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This year’s event will focus on land conflicts resulting from renewable energy projects, as well as the potential positive impact that these projects can have when led, and initiated, by indigenous communities.

A landmark declaration in 2010 brought human rights abuses by business activities into the spotlight. Since 2017, we have seen significant advances in legislating requirements for human rights due diligence in key markets, and in 2018 negotiations began on a possible Binding Treaty on business and human rights. The recent 8th Conference on Human Rights and Business highlighted exciting partnerships between human rights institutes and civil society in driving forward this change.

En 2010, une déclaration historique a mis en évidence les abus des droits de l’homme liés à des activités commerciales.

Una declaración histórica en 2010 llevó al centro de atención a los abusos contra los derechos humanos cometidos por las actividades de negocios.

A Special Economic Zone in Chiang Khong, northern Thailand, could bring valuable investment into the area. But if it does go ahead, the wetland forests should be excluded to preserve the biodiversity of the local area, and to preserve the way of life of the local community.

Delegates at the 8th Southeast Asian regional conference on Human Rights and Business in Chiang Khong, Thailand have released the Mekong Statement, committing to strengthening collaboration on confronting human rights abuses related to business activities in the region.

On 4 – 6 November, National Human Rights Commissions and civil society organisations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Lao PDR and Myanmar, congregated in Yangon for the Fourth Regional Conference on Human Rights and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia. This year it was hosted by the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, co-organised by Forest Peoples Programme and RECOFTC – The Centre for People and Forests, and supported by the Rights and Resources Initiative, Ford Foundation, the Climate and Land Use Alliance, and the UK Department for International Development.

On 9 – 11 October 2012, Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch, with the support of Cambodian NGO Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) co-organised a workshop, ‘Making the Bali Declaration Effective: The Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness’, as a follow-up event to the Bali Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness of 2011. Hosted by the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), the workshop was attended by National Human Rights Commissioners from Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, South Korea and Timor-Leste, the Indonesian representative to the ASEAN[1] Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), concerned Southeast Asian NGOs and the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food and on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Del 9 al 11 de octubre de 2012, el Forest Peoples Programme o FPP (Programa para los pueblos de los Bosques) y Sawit Watch, con el apoyo de la ONG camboyana Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), organizaron conjuntamente un taller, «Aplicación de la Declaración de Bali: el taller de Phnom Penh sobre los Derechos Humanos y los Agronegocios», como evento de seguimiento del taller de Bali sobre los Derechos Humanos y los Agronegocios de 2011. En el taller, que tuvo como anfitriona a la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Indonesia (Komnas HAM), participaron comisionados nacionales de derechos humanos de Tailandia, Malasia, Filipinas, Myanmar, Corea del Sur y Timor Oriental, el representante de Indonesia ante la Comisión Intergubernamental de Derechos Humanos de ASEAN[1] (AICHR), las ONG implicadas del sudeste de Asia y los Relatores Especiales de las Naciones Unidas sobre el derecho a la alimentación y los derechos de los pueblos indígenas.

Du 9 au 11 octobre 2012, le Forest Peoples Programme et Sawit Watch, avec le soutien de l’ONG cambodgienne Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), ont co-organisé l’atelier « Application de la Déclaration de Bali : l’Atelier de Phnom Penh sur les droits humains et l’agro-industrie » comme suivi de l’Atelier de Bali sur les droits humains et l’agro-industrie de 2011. Sous l’égide de la Commission nationale des droits humains de l’Indonésie (Komnas HAM), les participants de l’atelier comprenaient les Commissaires nationaux des droits humains de la Thaïlande, de la Malaisie, des Philippines, du Myanmar, de la Corée du Sud et du Timor-Leste, le représentant indonésien de la Commission intergouvernementale des droits de l’homme de l’ASEAN[1] (AICHR), des ONG concernées d’Asie du Sud-Est, ainsi que les Rapporteurs spéciaux des Nations Unies sur le droit à l’alimentation et sur les droits des peuples autochtones.

Pada 9-11 Oktober 2012, Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch, dengan dukungan NGO Kamboja Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), bersama-sama menyelenggarakan sebuah lokakarya bertajuk “Mengefektifkan Deklarasi Bali: Lokakarya Phnom Penh tentang Hak Asasi Manusia dan Agribisnis di Asia Tenggara”, sebagai tindak lanjut dari Lokakarya Bali tentang Hak Asasi Manusia dan Agribisnis  tahun 2011 lalu. Dipandu oleh Komnas HAM Indonesia, lokakarya ini dihadiri oleh Komnas HAM dari Thailand, Malaysia, Filipina, Myanmar, Singapura, dan Timor Leste, perwakilan Indonesia untuk komisi hak asasi antar pemerintah ASEAN[1] (ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights/AICHR), NGO-NGO Asia Tenggara yang peduli dan Pelapor Khusus PBB tentang Hak atas Pangan dan Hak-Hak Masyarakat Adat.

The following blog post, written by Sophie Chao (FPP), has appeared on RECOFTC's Blog for People and Forests. To read the post on RECOFTC's Blog click here. Making the Bali Declaration Effective: The Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness

Concluding a three day meeting in Phnom Penh convened by the Indonesian Human Rights Commission, with the support of Forest Peoples Programme, SawitWatch and the Community Legal Education Center of Cambodia, South East Asian Human Rights Commissions called for action to protect communities and indigenous peoples from the expansion of agribusiness.

Constructive dialogue and potential synergies between the National Human Rights Commissions and Institutions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia, reached an important milestone at a four-day workshop in November in Bali, Indonesia. The workshop was convened by the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission and organised by Forest Peoples Programme and Indonesian NGO Sawit Watch, with the support of the Rights and Resources Initiative, Samdhana Institute and RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests.This landmark workshop on “Human Rights and Business: Plural Legal Approaches to Conflict Resolution, Institutional Strengthening and Legal Reform” was attended by 60 participants, including notable academics, indigenous peoples’ representatives and members of supportive national and international NGOs. An opening statement was made by UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, and a presentation was delivered by Raja Devasish Roy, elected Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNFPII) and traditional chief of the Chakma circle in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.

En un taller de cuatro días celebrado en noviembre en Bali, Indonesia, se logró un hito de gran importancia gracias al diálogo constructivo y a las posibles sinergias entre las comisiones e instituciones nacionales de derechos humanos de Indonesia, Malasia, Tailandia, Filipinas y Camboya. El taller fue convocado por la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Indonesia y organizado por el Forest Peoples Programme o FPP (Programa para los pueblos de los Bosques) y la ONG indonesia Sawit Watch, con el apoyo de la Iniciativa para los Derechos y los Recursos, el Instituto Samdhana y RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests  (El Centro para los Pueblos y los Bosques, traducción no oficial). En este histórico taller sobre «Los derechos humanos y las actividades empresariales: enfoques jurídicos plurales de la resolución de conflictos, el fortalecimiento institucional y la reforma jurídica» hubo 60 participantes, entre los que se incluían distinguidos académicos, representantes de pueblos indígenas y miembros de ONG nacionales e internacionales que los apoyan. El Relator especial de la ONU sobre el derecho a la alimentación, Olivier de Schutter, dio el discurso inaugural, y Raja Devasish Roy, miembro elegido del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas (UNPFII por sus siglas en inglés) y jefe tradicional del círculo Chakma en la región montañosa de Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, ofreció una presentación.

Un dialogue constructif et des synergies potentielles entre les commissions et institutions nationales des droits humains d’Indonésie, de Malaisie, de Thaïlande, des Philippines et du Cambodge ont permis de franchir une étape importante lors d’un atelier de quatre jours en novembre à Bali, en Indonésie. L’atelier a été convoqué par la Commission nationale des droits humains d’Indonésie, et organisé par le Forest Peoples Programme et l’ONG indonésienne Sawit Watch, avec le soutien de l’Initiative des droits et ressources (RRI), du Samdhana Institute et de RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests. Cet atelier historique sur le thème « Droits humains et entreprises : approches juridiques plurielles à la résolution des conflits, au renforcement institutionnel et à la réforme juridique » a réuni 60 participants, dont d’éminents universitaires, des représentants des peuples autochtones et des membres d'ONG nationales et internationales de soutien. La déclaration inaugurale a été délivrée par le Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur le droit à l’alimentation, Olivier de Schutter, et une présentation a été réalisée par Raja Devasish Roy, membre élu de l’Instance permanente des Nations Unies sur les questions autochtones (UNFPII) et chef traditionnel du cercle Chakma dans les Chittagong Hill Tracts au Bangladesh.