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The Defense Tactics
The defense has finished their presentations in court, and we all wonder: what is their strategy, and did they present any striking new evidence to prove their clients' innocence?In this episode, we delve into the courtroom tactics used by the defense team, examining their key arguments and how they aim to counter the prosecution. We'll also explore what this means for the ongoing trial and how these legal maneuvers could shape the outcome of this high-stakes case.
With us to discuss we have Isabel Schoultz, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology of Law at Lunds University, who is studying the Lundin case and Mikael Ekman, senior legal adviser at Civil Rights Defenders.
Participants:
Isabel Schoultz, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology of Law at Lunds University
Mikael Ekman, senior legal adviser at Civil Rights Defenders
Host:
Halima Athumani
Background:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
This is the first episode of our program in Nuer, the local language spoken in Unity state in the area where Block 5A was located and where the alleged crimes were committed.
Pek in nhiam: Ɛ luk tuɔkɛ
Nɛmɛ ɛ luk duäri̱ köör Lundin, thilɛmak mi̱ lɔthrɔ mi̱ la̱tkɛ ɛ Pak (PAX) kɛnɛ Gölöbal Mi̱dia (Global Media) kɛ kui̱c duäri̱ ti̱ ca la̱t ɛ cɛrkä liɛth Ithwidic (Swedish). Bööth cɛrkä kä da̱ŋ rɛw, Yan Lundin (Ian Lundin) kɛnɛ Alɛ̈k Ithkɛniɛtɛr (Alex Schneiter) ka rɛy luɔ̱k kä Ithtɔkɔlim (Stockholm) kɛ kui̱c duäri̱ köör tëë ca la̱t kɛ Thuda̱n kɛ ruɔ̱n 1999 ɛ we kä 2003.
Ca naath ti̱ cop 200,000 woc dho̱ri̱ kiɛn kä kɛ naath ti̱ diɛwkɛ i̱ cop 12,000 ti̱ ci̱ tëkdiɛn bath. Bi̱ miric Ithwi̱dɛn kɛ nöŋ nhiam ŋutä?
Kɛ jɛn pek ɛmɛ, ba̱kɔ ji̱ nööŋ kɛ kɔ kɛɛl dueel miric. Bi̱ ruac nath tin tekɛ ŋäc liŋ kɛ kui̱c luɔ̱k amäni̱ tuk kä ta̱a̱ in ci̱ liɛth ɛ yärni̱ ko̱r rɛy Thuda̱n kä rɔa kɛnɛ ta̱a̱ in bɛ yärni̱ tëk nath kä Thɔth Thuda̱n.
Naath tin te gua̱th luɔ̱k
Lɛbɛn Mörö, kuär kä Jubɛ Yunibo̱thi̱ti̱ kä ŋi̱i̱cɛ gua̱a̱th malä kɛnɛ cuɔ̱p. Mari̱na Pi̱tɔr, ɛ jɛn took mat ji̱ Yurɔp kɛ kui̱c liɛth kä Thuda̱n mëë gɔ̱ɔ̱r läär in cɔali̱ "Ŋuäl ti̱ ka̱n pik." Mak Kɛlɛmbɛk, gɔ̱ɔ̱r indi̱i̱t duel gɔ̱rä ŋuɔ̱tni̱ kumɛ kä Ithtɔkɔlim Yuni̱bo̱thi̱ti̱. Mi̱kël Ɛkman, gääŋ cuŋni̱ ji̱ wec.Ram in lot la̱tɛ:
Alima Athumani̱Luɔtdɛ
Luk duäri̱ köör Lundin, thilɛmak mi̱ lɔthrɔ mi̱ nöŋkɛ ji̱ ɛ Pak (PAX) kɛnɛ Gölöbal Mi̱dia (Global Media). Dit in tekä thilɛmak ɛmɛ kɛtɛ pa̱na̱n ni̱ Kaŋ Jɛyjɛy kä ca riali̱kä ɛ Ruuth Bi̱o̱r. Ram in lätjɛ kɛnɛ ram in rialjɛ i̱ kä ɛ Kajtha Thörman. Wër kä unpaiddebt.org kɛ ɣöö bi̱ luɔtdɛ kɛnɛ lääri̱ jek kɛ kui̱c luɔ̱k. Ɛn gua̱th ɛmɔ, bi̱ thiecni̱ ti̱ ŋuan ti̱ ca thiec naath tin ci̱ riɛk jek kɛnɛ naath tin ŋäc ŋɔak jek, kuɛn ruaacni̱ nath tin ŋäc ŋɔak, gui̱äcdiɛn kɛnɛ luɔt gua̱th ëë tuɔɔk riɛk thi̱n gua̱th i̱n ŋa̱th Lundin thi̱n kä bi̱i̱ luɔt ruac luɔ̱k ɛmɛ we jek.
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Saknas det avsnitt?
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The OMV Case and Rethinking CSR
Around the world, there are more and more cases involving companies' complicity in human rights abuses. In the Sudan operation, Lundin cooperated with two companies: Petronas of Malaysia and OMV from Austria. An Austrian NGO has just filed a complaint against OMV, accusing them of crimes in South Sudan together with Lundin. Much of the evidence presented in the complaint comes from the indictment against Lundin.
We have invited one of the lawyers who has helped prepare the case to give us the details of the process ahead. We will also discuss how legislation has changed and what effect this has on companies today. Are companies at greater risk of being prosecuted for operations today? And does this lead to multinational corporations taking more responsibility for the environmental and social effects of their operations?
Participants:
Astrid Reisinger Coracini, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in International Law who also serves on the Advisory Board of CEHRI – the Vienna based Centre for the Enforcement of Human Rights International, which prepared the complaint against OMV together with the Dutch peace organization PAX. Professor David Whyte, Director of the Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice at Queen Mary University of London.Host:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
Was the World Silent?
The defense is arguing that Lundins business in Sudan was accepted by the international community. The UN did not intervene, nor did the EU. Is that true? Was the world silent?
We decided to take a closer look at who spoke out to stop the atrocities and who kept quiet. We also discuss how the different actors are responding today in the current civil war that is tearing Sudan apart.
Participants:
Nicholas Coghlan, ex Canadian diplomat who has served both in Sudan and in South Sudan, author of two books about his experiences from that time Far in the Waste Sudan and Collapse of a Country: A Diplomat’s Memoir of South Sudan Marina Peter, founder of the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan, that published the report, Unpaid DebtHost:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
Is the System Broken?
There are a number of international binding and non-binding conventions put in place to protect victims of war crimes, but to what extent is the international community living up to its obligations?
In this episode, we discuss how the legal system is failing victims and how to fix it. You will also get the latest updates from the trial.
With us to discuss this we have the lawyer Anders Sjögren, who, as a legal counsel, represents half of the plaintiffs in the Lundin war crimes case. Also Fanny Holm, whose research focuses on the legal framework for states to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as well as the legal means available for providing reparations to victims of those crimes.
Participants:
Fanny Holm, researcher at Umeå University
Anders Sjögren, plaintiff’s counselHost:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
The Victims Left with Nothing
There have been major developments in the trial.
On November 22, 2023, the court decided to separate the South Sudanese plaintiff's claims for compensation from the war crimes trial. Instead, the victims will have to start separate civil cases that require them to deposit 45 000 euros each.
The court argues that the claims for compensation were handed in too late and that the power of attorneys is still missing.
What will this mean for the victims?
In this episode, meet George and Peter, South Sudanese activists who have attended the court hearings. They will share their views on the trial and the latest developments.
Participants:
George Tai Kuony, human rights activist and lawyer
Peter Wai, human rights activist and lawyerHost:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
It's a Family Affair
Who are the men behind the Lundin oil consortium- and what happened with the profit from the oil endeavors in Sudan?
The Lundin family business has been handed over to the third generation as the company is trying to rebrand itself, focusing on green energy.
How will a conviction affect them and how do they deal with having “war crime” stuck to their name?
Participants:
- Emanuel Sidea, Swedish journalist who has been reporting on the family since 2011.- Phil Clarke, former executive director for Doctors Without Borders (Denmark) and author to the report Justifying Blood Money.
Host:
- Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
How to Build a Case
The trial moves on, and piece by piece, the prosecutors are building their case. Internal reports, security logs, meetings between the company and representatives from the Sudanese government, as well as reports from human rights organizations, are being used as pieces in the prosecutor's big puzzle.
To help us navigate through all the different reports, we invited Mikael Ekman, Senior Legal Adviser at the organization Civil Rights Defenders, who has been following the trial on a day-to-day basis. Listen to his description of the courtroom and what he thinks are the most striking pieces of evidence so far.
Civil Rights Defenders' reports from the trial can be found here.
Participants:
Mikael Ekman, Civil Rights DefendersHost:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case.
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The Hope For Justice
Sarah Simon was 10 years old when the war came to Unity-state and changed her life forever. Now she lives in Kenya but she is dreaming of one day moving back to her hometown Leer. In this episode she tells us her family's history, how the tragic events in the area scattered the Nuer-community and why she thinks this trial is important for getting justice. You will also get the headlines from the first week of court proceedings.
Participant:
Sarah Simon, survivor from Unity state, based in KenyaHost:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
And so the Trial Begins
In the morning of 5th September 2023 there is a queue outside Stockholm District Court. Journalists from Sweden and abroad gathered to follow the longest trial in Swedish history. Two former executives of a Swedish Oil company, Ian Lundin and Alex Scheinter, stand trial for war crimes committed in South Sudan over 20 years ago. Listen to a summary from the courtroom and hear Mark Klamberg, Professor in Public International Law at Stockholm University explain the legal details of the case.
Participants:
Mark Klamberg, Professor in Public International Law at Stockholm UniversityHost:
Halima AthumaniBackground:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
How it All Started
In the first episode of the Lundin War Crimes Trial, we meet two experts who take us back to when it all began. What was the connection between oil and the war in Sudan? How did Lundin’s search for oil affect the people who lived in the area and how did the world react to the crimes that were committed?
Participants:
• Dr Leben Moro, Director of Planning, Innovation and Quality Assurance at the University of Juba.
• Marina Peter, the founder of the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan, the network that stood behind the Unpaid Debt report.
Host:
• Halima Athumani
Background:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, that is brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Kajsa Sörman. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case. -
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, a podcast series produced by PAX and Global Idé about the case against the Swedish company Lundin, that has been charged with complicity in war crimes in South Sudan from 1999 to 2003.
Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and an estimated 12 000 people lost their lives.
Can a Swedish court bring them justice?
Resources on unpaiddebt.org:
Read the report: Unpaid Debt, Read more about the actors in the conflict, Look at the map to uncover where the crimes were committed, Read more about the Lundin concortsium, More reports and backgroundWho are we:
The European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS) was established in 2001, following a call from Sudanese churches and civil society to end the oil war. ECOS called upon oil companies to suspend their operations in Sudan until the war would be over and the conditions would allow that oil exploitation to benefitted the country. Between 2001 and 2012, ECOS represented over 50 European organisations and carried out research and advocacy on oil in Sudan on their behalf. The coalition produced a dozen studies and advocated with governments and the business sector to promote that Sudan’s oil wealth would contribute to peace and prosperity. One of them is Unpaid Debt.When Sudan and South Sudan separated in 2011, the priorities of the members of ECOS shifted and ECOS gradually ceased to function. The Dutch peace movement PAX has since then followed the case closely together with the Swedish NGO and think tank Global Idé.
Find more information here.
