Case studies
Cases involving significant participation by and direction from communities whose rights are affected by business activities.
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Argentina: Public-private water services partnership’s impacts on right to water
Human rights impact assessment focused on access to water
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Bolivia: Natural gas impacts on Guarani indigenous communities’ rights
Human rights impact assessment focused on indigenous peoples' rights, including free, prior & informed consent, reparations, right to work & access to water
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Brazil: Sugar producer’s impacts on artisanal fishermen & fisherwomen in River Estuary Sirinhaém community
Human rights impact assessment focusing on impacts of sugar producer & multinationals that purchase from it including Coca-Cola & Pepsi
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Cameroon: Dam construction impacts on communities in Lom Pangar
Human rights impact assessment focused on right to health, housing, education, food & decent work
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Chile: Mining impacts on indigenous Diaguita Agricultural Community
Community-based human rights impact assessment focusing on rights of indigenous peoples
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Colombia: Oil industry's impacts on community in Puerto Gaitán
Human rights impact assessment focused on labour rights, the rights of social leaders and human rights defenders, indigenous peoples free, prior & informed consent, and the right to a healthy...
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Congo: Tar sand exploration's impacts on communities & environment
Human rights impact assessment followed by advocacy through media & at the UN, EU
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Dem. Rep. of Congo: Mining impacts on community in Katanga
Human rights impact assessment focused on forced evictions & pollution, leading to company setting of complaints mechanism for communities
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Ecuador: Mining impacts on indigenous peoples in Ecuador
Human rights impact assessment & complaint to Canadian OECD Natl. Contact Point focused on forced displacement, free, prior & informed consent
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Mexico: Mining impacts on communities’ right to health in Puebla
Community-based human rights impact assessment focused on right to health, healthy environment, water & clean air
