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Under international human rights law, violation of a human right gives rise to a right to remedy. Non-judicial grievance mechanisms provide an opportunity for those seeking remedy after facing human rights abuses perpetrated by companies.

Según la ley internacional de derechos humanos, la violación de un derecho humano da lugar al derecho a la reparación. Los mecanismos de reclamación extrajudiciales brindan una oportunidad para quienes buscan remediación después de enfrentar abusos de derechos humanos perpetrados por empresas.

Di bawah hukum hak asasi manusia internasional, pelanggaran hak asasi manusia menimbulkan hak atas penyelesaian. Mekanisme pengaduan non-yudisial (rekonsiliasi) memberikan kesempatan bagi mereka yang mencari penyelesaian setelah menghadapi pelanggaran HAM yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan.

This report aims to provide some inputs into the process of building RSPO Jurisdictional Certification from a rights-based perspective, based on case studies from Indonesia, Malysia and Ecuador.

Following a violent attack against one of their community members, and less than a year after the murder of their leader Sergio Rojas, the Bribri people of Salitre, Costa Rica, call on the government to end the impunity for the violence against them, and to protect them as human rights defenders.

Today, on International Human Rights Defenders Day, we remember the stories which inspired the Zero Tolerance Initiative which aims to tackle the killings and violence linked to global supply chains.

Representatives from indigenous, Afro-descendent and peasant communities from 16 countries issued an urgent call for action: the Geneva Declaration. This calls for an end to the violence, killing and deliberate criminalisation of people defending their rights, lands and their communities.

Delegates at the conference released the Bata’an Statement, committing them to continued collaboration on tackling business-related human rights abuses in the region.

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.

After the Human Rights Defender World Summit where 150 human rights defenders gathered to celebrate 20 years since the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and 50 years since the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Hannah Storey reflects on the need to adapt human rights defender protection schemes for wh

In November the world reacted with outrage after Christian missionary John Allan Chau was killed by members of the indigenous inhabitants of North Sentinel island. Perhaps surprisingly however most of the anger was not directed at the Sentinelese, but at John himself.

Pari Islanders fighting the occupation of their territory were given a glimmer of hope last month after a prominent environmental defender, Pak Sulaiman, was found not guilty of a land breach.

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.

2017 saw the highest-ever number of murders of human rights defenders. Following the death of Berta Caceres in March 2016,[1] there has been heightened awareness of the plight of human rights defenders.

L’année 2017 a été marquée par un nombre record d’assassinats de défenseur-e-s des droits humains. À la suite de la mort de Berta Cáceres en mars 2016,(1) on a constaté une plus grande prise de conscience de

En 2017 se registró el mayor número de asesinatos de defensores de los derechos humanos.

Tahun 2017 melihat angka pembunuhan pembela hak asasi manusia tertinggi yang pernah terjadi.

Documents and presentations are now available (in English or Bahasa), from the October 2017 conference in Pontianak, Indonesia, where participants from across South East Asia gathered for the seventh in a series of annual conferences on agribusiness and human rights.

Les documents et les présentations issus de la conférence d’octobre 2017 à Pontianak en Indonésie sont maintenant disponibles (en anglais et en indonésien). La conférence de 2017, qui a rassemblé des participants provenant de toute l’Asie du Sud-est pour la septième d’une série de conférences annuelles sur l’agro-industrie et les droits de l’homme.