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12 Apr 2017

Contributions from Business & Human Rights Resource Centre’s Researchers

Nationalism, xenophobia and authoritarianism: How should business respond to these rising trends?

What role can and should business be taking to combat rapid shrinking of civic spaces and severe encroachment on human rights in international contexts?

Timeline

Nigeria: Amnesty publishes evidence of alleged complicity of Shell in silencing protesters & urges UK, Nigeria & Netherlands to consider criminal investigation; Shell denies allegations

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28 Nov 2017

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Dam Violence. The plan that killed Berta Cáceres

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7 Nov 2017

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Brands urged to defend rights of Cambodia garment workers

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11 Oct 2017

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Thailand: Environmental defenders sued by state & co.; villagers face up to ten years in prison for opposition to mining

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25 Jul 2017

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Foreign Trade Association calls for out-of-court settlement of defamation lawsuit brought by Thai poultry Thammakaset against 14 migrant workers from Myanmar

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12 Jul 2017

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Attacked for activism: How do we protect activists in Latin America?

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12 Jul 2017

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Brazil: 13 police officers arrested for allegedly participating in massacre of 10 rural workers in a farm in Para

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11 Jul 2017

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Phil Bloomer discusses the importance of business allies for human rights defenders in interview with Raoul Wallenberg Institute

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11 Jul 2017

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European banks pull out of Honduras dam project after killings of activists

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7 Jul 2017

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"As global race for resources gathers pace, are the documented killings of HRDs just the tip of the iceberg?"

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20 Jun 2017

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Business contributing to attacks & helping protect defenders is one of most urgent issues in business & human rights, says UN Working Group

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13 Jun 2017

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CIVICUS 2017 State of Civil Society Report explores relationship between civil society & private sector

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7 Jun 2017

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Honduras: Financial institutions could withdraw funding for the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project after investigation into Berta Caceres’ assassination

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5 Jun 2017

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Ahli United Bank Egypt responds to allegations by Egyptian human rights defender

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24 May 2017

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Hungary: Multinational corporations only key players still silent on Orban's assault on independent academia, civil society & media

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10 May 2017

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Brazil: 9 farmers killed over land dispute in region plagued by land grabs & illegal logging

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27 Apr 2017

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"The next frontier: the concept of corporate human rights defenders”, Dutch Min. for Foreign Trade & Development

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23 Apr 2017

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Un responsable d'ONG relaxé après deux semaines de détention au Niger

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18 Apr 2017

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Nationalism, xenophobia and authoritarianism: How should business respond to these rising trends?

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12 Apr 2017

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Front Line Defenders nominates two defenders working on business and human rights for its annual award

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26 Mar 2017

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Guatemala: Communities present report of attacks against human rights defenders opposing hydroelectric projects before Inter-American Commission

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21 Mar 2017

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One year without justice: In-depth interview with Laura Zúñiga, daughter of killed human rights defender Berta Cáceres and COPINH member

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7 Mar 2017

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Complaint against Centro de Estudios de la Mujer – Honduras

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3 Mar 2017

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