IHRP and Saving Okavango's Unique Life (SOUL) at Press Conference in Ottawa - April 9, 2024
Pictured left to right: Nabila Khan and James Yap (IHRP Staff); and Pamela Alvarez and Erica Fox (IHRP Students)Photo Credit: Georgina AlonsoOn April 9, 2024, the International Human Rights Program (IHRP), alongside a Namibian civil society consortium, Saving Okavango's Unique Life (SOUL), announced the filing of a complaint with the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE | OCRE) against Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica). This complaint alleges that the operations of ReconAfrica, a Calgary-based oil and gas company engaged in exploratory drilling in Namibia, led to serious human rights abuses that devastated local Indigenous communities and their land.
CONTACTS:
Questions relating to the Complaint:
James Yap
International Human Rights Program
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
E: james.yap@utoronto.ca
P:416-946-8229
Rob Parker
Saving Okavango’s Unique Life
E: savetheokavango@gmail.com
P: 902-279-1455
Questions about the CORE or Canadian support to ReconAfrica:
Georgina Alonso
Above Ground, a project of MakeWay
E: galonso@aboveground.ngo
P: 613-807-8942)