Citizens for Justice and Peace
In landmark judgment, UK Supreme Court says Zambian villagers can proceed with pollution claim in English courts
12-Apr-2019
On Wednesday, April 10, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled that more than 1,800 villagers in Zambia, who have alleged that their water supply has been polluted due to toxins from an opencast mine, can proceed with their claim in English courts, the Guardian reported. 1,826 villagers in Zambia’s Chingola region, in the Copperbelt province,…