Türkiye Court Asked to Scrutinize Environmental Impact Assessment for Coal Plant Expansion

Türkiye court asked to scrutinize environmental impact assessment for coal plant expansion

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that Türkiye’s administrative court in the province of Kahramanmaraş should scrutinize whether the environmental impact assessment (EIA) sufficiently determined the effects of a coal power plant’s expansion on human rights. HRW Human Rights Watch (HRW) submitted an amicus brief with the court, a legal document filed by a third party to provide additional context or arguments, arguing the assessment faile…

Türkiye: Amicus Brief in Coal Plant Expansion Case

Click to expand Image Afşin-Elbistan Coal Power Plant A, Kahramanmaraş province, southeast Türkiye, May 2024. © 2024 Human Rights Watch. (Istanbul, July 3, 2025) – Türkiye’s administrative court in the province of Kahramanmaraş should scrutinize whether the environmental impact assessment used to greenlight a coal power plant expansion there, adequately determined the harmful impact on environmental and health rights, Human Rights Watch said to…