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Norway: Europe's largest onshore wind farm continues operations despite Supreme Court ruling that found permits violate indigenous Sámi rights; incl. company responses
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Norway: Europe's largest onshore wind farm continues operations despite Supreme Court ruling that found permits violate indigenous Sámi rights; incl. company responses
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In October 11 2021, the Supreme Court of Norway ruled that Norway violated the rights of the Sámi people by permitting the construction of wind farms in Fovsen Njaarke, the Storheia wind farm and the Roan wind farm.
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Date
2023-06-20
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English
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20/06/2023, 19:06
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Indigenous Matters
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Norway
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. (2023, June 20). Norway: Europe’s largest onshore wind farm continues operations despite Supreme Court ruling that found permits violate indigenous Sámi rights; incl. company responses. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/norway-europes-largest-onshore-wind-farm-continues-operations-despite-supreme-court-ruling-that-found-permits-violate-indigenous-s%C3%A1mi-rights-incl-company-responses/
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