A Swedish non-profit organisation has initiated a class action lawsuit against Telenor ASA - a part-owner of Malaysia’s CelcomDigi Bhd - over alleged human rights violations linked to the Norwegian telecommunications giant’s former operations in Myanmar.

The lawsuit, filed by the Justice and Accountability Initiative (JAI) before the Asker and Bærum District Court in Norway today, seeks damages on behalf of Myanmar customers whose data was allegedly shared with the country’s military authorities.

JAI was...