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In uncertain times, what are the certainties for our movement as we look ahead?

Sharpening our focus Recognising that these shifts present growing challenges to our business and human rights movement is, of course, the first and easiest step. But it is worth recalling that the ...
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BHP lawsuit (re Papua New Guinea)

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Netherlands: NGO files suit against Boskalis for failing to provide social and environmental assessments for its dredging operations in Indonesia

Environment and human rights organisation Both ENDS is bringing legal action against Boskalis, after the Dutch dredging company continually ignored requests for information on a controversial sand ...
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EU continues to import Russian LNG via European shipping cos. despite ban pledges, new study shows; incl. cos. non-responses

EU continues to import Russian LNG via European shipping cos. despite ban pledges, new study shows; incl. cos. non-responses ...
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Germany: RWE and Heidelberg Materials sued over crop losses caused by 2022 floods in Pakistan

“Pakistani farmers take climate justice fight against RWE and Heidelberg Materials to German court,” 20 January 2026 ...
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Netherlands: H&M and Decathlon to remove sustainability labels from products following investigation by regulator into potentially misleading claims

Fashion retailer H&M and sporting goods chain Decathlon have made commitments to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to remove sustainability-related labels from their products ...
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Decolonising business through regulation: From CSDDD to EUDR and CBAM

One that forces European business to confront a long‑standing blind spot: value has been created for decades by externalising ...
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Malaysia: UN independent human rights experts renew concerns over unaddressed systematic exploitation of Bangladeshi migrant workers and urge for prompt measures to tackle issues

UN human rights experts … expressed renewed concern about the continued exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. “We are deeply troubled that ...
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France: ECCHR files complaint against Totalenergies over alleged complicity in war crimes in Mozambique

French energy giant TotalEnergies was formally accused Monday of complicity in war crimes and torture in a criminal complaint filed in Paris over a massacre at its Mozambique gas plant... The ...
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COP30 and the just transition: Centring communities in Latin America’s energy future

As the global community turns its attention toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Latin America has a historic opportunity to place communities at the heart of climate action and demand a truly just and ...
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I/OPT: Companies face significant financial losses & reputational damage from boycotts over support for Israel, study finds

In a shift reflecting the economic dimension of popular boycotts, major global companies are facing increasing accusations of involvement in supporting Israel, which has made them susceptible to ...
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Myanmar: Union leader and five other labour rights defenders arrested under unknown charges; NGOs call for their immediate and unconditional release

We, the undersigned, call on the Burmese authorities to surface and release Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM) leader and human rights defender Myo Myo Aye and other STUM union members, ...