Mozambique Probes Claims of Army Atrocities Near TotalEnergies Site

Mozambique investigates abuse near Palma attack

Mozambique’s human rights commission (CNDH) is investigating serious media claims of deadly abuses by government soldiers against villagers near a major TotalEnergies gas plant. A September Politico report alleged that after a 2021 attack, soldiers protecting the site imprisoned 180-250 men in containers, accusing them of insurgency. The report claims these men were held for three months, suffering beatings, suffocation, starvation, and torture,…

Mozambique probes claims of army atrocities near TotalEnergies site

Mozambique probes claims of army atrocities near TotalEnergies site bombeleni_temp Fri, 06/27/2025 - 19:44 Mozambique's human rights commission said on Friday it has opened an investigation into media reports of deadly abuses by government soldiers against villagers fleeing jihadist unrest near a major TotalEnergies gas plant.Politico reported in September that soldiers tasked with protecting the French fossil fuel giant's site had rounded…