None of the jurisdictions the victims referred the case to, be they from Côte d’Ivoire, France, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, have - to date - held those who bear the greatest responsibility accountable, which would respond to the victims’ need for truth and justice. Moreover, all the victims of this environmental and human catastrophy have not benefited from the millions of Euros of compensation paid by TRAFIGURA following settlement agreements concluded with the Ivorian government as well as with a London based law firm, representing part of the victims.
FIDH, LIDHO and MIDH published a report (in French) in April 2011, drawing a picture of how this case was dealt with by the Ivorian justice, also presenting the other proceedings initiated abroad, and illustrating the numerous obstacles faced by these forgotten Ivorian victims.