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"The mud went through my soul": Voices of women affected by the Brumadinho dam rupture
Three years after the Brumadinho dam collapse killed 270 people in Minas Gerais, Brazil, women living in the 26 municipalities of the Paraopeba river basin continue to face profound and disproportionate impacts on their health and human rights.
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Where is the human rights due diligence? Appraising foreign business following the coup in Myanmar
Workers and communities in Myanmar experiencing escalating harm during the attempted coup and military rule should have seen signs of human rights due diligence from foreign companies. The reality was a lack of sufficient effort to uphold human rights, writes Matthew Mullan
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Qatar World Cup 2022: Football associations failing to engage with human rights risks of the tournament
On the Road to Qatar, BHRRC Gulf Programme Manager Isobel Archer reports on the actions - or lack thereof - of qualifying FAs to conduct human rights due diligence
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From factories to homes: Why human rights due diligence must extend to all workers in the supply chain
As the European Union works towards its Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive, it is vital that policy-makers hear the demands of workers from garment production countries.
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All of the costs, none of the benefits: How inequality, abuse and corporate greed have contributed to discontent in Kazakhstan
This week, more reports of torture and violence have surfaced in Kazakhstan, following protests over corruption, human rights abuses, low wages and severe inequality. The country's oil sector is an emblematic example of these drivers of discontent.
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Will EU trade policy meet the demands of society?
Blog from public affairs advisor Radboud Reijn detailing the questions that EU trade policy needs to answer if it is to meet the demands of society.
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Same, same but different: a closer look at the latest UN negotiations towards a binding treaty on business & human rights
Anesu Dera, an attorney in the Business & Human Rights programme at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Wits University, presents the views of African civil society organisations on the draft binding treaty after attending the most recent discussions.
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Anti-SLAPP legislation must outlaw judicial harassment of Human Rights Defenders
Anti-SLAPP legal frameworks are a key tool to protect HRDs from judicial harassment. Without such frameworks, lawyers have limited tools at their disposal to fight SLAPPs in the courts.
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A history of negligence: How Gap and other major brands failed to draw lessons from the That’s It Sportswear factory fire
On the 11th anniversary of the That's It Sportswear factory fire which claimed the lives of 29 garment workers, Sarah Newell and Christie Miedama reflect on the importance of worker-driven and enforceable safety agreements
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