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update Weekly Update 27 September | USA: Investigation into alleged child labour at poultry firms
Allegedly highly hazardous pesticides imported & sold to local farmers in Kenya by international firms; Repsol's 2022 oil spill in Peru allegedly violated economic, social, cultural & environmental rights of communities; 104 organisations sign letter urging Vale & investors to take action on alleged human rights harms linked to Sorowako nickel project in Indonesia; Indian workers in the Gulf states allegedly file one labour rights related complaint each day on average; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 20 September | Malaysia: Samling withdraws defamation lawsuit against CSO SAVE Rivers
At least 177 land & environmental defenders around the world were killed last year, says CSO; Mining firm Bea Mountain faces class action lawsuit in Liberia for alleged pollution of Marvoe Creek with cyanide; Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant in Dominican Republic violates children’s rights, allege CSOs; CSO alleges deadly accidents at ArcelorMittal's plant in Temirtau caused by safety violations; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 13 September | G20: Leaders' Declaration includes commitments to eliminate forced labour
Court in Suriname rejects state oil company's defamation claim against human rights defender Erlan Sleur & his organisation; Marriott International allegedly failed to conduct adequate human rights due diligence in Kathmandu hotel project, alleges CSO; Lawsuit in US alleges X Corp (formerly Twitter) facilitated Saudi Arabian Government's human rights abuses; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 06 September | Thailand: Poultry firm loses defamation case against activists
Trial of two former Lundin executives charged with war crimes complicity in Sudan begins in Sweden; Meta settles for mediation over unfair dismissal claims in Kenya; X (Twitter) reverses political ad ban prompting concern over misinformation ahead of the US 2024 election; AI company accused of creating ‘race to the bottom’ as outsourced workers face ‘digital sweatshop’ conditions in Philippines; UK Trade Minister warned of risks to right to health in UK-India trade deal and much more...
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update Weekly Update 30 August | Russia: Heineken exits market with €1 sale
US police department faces lawsuits over use of facial recognition technology; Indian human rights defenders detained over opposition to mega hydropower project; Vale to pay USD106m in reparations due to dam collapse risk in Brazil; Apparel brands failed to take appropriate steps to protect suppliers & workers following Turkey/Syria earthquake; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 23 August | Myanmar: H&M announces exit from country
27 women activists in South Africa arrested at protest against Copper 360; Ecuador votes against oil exploration in protected area of Amazon; First Solar takes steps to remediate abuse as audit reveals conditions of forced labour for subcontracted migrant workers in Malaysia; 15 truck drivers reported to have died in 15 days on Egypt/Sudan border; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 16 August | Russia: Government allegedly acquired advanced surveillance tech
Iranian activists allege engineering firm Bosch supplied thousands of CCTV cameras to the Iranian government to be used to track women who defy the country’s strict Islamic laws; Meta ignores reports from ‘trusted’ CSOs & human rights groups on dangerous content, says report; Socfin subsidiaries in Cameroon and Liberia accused of sexual harassment & land grabs by local communities; Women garment workers in Bangladesh making FIFA Women’s World Cup merchandise report systemic labour rights abuses; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 09 August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Climate action without informed consent branded ‘green colonisation’
In Mexico, 23 CSOs, including BHRRC, documented human rights harms against communities affected by the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec mega-project; In Ecuador, Tsáchila Indigenous communities allege loans from the IFC and the IDB enabled Pronaca to expand farms causing human rights harms; In Colombia, 6 firms supplying palm oil to the EU have been linked to alleged violations of Indigenous rights and deforestation by a CSO study; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 02 August | Australia: Businesses support referendum on Indigenous Australians' voice in parliament
Indigenous group in Bolivia announces state of emergency following request from gold mining firms to expand extraction into protected areas; 8 union leaders & labour rights activists face trial in Myanmar on incitement charges after protests at Inditex supplier; Belgian firm New Lachaussée allegedly supplying ammunition to Russia despite sanctions; Migrants working for USM Qatar, which provided services for World Cup team hotels, allege rights abuses; and much more...
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