NGOs condemn treatment of local community representatives at French bank AGMs

NGOs have condemned the treatment of community representatives and activists at French bank annual general meetings, reporting that speakers—including those testifying on the impacts of oil and gas projects—faced booing, racist comments, and poor treatment by security, particularly at the BNP Paribas meeting on 16 May 2023.

• Local community representatives, including Edwin Gariguez, who campaigned against an LNG terminal in the Philippines, faced hostility when speaking at French bank Annual General Assemblies regarding the impacts of bank-supported oil and gas industries.

APA

Martin, L. (2023). NGOs condemn treatment of local community representatives at French bank AGMs. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/06/02/ngos-condemn-treatment-of-local-community-representatives-at-french-bank-agms/

Chicago

Martin, Léo. NGOs condemn treatment of local community representatives at French bank AGMs. Reclaim Finance, 2023. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/06/02/ngos-condemn-treatment-of-local-community-representatives-at-french-bank-agms/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Martin |first1=Léo |title=NGOs condemn treatment of local community representatives at French bank AGMs |publisher=Reclaim Finance |date=2 June 2023 |url=https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/06/02/ngos-condemn-treatment-of-local-community-representatives-at-french-bank-agms/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{martin2023ngos, author = {Martin, Léo}, title = {{NGOs condemn treatment of local community representatives at French bank AGMs}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/06/02/ngos-condemn-treatment-of-local-community-representatives-at-french-bank-agms/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }