Lundin Oil: Unpaid Debt, Newsletter #17, May 2026

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Newsletter #17 May 2026

Four new podcast episodes

New in the podcast series Lundin War Crimes Trial :

The final days: The Prosecutor’s Closing Arguments

Petter Bolme (Global Idé) and Egbert Wesselink (PAX) summarize the closing arguments of the prosecution, and reflect on its strenghts and weaknesses.

Blame and Responsibility – Local Management Speaks Out

Ebony Wade (Civil Rights Defenders, crd.org) and Martin Schibbye (Blankspot.se) examine the hearings of 15 witnesses who have worked for Lundin in Sudan.

Militia Leaders in the Oil Concession Areas

Prof. Dr. Leben Moro (Juba University) and Prof. John Ryle OBE (Bard University) take us through the role of armed militias in Sudan’s civil wars and how their rivalries were manipulated by political forces.

The Lundin–Aker BP Merger and the OECD Case in Norway

Raymond Johansen (Norwegian People’s Aid) and Egbert Wesselink (PAX) discuss the consequences of Aker BP’s refusal to act on the recommendations of a Norwegian Government institution to review the human rights dimension of its merger with Lundin Energy.

Upcoming events in Stockholm

1. On 21 May at 18:00 in Zita Folkets Bio, the fascinating and award-winning documentary "The Lundin Case: Silence all witnesses". After the screening a conversation with the filmmakers and a court witness. Get your tickets here.

2. On 29 May, the seminar Lundin Oil and the Path to Justice: Part III at Medelhavsmuseet, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm

Programme:
9:00: Welcome
9:30 – 10:30: Panel 1 – Perspectives from South Sudan
11:00 - 11:50: Panel 2 – Reflections from Trial Observers

The seminar is a collaboration between Civil Rights Defenders, PAX, Global Idé, and Swedwatch.

Register here.

Corporate accountability on the rise: Lafarge S.A. convicted of financing terrorism

On April 13, 2026, a French trial convicted four former executives of cement maker Lafarge to prison sentences for financing terrorism in Syria. The company is also under investigation for complicity in crimes against humanity and the door to an indictment is now wide open. The case strongly suggests that the Lundin case does not exist in isolation but that it heralds and end to corporate impunity for international crimes.