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We work with affected communities to pursue innovative legal actions across borders to challenge powerful actors involved in human rights violations and systemic injustice.
Case Spotlight
Complaint FILED with European OMbudsman over Russian OIL imports
24 May 2022: The billions paid by Europe for Russian fossil fuels are a crucial source of funding for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Together with four other complainants GLAN has filed a complaint with the European Ombudsman contending that the European Commission is obliged to conduct various human rights and climate change impact assessments related to imports of Russian fossil fuels and the measures available to reduce them.
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