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Article

3 Feb 2010

Author:
Amnesty International

Toxic waste victims desperate for justice

Victims of the Trafigura toxic waste disaster have told of their desperate and anxious wait to find out if they will get any of the $45 million compensation owed to them…In the latest development in the ongoing legal battle, the Ivorian Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay on the money being transferred to a group falsely claiming to represent the victims. There was an international outcry following an appeal court decision in late January that ruled that a group, known as the National Coordination of Toxic Waste Victims of Côte d’Ivoire (CNVDT-CI), should receive the compensation money…The Supreme Court will now decide on the 8 February whether the stay on the money being transferred should remain in place.