Strategic litigation

Lebanese ill-gotten gains : Sherpa alongside the Collectif des Victimes des Pratiques Frauduleuses et Criminelles au Liban, filed a complaint before the Public Prosecutor in Luxembourg.

22 December 2021• Corporate capture litigation, Corruption and embezzlement litigation, Front page, Laundering Litigation, Press release-en, Strategic litigation

Paris, December 22, 2021 – Given the terrible crisis in Lebanon and the investigations opened in France and Switzerland to shed light on...

Rifaat al Assad « Ill Gotten Gains » Case: The Paris court of appeal confirmed the condemnation decision rendered in first instance in 2020

9 September 2021• Front page, Laundering advocacy, Laundering Litigation, Press release-en, Strategic litigation, Tax evasion Advocacy, Tax evasion litigation

Paris, 9 September 2021 – Today the Court of Appeal confirmed the judgment rendered by the Judicial Tribunal of Paris on June...

Historic victory before French Supreme Court on the indictment of multinational Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity

7 September 2021• Front page, International crimes, Press release-en, Strategic litigation, Strengthening corporate accountability litigation

Paris/Berlin, 7 September 2021 – Today, France’s highest court, the Cour de cassation, decided that Lafarge’s indictment for...

Procedures & Milestones: Ill-Gotten gains in Syria

6 July 2021• Corruption and embezzlement litigation, Laundering Litigation, Non classé-en, Strategic litigation

Fact : In 1970, Hafez Al-Assad led a coup d’état to seize power and remained in power until his death in 2000. He was succeeded by...

Supreme Court hearing on Lafarge/Syria: Crucial verdict expected on corporate responsibility

9 June 2021• Front page, International crimes, Press release-en, Strategic litigation, Strengthening corporate accountability litigation

Paris/Berlin, 8 June 2021 – Following today’s hearing on French company Lafarge and its involvement in the armed conflict in Syria...

Forced labor of Uyghurs: filing of a complaint in France against multinationals for concealment of forced labor and crimes against humanity*

12 April 2021• Front page, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Press release-en, Strategic litigation, Strengthening corporate accountability litigation

Paris, April 12th,2021 Sherpa, the Collectif Ethique sur l’étiquette, the Uyghur Institute of Europe and an Uyghur victim,...

Indigenous organisations and NGO coalition warn top French supermarket Casino: do not sell beef from deforestation in Brazil and Colombia – or face French law

21 September 2020• Environment and Climate, Front page, Press release-en, Strategic litigation

Paris, 21 September 2020 – An international coalition of associations (Canopée, CPT, Envol Vert, Mighty Earth, Notre Affaire à...

First climate change litigation against TOTAL in France: 14 local authorities and 5 NGOs take Total to court

28 January 2020• Environment and Climate, Front page, Press release-en, Strategic litigation

First climate change litigation against a company in France: 14 local authorities and 5 NGOs take Total to court Paris, January 28, 2020...

French court narrows charges against Lafarge

7 November 2019• International crimes, Press release-en, Strategic litigation

PRESS RELEASE French court narrows charges against Lafarge Paris, 7 November 2019 – Today, the Investigation Chamber of the Paris Court...

Samsung’s indictment: Fighting transnational corporation’s human right’s violations through consumer law

4 November 2019• Labor rights and Modern slavery, Press release-en, Sherpa in the media, Strategic litigation

Clara Gonzalez and Marie-Laure Guislain, litigation officers at Sherpa published a blog post ” Samsung’s indictment in France...

French court rejects ECCHR and SHERPA’s admissibility in the Lafarge/Syria case : Organizations to appeal decision at French Supreme Court

24 October 2019• Advocacy, Corporate capture litigation, International crimes, Press release-en, Strategic litigation

Press release French court rejects ECCHR and SHERPA’s admissibility in the Lafarge/Syria case. Organizations to appeal decision at...

Sherpa and UNI Global Union send formal notice to Teleperformance—calling on the world leader in call centers to strengthen workers’ rights

24 July 2019• Advocacy, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Press release-en, Strategic litigation, Strengthening corporate accountability litigation

Paris, July 18, 2019 – French NGO Sherpa and the 20 million-member UNI Global Union formally put...