Urgent call to withdraw financial support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project and endorse the call for an independent international investigation into reported human rights violations associated with its Afungi premises

The document argues that financial institutions should cease support for the Mozambique LNG project due to severe human rights violations, political instability, and resettlement failures. It highlights reports of a 2021 massacre of civilians by security forces linked to the project and describes a climate of state repression and electoral violence in Mozambique. The authors call for an independent international investigation by bodies such as the OHCHR and demand that financiers withhold further funding until accountability is established.

• Reports indicate a potential massacre of civilians occurred near TotalEnergies' Afungi premises between July and September 2021, where Mozambican troops allegedly detained 180 to 250 men in shipping containers, subjecting them to torture and execution, while women faced sexual assault.
• TotalEnergies provided food, equipment, accommodation, and bonuses to the Joint Task Force (JTF) of the Mozambican army to secure the project, a relationship that a 2023 assessment suggested could make the project a party to the conflict.
• Mozambique is experiencing severe political instability and state repression following the October 2024 elections, characterized by allegations of fraud, political assassinations, and violent police and military crackdowns on protesters.
• The resettlement process for the Mozambique LNG project has been marked by widespread violations, with over 1,300 complaints regarding compensation and 800 regarding field allocation submitted over three years, many of which remain unresolved.
• Security in Cabo Delgado remains precarious due to ongoing insurgency, with the government moving troops to Maputo in October 2024, which reportedly led to an increase in insurgent attacks in November.
• The document calls for an independent international investigation into the reported atrocities, suggesting the OHCHR or the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to ensure objectivity, as government-led probes would lack credibility.

APA

Reclaim Finance (2024). Urgent call to withdraw financial support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project and endorse the call for an independent international investigation into reported human rights violations associated with its Afungi premises. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MozLNG-FI-Letter-2024.pdf

Chicago

Reclaim Finance. Urgent call to withdraw financial support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project and endorse the call for an independent international investigation into reported human rights violations associated with its Afungi premises. 2024. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MozLNG-FI-Letter-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Reclaim Finance |title=Urgent call to withdraw financial support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project and endorse the call for an independent international investigation into reported human rights violations associated with its Afungi premises |date=19 December 2024 |url=https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MozLNG-FI-Letter-2024.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{reclaimfinance2024urgent, author = {{Reclaim Finance}}, title = {{Urgent call to withdraw financial support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project and endorse the call for an independent international investigation into reported human rights violations associated with its Afungi premises}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MozLNG-FI-Letter-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }