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update 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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update 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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update 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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update 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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update 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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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update - Issue 34, March 2020: Civil society is key to environmental litigation holding companies to account
Communities and individuals across the globe whose livelihoods and natural resources are harmed or threatened by business operations are using environmental litigation as a key strategic tool to assert their human rights. The past decade has seen a steady increase in lawsuits brought directly against companies to redress climate and other environmental harm.
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update Archive of Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Updates
The Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update (formerly Quarterly Bulletin) is published by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre to assist all those following corporate legal accountability issues. It highlights key developments, new cases profiled on our site, updates to existing profiles, and other news.
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