registered company that has the potential to cause devastation in Uganda and indeed in the wider world," Renshaw told a virtual press conference.

He said the case would be argued under Ugandan law despite being heard in England because EACOP Ltd is incorporated in the United Kingdom.

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