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721. From witness statement of N’dja Jean Sebastien Bou, In the matter of the Abidjan personal injury litigation between Yao Essaie Motto & Others v. Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No. HQ06X03370 and others). 2o March 2009. 722. Trafigura statement in response to the Guardian articles published on 14 May 2009: image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/ documents/2009/06/12/StatementofTrafigura120609.PDF, accessed 23 March 2011 – “It is untrue that Trafigura or its representatives sought to bribe any witnesses or in any way misconducted itself in its contacts with witnesses and claimants; it is also untrue that Trafigura has in any way sought to exploit the Court procedure by securing “secret hearings.” 723. Macfarlanes statement to article in Legal Week 15 May 2009: www.legalweek.com/legal-week/ news/1169461/macfarlanes-responds-newsnight-witness-claims, accessed 23 March 2011 – “We are disappointed that the BBC is seeking to make such serious and unfounded allegations. Macfarlanes strenuously rejects all allegations of impropriety in relation to its handling of this matter.” When presented the allegations in this report, Macfarlanes responded that the “firm never acted improperly or offered any inducements.” 724. Macfarlanes statement to article in Legal Week 15 May 2009: www.legalweek.com/legal-week/ news/1169461/macfarlanes-responds-newsnight-witness-claims, accessed 23 March 2011 725. Macfarlanes and Trafigura statement to Newsnight - www.rollonfriday.com/Portals/0/ ArticleFiles/mac_statement.pdf - accessed 23 March 2011 726. As per the joint statement: “In the light of assurances given to their senior leading counsel and in view of his advice, Leigh Day withdraw any allegation that there has been impropriety on the part of Trafigura or any of its legal advisors, (including Macfarlanes) in investigating the claims.” 727. A total of 9 drivers have made statements to Trafigura: 7 drivers, an assistant of a driver who died in 2008 and a driver who died in 2009. The nine Ivorian drivers had been hired to take the toxic waste from the Probo Koala to Akouédo. 728. The full letter, containing a detailed reaction to Trafigura’s legal representative to the allegations of bribery and intimidation can be found at: www.novatv.nl/page/detail/nieuws/17569/ (accessed 23 March 2011). See also email from Van Kempen Public Relations & Public Affairs (Dutch PR company working for Trafigura) of May 17: 13:27 to Greenpeace Netherlands. 729. A letter from the public prosecutor (Rooterdam) to Greeneace Netherlands, 22 June 2012 730. Okechukwu Ibeanu, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, Addendum, Human Rights Council, Twelfth session, Agenda item 3, Doc UN A/HRC/12/26/ Add.2, 3 September 2009, para 84, available at www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/ docs/12session/A-HRC-12-26-Add2.pdf, (accessed 26 October 2011).
731. The Telegraph, “Trafigura on trial over illegal exporting of toxic waste’”, 31 May 2010, available at www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/ energy/7791004/Trafigura-on-trial-over-illegalexporting-of-toxic-waste.html, (accessed May 2012), Independent, “Trafigura accused of flouting public health over toxic cargo”, 2 June 2010, available at www.independent.co.uk/ news/world/europe/trafigura-accused-of-floutingpublic-health-over-toxic-cargo-1988969.html (accessed May 2012). 732. Minton, Treharne & Davies Ltd, “Minton Report”, 14 September 2006, available at file.wikileaks. org/file/waterson-toxicwaste-ivorycoast%C3%A92009.pdf (accessed May 2012). 733. “To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation to protect (a) whistleblowers and (b) press freedom following the injunctions obtained in the High Court by… (ii) Trafigura and Carter Ruck solicitors on 11 September 2009 on the publication of the Minton report on the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast, commissioned by Trafigura”; www. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/ cmordbk1/91014w01.htm; See also www. paulfarrelly.com/news/westminster-news/news. aspx?p=102173 734. Green Party, “Caroline Lucas delivers maiden speech to Parliament”, 27 May 2010, available at liberalconspiracy.org/2010/05/27/carolinelucas-uses-maiden-speech-to-attack-trafigura/ (accessed May 2012). “To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation to protect (a) whistleblowers and (b) press freedom following the injunctions obtained in the High Court by… (ii) Trafigura and Carter Ruck solicitors on 11 September 2009 on the publication of the Minton report on the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast, commissioned by Trafigura”; 735. Early Day Motion 118, Trafigura and shipping hazardous waste to the Ivory Coast, tabled 27 May 2010, available at www.parliament.uk/ edm/2010-12/118 736. UK Parliament, Early Day Motion 118, Trafigura and shipping hazardous waste to the Côte d’Ivoire, 27 May 2010, edmi. parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails. aspx?EDMID=41034&SESSION=905 (accessed May 2012). 737. The Legal Action Group (GAJ) of the FIDH and the French League for Human Rights (LDH), the Ivorian League of Human Rights (LIDHO) and the Ivorian Movement for Human Rights (MIDH) 738. FIDH – L’AFFAIRE DU «PROBO KOALA» OU LA CATASTROPHE DU DEVERSEMENT DES DECHET TOXIQUES EN COTE D’IVOIRE, p43. 739. “Réponse du Parquet du Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris aux plaintes déposées au nom des victims ivoiriennes de la pollution environnementale causée par le navire Probo Koala dans le port d’Abidjan en août 2006”. 740. See Robin des Bois press release: Probo Koala: le bateau de la mort en route pour le cimetière. 17 May 2011. available at: www.robindesbois. org/communiques/dechet/om/2011/le-probokoala-en-route-pour-le-cimetiere.html
741. Article 47, Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts. 742. Principle 37, the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, available at www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/humanrights. 743. Principle 37, the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, available at www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/humanrights.