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Africa newsletter | Spotlight on Sudan and corporate complicity
Our Africa newsletter highlights key developments in business and human rights across the region. This edition focuses on the business and human rights dimension of the conflict in Sudan.
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Weekly Update 4 Nov | Garment workers in Bangladesh fight for higher minimum wage
Qatar: flight attendants’ mass "sickout” over working conditions and pay | USA: Parents sue OpenAI alleging ChatGPT advised daughter to taper off seizure medication | Nepal: Hydropower boom raises human rights and safety concerns as Himalayan disasters expose regulatory failures | Europe: Migrant data centre workers allegedly subjected to electrocutions, "squalid" living conditions and wage theft | and much more...
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Weekly Update 28 October | Trees felled, air polluted: AI data centres trigger global backlash
Uganda: Government develops grievance mechanism for communities impacted by major infrastructure and energy projects | Brazil: Court suspends Belo Sun mine licence over risks to Indigenous communities and the environment | Indonesia: Union-led pact drives accountability for gender-based harassment at two garment factories | EU: Lawmakers seek to delay methane reporting rules for oil, gas and coal imports until 2031 | and much more...
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Weekly Update 21 October | Meta accused of political bias ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff
Uganda: Textile union secures protections against gender-based workplace harassment | Canada: Migrant workers win settlement over alleged contract breaches by LeBreton & Sons Fisheries | Cambodia: Peninsula Bay resort workers report repeated wage delays, forcing families into debt | UK: Supply chain abuses cost economy GBP4.4b a year, report finds | and much more...
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Weekly Update 14 October | Australia’s High Court blocks MACH Energy mine expansion over climate impacts
Zambia: Chemical spill allegedly linked to Vedanta-owned Konkola Copper Mines contaminates Kafue River | Brazil: Prosecutors sue Shell for USD108m, linking oil giant’s emissions to deadly 2024 floods | Cambodia: Workers making Adidas football shirts for major clubs report poverty wages, excessive heat and verbal abuse | France: Agricultural employers and recruiters stand trial over alleged exploitation of 15 Moroccan seasonal workers | and much more...
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Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update – Issue 58, October 2026: Beyond industry boundaries: a common accountability gap
Our quarterly highlight examines the accountability gap in the fashion industry (with a blog by legal consultant Ipeleng Motuba) and how similar gaps are emerging in the just energy transition where projects necessary to address climate change may nevertheless create risks for human rights and the environment.
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Weekly Update 7 October | Australian data centre plans withdrawn after community protests and regulatory concerns
Civil society organisations outline recommendations for review of IFC/MIGA environmental and social standards | UK: London Bullion Market Association trial over 'responsible' certification of Tanzanian gold mine begins | Colombia: 11 farmers face criminal charges in Jericó after opposing copper mining project | Bangladesh: AIIB and NDB-funded waste-to-energy project faces community opposition over pollution and health concerns | Norway restricts smart glasses amid privacy concerns
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Weekly Update 23 September | 1,400 families displaced: the land rights conflict behind Adani Power’s new plant
Iran: Port workers face job losses, unpaid wages and unsafe conditions amid economic crisis | Venezuela: Oil deal with USA poses risks to protected areas and Indigenous Peoples’ rights, warn civil society groups | Pakistan: Workers processing Europe’s discarded clothes face below-minimum wages, harassment and unsafe conditions | Norway: Telenor faces criminal and civil charges over alleged sharing of customer data with Myanmar military junta | and much more...
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Weekly Update 9 September | “The well is drying up”: Guatemalan mine resumes amid water scarcity fears
Ethiopia: Allied Gold project near Sudan border raises concerns over conflict linked gold entering global supply chains | USA: Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors accuse OpenAI of negligence | Cambodia: Borrowers allegedly affected by predatory lending by IFC-funded institutions reject resolution offer | Netherlands: Uber drivers launch class action suit alleging that AI pay algorithm breaches privacy rights and suppresses earnings | and much more...
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