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update Weekly Update 18 October | Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Widespread disinformation on social media reportedly fomenting violence
Families of victims of terrorist attack in Mozambique sue TotalEnergies for 'involuntary manslaughter'; Brazilian government adds Heineken subsidiary to list of companies responsible for labour conditions analogous to slavery; Wanbao Mining accused of supporting Junta attacks on civilians in Myanmar; Swedish companies call on Government to support CSDDD in line with international frameworks; CSOs accuse Bayer of concealing data showing health risks from exposure to its herbicide glyphosate; and more...
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update Weekly Update 11 October | Saudi Arabia: Amazon admits violation of subcontracted mirgrant workers rights
World Bank complicit in human rights abuses in Tanzania through support for Ruaha National Park rangers, alleges CSO; CSOs call for firms sourcing bananas from Ecuador to contact suppliers over death threats made to 3 union coordinators; 'Predator files' investigation exposes global spyware network, allegedly with Israeli & European government complicity; 'Predator files' investigation exposes global spyware network, allegedly with Israeli & European government complicity; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 04 October | Philippines: Supreme Court orders nickel project to address Indigenous concerns
Unilever compensation for 2007 assaults 'sidesteps' Kenyan workers grievances; Federal prosecutors say Mura Indigenous leaders were misled & have not yet given consent for Brazil Potash fertilizer mine; Firms sending ships to Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards accountable for human rights abuses, says report; Mazur Group truckers receive pay demands & end 'unprecedented' strike; CSOs in Tunisia say push to allow EU firms to use agricultural lands for green energy production harms local population’s rights; and more...
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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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