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Weekly Update 16 September: United Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples demand FPIC
Communities in Latin America & the Caribbean call for their rights to be respected at the Fifth Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights, plus our latest Legal update and calls for Irish businesses to help protect defenders.
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Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update - Issue 36, September 2020: Victims’ Rights under the Second Revised Draft
The long-awaited Second Revised Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights was published on 6 August 2020, bringing high hopes for accountability in cases of corporate human rights abuses. How does this draft compare to the 2019 Revised Draft and what does it mean for the rights and protection of victims of corporate abuse?
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Weekly Update 9 September: Garment workers for major brands face widespread sexual harassment
Female workers in factories across Jordan, Lesotho and Bangladesh subject to sexual harassment as industry continues to reel from impact of COVID-19. Plus, NZ company commits to stop sourcing gloves linked to world's largest manufacturer, accused of using forced labour, and NGO files suit against Dutch firm over environmental concerns linked to Indonesian sand extraction project.
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Weekly Update 2 September: Changes to "historic" labour laws welcomed by unions
Developments in Qatar could end exploitative kafala system for over a million migrant workers. Plus, registration opens for our annual Mary Robinson event and groups call on US to ban cotton imports from Xinjiang following forced labour allegations.
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Weekly Update 26 August: UK to introduce law requiring due diligence for deforestation-linked products
This week we report on UK Govt. plans to introduce due diligence law on products linked to deforestation, a complaint against the Govt. in Sierra Leone over abuses at diamond mine and irregularities at Berta Cáceres murder trial in Honduras - and more.
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Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update - Issue 35, June 2020: Companies abuse lawsuits to silence critics, even amidst a global pandemic
The judicial harassment of human rights defenders (HRDs) holding business to account has increased by 84% in 2019 compared to the previous year, reaching a five-year high. Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, companies and governments around the world continue to drag critics through the courts to silence them.
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Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 10 (Jun 2020) | Expanding Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese overseas projects and workers
Statement by 266 CSOs urges COVID-19 relief fund for BRI to only consider projects meeting criteria safeguarding people's rights and environment; Expanding impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese overseas projects and workers
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Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 9 (Mar 2020) | Impacts of COVID-19 outbreak on overseas workers
COVID-19 outbreak impacts on China’s foreign trade and investment, as well as related workers and communities; Philippines: Chinese-run offshore gambling prompts human trafficking, kidnappings and other crimes
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