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30 Jun 2015

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SOMO & Green Advocates

SOMO & Green Advocates report: ‘Liberia Back in Business? Conflict and human rights issues in a post conflict environment’

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‘Liberia Back in Business? Conflict and human rights issues in a post conflict environment’, 30 Jun 2015: Private sector investments in Liberia so far have delivered only limited development to the majority of people living in Liberia. Human rights violations as a result of business activities are creating tension and conflicts between communities and companies…and state institutions. Conflicts over land rights are increasingly turning violent, which, in a context where land disputes were one of the factors causing the civil war, could potentially undermine Liberia’s fragile peace. To avoid involvement in human rights abuses and becoming an actor in conflicts that risk reigniting violence, businesses operating in Liberia should conduct enhanced due diligence to prevent…causing human rights violations…

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