A French court ruled multinational cement firm Lafarge should face charges of complicity in crimes against humanity after its subsidiary allegedly paid up to 13 million euros (U.S. $14 million) to armed groups—including the Islamic State—to keep its Syrian cement factory running between 2012-14.
The May 18 ruling follows a decision by France’s highest court in September 2021 that clarified the legal framework under which a company might be charged for its involvement in human rights violations.
