AFTER 29 YEARS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE AGUINDA VS. CHEVRON CASE, THE GOVERNMENT SMOOTH THE WAY FOR THE OIL COMPANIES WITH A MINISTER WHO DENIES THE CONTAMINATION LEFT BY TEXACO. November 3 marks the 29th anniversary of the lawsuit filed by a group of people from the provinces of Sucumbíos and Orellana against Texaco,…
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Lago Agrio September 2022 If the State Attorney General’s Office does not appeal before the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, a decision made by the Appeal Court would impose Ecuador a millionaire penalty in favor of the oil company Chevron-Texaco. The judgment issued by the Dutch court in favor of the multinational corporation violates the…
Quito, November 28, 2018 – Several legislative bodies around the world have sent communications to the Government of Ecuador, in which they call for the greatest effort to nullify the arbitral award in the Chevron III case and thus protect the rights of those affected by the Aguinda vs Chevron case. Once the result of…
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has notified the parties of the decision to deny Chevron’s request for protection. This action was aimed at avoiding the payment of the sentence imposed by the Ecuadorian Courts of Justice, and thus evading his legal responsibility for the repair of the contaminated areas. Yesterday afternoon, by means of a…
QUITO, June 18th, 2018. Ecuadorian indigenous people were ordered to pay 350.000 Canadian dollars if they want to file an appeal before the Canadian Supreme Court. The Amazonians want to enforce an Ecuadorian judgment ordering Chevron to repair one of the greatest environmental pollution case in the world – caused by deliberate and negligent operation…
The Court of Appeal for Ontario decides against Chevron’s million dollar demand for security – a Chevron tactic to derail the plaintiffs’ litigation Quito, 31st of October 2017.- The decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario gives Ecuadorians the opportunity to continue their legal action to enforce the judgement against Chevron Corporation without providing…
September 20, 2017. –The Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco (UDAPT) report that it has decided to withdraw their Exequatur action, which has sought to enforce the Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron, in Brazil. During a press conference led by the leaders of UDAPT, the Executive Coordinator of the association Willian Lucitante explained that the decision…
The people affected by Chevron adopt legal actions to preserve the case. They inform that Lenín Moreno cannot interfere with justice and negotiate a private judgement. They emphasize that this lawsuit has passed eight Administrations. Quito, September 18, 2017.- The Union of People Affected by Texaco in Ecuador (UDAPT), insists that the Ecuadorian Government does…
Quito, August 23, 2017.- With the resignation of Chevron Corp. CEO John Watson, the Executive Coordinator of the Union of the People Affected by Chevron-Texaco (UDAPT) in Ecuador William Lucitante has expressed his hope that Watson’s successor will act responsibly and put an end to the human rights conflict. The oil company has been sentenced…
Quito, July 12, 2017 – A delegation of the European Parliament made up of Helmut Scholz and Lola Sánchez Caldentey, members of the GUE/NGL political group (Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left) will be in Ecuador between the 17 and 21 of July. The aim of this visit is to verify the…
