Index – Foreign – Relatives of human rights activists beheaded in the national park demand damages of more than 80,000 million HUF

Relatives of a Ugandan tourist are demanding more than $ 80 billion in damages from the US National Park Board because a 25-year-old woman sitting in her car was beheaded by an unsecured and misaligned piece of iron in a Utah’s Arches National Park gate.

Esther Nakajjigo, a women’s rights activist revered as an icon in her homeland but also known internationally, and her husband of French descent visited the national park famous for its natural stone bridges on June 13, when the tragic event occurred. accident, to celebrate the first anniversary of their friendship. Her husband, 26-year-old Ludovic Michaud, claims $ 240 million and the parents $ 30 million in compensation from the Utah National Park and the federal organization that oversees the national parks for their negligence.

With a locking mechanism of only $ 8, our world has lost forever an extraordinary warrior, an influential young woman who was destined to be a future Princess Diana, the philanthropist Melinda Gates or Oprah Winfrey.

– read in action for damages.

Esther Nakajjigo, a figure recognized in Uganda at a young age, has been actively involved in various philanthropic initiatives, mainly in the fields of schooling girls, fighting early pregnancy and creating a community center for young mothers at the 17 years old. She also launched a reality TV show to awaken the self-awareness of girls and young women.

The young activist has been recognized with an award for women’s rights by, among others, the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) and the Ugandan Ambassador for Girls and Women in her country.

We just don’t want that to happen again, ”said Ludovic Michaud, who was lucky enough to have survived the freak accident. With the compensation money, the widow wants to make sure that the humanitarian projects launched by Nakajjigo “survive” the death of his wife.

According to the lawsuit, the metal rod that came loose in high winds slid down the side of the car “like a hot knife in butter.” he knew that if they were not fastened properly, cars could hit the road in front of them.

Employees knew or should have known that strong stone-carving winds were also capable of blowing an unsecured metal door in the path of an entering car.

– argues in the claim for damages Deborah Chang, a lawyer representing the widow and the family, who threatens to sue if no agreement is reached on the matter.

According to the lawyer, the federal government should have been aware of the danger posed by unsecured and misaligned doors, as a man riding on the bed of a pickup truck in a 1980 accident, for example, was slammed through the door. .