Legal Action
We filed a Constitutional Petition against the Seychelles Government, arguing that the Assomption Hotel development violates Seychellois’ constitutional right to a healthy environment.
It passed the opposition’s preliminary objections, and we’re awaiting a date for the official court hearing.
Our campaign triggered a National Inquiry into the Assomption Hotel lease and concluded in a 525-page report outlining institutional failings.
Key Findings:
The Executive (top of Government) interfered with its own officials to push the hotel through.
The environmental protection promises were broken over and over.
The island and its wildlife were put at risk before anyone studied what was there.
Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was knowingly put in danger.
The inquiry did not receive the documents it needed to follow the money and complete it’s financial investigation.
“The commission finds that the development...has exposed a World Heritage site to a real and avoidable risk.”