The environmental activist from Yemen has filed claims against two oil companies at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. An investigative report published on 23 January 2024 by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) detailed these allegations. The pollution, resulting from the companies’ burying hazardous chemical products, has caused diseases in communities living near oil fields, which is being argued as crimes against humanity. Dr. Abdulkader Kharraz, the former chairman of Yemen’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and an active environmental advocate, has now taken an international step. Recently, in December, he brought the case to … Continue reading Yemeni EPA Head Confronts Oil Titans in ICC Against Oil Pollution