Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
After nine years of investigation, cement giant Lafarge and several of its former executives are finally standing trial in France for financing terrorist groups.
It’s the first time, a company in France is being tried for terrorism financing!
Although this is a milestone for corporate accountability, it should not detract from the fact that Lafarge is also charged for complicity in crimes against humanity.
Read more about the case: https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/lafarge-in-syria-accusations-of-complicity-in-grave-human-rights-violations/
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After nine years of investigation, cement giant Lafarge and several of its former executives are finally standing trial in France for financing terrorist groups.
It’s the first time, a company in France is being tried for terrorism financing!
Although this is a milestone for corporate accountability, it should not detract from the fact that Lafarge is also charged for complicity in crimes against humanity.
Read more about the case: https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/lafarge-in-syria-accusations-of-complicity-in-grave-human-rights-violations/
Would you like to receive regular updates on our case work. Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://www.ecchr.eu/en/newsletter-subscription/
