Category: Business & human rights
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ExPEERience Talk 18 – Community Rights Undermined: The Struggle for Justice in Kenya’s Conservancies
Justice ExPEERience invites you to its next ExPEERience Talk, moderated by ASF and joined by two expert speakers and a representative from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). This webinar will present the findings of the report “Access to Remedy for Communities Affected by Conservancies in Isiolo”. Carried out in Northern Kenya, this study…
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Access to Remedy: Community Rights Undermined in Kenya’s Conservancies
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) have released a new report exposing serious and persistent human rights violations linked to the operations of community conservancies in Isiolo County, northern Kenya. The report highlights a troubling pattern: while conservation initiatives flourish, the communities whose lands and livelihoods are most affected…
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ExPEERience Talk #17 – Business and Human Rights in Morocco: Complex Dynamics of Power and Responsibility
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) and the Rabat Social Studies Institute (RSSI) invite you to a webinar devoted to the presentation of the results of the report “Agricultural and agri-food companies in Morocco: a continuum of human rights violations and respect”, the result of an in-depth survey carried out among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in…
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World environment day: The right to a healthy environment
Enjoying a healthy, safe, clean, and sustainable environment is a human right. Defending it is one of the defining fights of our time. At ASF, we defend the right to a healthy environment through legal aid, strategic advocacy, and community engagement.
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The big EU deregulation: Disastrous Omnibus proposal erodes EU’s corporate accountability commitments and slashes human rights and environmental protections
The publication by the European Commission of its Omnibus proposal revising key corporate sustainability laws sends a clear political signal: President Ursula von der Leyen is deprioritising human rights, workers’ rights and environmental protections for the sake of dangerous deregulation.
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Agricultural and agri-food companies in Morocco: A continuum of human rights violations and disrespect
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) presents an in-depth study on corporate responsibility with regard to human rights (CRHR) in Morocco, with a focus on the practices of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agricultural and agri-food sectors. This analysis reveals the complex dynamics of power and responsibility that influence the protection of human rights in…
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The Omnibus EU proposal will create costly confusion and lower protection for people and the planet
ASF joins over 160 civil society organisations, human rights and environmental defenders, trade unions, and activists in rejecting the EU Omnibus proposal! On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law. The European…
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The oil sector in Uganda: serious human rights abuses and escalating threats as project development enters new phase
In collaboration with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Civic Response on Environment and Development (CRED), ASF has published a report on human rights violations committed by major oil companies in Uganda and the repression of human rights defenders by the state.
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Economic development must serve human rights, not undermine them
In the global economic landscape, companies are no longer simply commercial players, they are shaping political landscapes and societal dynamics. In this article, published in our latest annual report, ASF explains how it addresses the systemic challenges linked to the activities of private companies by defending the rights of affected communities and tackling the impunity…