Pablo Fajardo

Pablo Fajardo in conversation with Silver Donald Cameron about his work.

Pablo Fajardo Mendoza (or Pablo Fajardo) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and activist. He led the litigation against Chevron Corporation related to the environmental disaster he alleged was caused by the oil operations of Texaco (acquired by Chevron Corporation in 2001) in the Lago Agrio oil field between 1964 and 1990. In this process, Fajardo represented the over 30,000 local inhabitants affected by the spill of crude oil and toxic waste.[1] Chevron, which instead blames Petroecuador and has not paid the judgement, has had repeated success in arguing against it. The judgement has been validated by further Ecuadorian courts and the Supreme Court of Canada but it has been declared fraudulently obtained by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and an arbitration court in The Hague.[2][3]

  1. ^ McAvoy, Esme (2010-10-01). "Who will pay for Amazon's 'Chernobyl'?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  2. ^ Austen, Ian; Krauss, Clifford (2015-09-04). "Court says Chevron can be pursued in Canada over Ecuadorian damage". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  3. ^ Randazzo, Sara (2018-09-07). "Tribunal Condemns Ecuador's $9.5 Billion Ruling Against Chevron". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-09.