Heartland Initiative
@heartlandorg.bsky.social
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Advancing Human Rights in Investment
https://heartland-initiative.org/
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In
@pionline.bsky.social
, Mallory Miller (Heartland), Lazaro Tiant (Schroders) & Chirag Acharya (Wespath Benefits & Investments) explore the critical intersection of human rights and financially material risks, known as the "saliency-materiality nexus."
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The Intersection of Human Rights and Financial Risks - Heartland Initiative
The human and financial costs of geopolitical turbulence are rising sharply.Ā The World BankĀ estimates that by 2030, two-thirds of the worldās poorest populations will live in countries affected byĀ fra...
https://heartland-initiative.org/news/commentary-the-intersection-of-human-rights-and-financial-risks/
about 1 year ago
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Heartland Initiative
ICCR
2 months ago
Sam Jones of the
@heartlandorg.bsky.social
opens the "Grave New World: Responsible Investment in an Age of Conflict, Commerce, and Killer Robots" session of the Fall
#ICCR2025Conference
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"Rwanda should stop targeting critics and put an end to abusive operations abroad. For its part, the Cycling Union shouldnāt be providing
#Rwanda
such easy cover for its poor
#humanrights
record."
@minkyworden.bsky.social
@hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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Cycling Event Canāt Override Rwandaās Abuses
Kigali is hosting the International Cycling Union Road World Championships. But the celebration of international cyclingās flagship event cannot cover up Rwandaās abusive human rights record.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/22/cycling-event-cant-override-rwandas-abuses
3 months ago
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Global Network Initiative
4 months ago
š³šµ GNI strongly condemns the recent violence in Nepal and urges the government to continue de-escalating the situation following its decision to lift the ban on social media services.
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GNI Statement on Deadly Crackdown and Digital Rights Violations in Nepal - Global Network Initiative
GNI calls on all actors in Nepal to refrain from violence and take meaningful steps toward de-escalation.
https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-statement-on-deadly-crackdown-and-digital-rights-violations-in-nepal/
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"Weapons have long life spans. You sell them today, and 10 or 15 years later, governments change, coups happen ā and suddenly that gear is in a war zone. This is quite normal. And once it's out there, you're no longer in control."
#armsproliferation
#conflict
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Cluster bomb claims, Swedish jets stir outcry in Thai-Cambodia clash
The fighting between Thailand and Cambodia exposes the depth of global arms proliferation in South-East Asia, proving more sophisticated and deadly than experts expected.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/thailand-cambodia-conflict-arms-proliferation/105586072
5 months ago
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"This is a major step backward for international efforts to save lives by restricting the murderous juntaās access to weapons. It is unconscionable to undermine these efforts by rolling back
#sanctions
on
#Myanmar
arms dealers and junta cronies."
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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UN expert appalled by US withdrawal of sanctions against companies providing weapons to Myanmar junta
GENEVA ā The withdrawal of sanctions against individuals and companies that have provided weapons, military supplies and other material support to the Myanmar military is a shocking turn in U.S. polic...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/07/un-expert-appalled-us-withdrawal-sanctions-against-companies-providing
5 months ago
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"[A]ny meaningful
#ceasefire
must confront state sponsored hacking,
#internetshutdowns
& an inflammatory barrage of digital disinformationāin addition to the traditional elements of war. W/o addressing these digitally enabled ops, peace deals risk falling short."
www.techpolicy.press/for-true-pea...
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For True Peace, Ceasefires Must Address Digital Warfare, Too | TechPolicy.Press
From Gaza and Israel to Russia and Ukraine, any meaningful ceasefire must confront digitally enabled operations, Brett Solomon and Betsy Popken write.
https://www.techpolicy.press/for-true-peace-ceasefires-must-address-digital-warfare-too/
5 months ago
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"Iām fleeing death in the first place only to find death waiting for me here."
#ethiopia
#yemen
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/w...
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They Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/world/middleeast/ethiopia-yemen-american-bombs.html
6 months ago
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"Srebrenica should have been a model for post-genocide
#accountability
. Instead, it stands as a case study in how legal truth, w/o official and societal acknowledgment, can entrench exclusionary
#nationalism
."
#srebrenica
#warcrimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
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Opinion | The Law Is Not Enough to Stop War Crimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/opinion/srebrenica-genocide-serbia-bosnia-justice.html
6 months ago
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"Spyware manufacturers that participate in the persecution of journalists shouldnāt be able to operate w/ impunity, and US courts must ensure that they are held accountable for their actions where those actions violate US law, as they did here."
@knightcolumbia.org
knightcolumbia.org/content/appe...
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Appeals Court Revives Journalistsā Case Against Spyware Manufacturer NSO Group
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/appeals-court-revives-journalists-case-against-spyware-manufacturer-nso-group
6 months ago
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š "We are facing a
#transparency
deficit."
@leoncastjan.bsky.social
#armssales
#conflict
#bizhumanrights
english.elpais.com/internationa...
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The secrecy of European arms sales, a practice justified in the name of national security
A report reveals that a lack of information on arms exports hinders access to justice and fuels doubts about the role played by arms-producing powers in conflicts
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-10/the-secrecy-of-european-arms-sales-a-practice-justified-in-the-name-of-national-security.html
6 months ago
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"For while this deal represents the most practical opportunity in years to end abuses against civilians in eastern Congo, it fails to address the impunity that drives so much
#conflict
."
@hrw.org
#drc
#rwanda
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick.
A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western ...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/07/minerals-for-peace-how-to-make-the-rwanda-drc-deal-stick
6 months ago
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OUT NOW: Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update on
#bizhumanrights
legal developments globally and
#justtransition
litigation.
@business-humanrights.org
www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u...
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Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update - Issue 53, July 2025: Justice in the transition: Litigating corporate abuse in the shift to clean energy for all - Business & Human Rights Resource Cen...
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/updates-from-bhrrc/corporate-legal-accountability-quarterly-update-issue-53-july-2025-justice-in-the-transition-litigating-corporate-abuse-in-the-shift-to-clean-energy-for-all/
6 months ago
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Heartland Initiative
Business and Human Rights Centre
6 months ago
Our new analysis reveals a rising trend in lawsuits against companies for human rights abuses linked to renewable energy projects. Explore the cases since 2009: the key sectors, communities affected, abuses alleged, and companies involvedā”ļø
www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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"If true, the facts alleged in the article may constitute crimes of summary execution (murder) torture and other cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment."
#mozambique
#totalenergies
#bizhumanrights
www.barrons.com/news/mozambi...
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Mozambique Probes Claims Of Army Atrocities Near TotalEnergies Site
Mozambique's human rights commission said on Friday it has opened an investigation into media reports of deadly abuses by government soldiers against villagers fleeing jihadist unrest near a major Tot...
https://www.barrons.com/news/mozambique-probes-claims-of-army-atrocities-near-totalenergies-site-570f9f92
6 months ago
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"Belarus is a warning that
#democracy
is fragile and that
#authoritarianism
is not a wrecking ball but a hatchet, which slowly chips away until everything is broken beyond recognition."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
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Opinion | The President of My Country Promised to Drain the Swamp. He Never Left.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/opinion/belarus-democracy-lukashenko.html
6 months ago
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2024 was the most devastating year for children in
#armedconflict
in 2 decades. The UN verified 41,370 grave violations against
#children
, a 25% increase over the previous record high. The highest # of abuses took place in Israel/Palestine, DRC, Somalia, Nigeria & Haiti.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Violations Soar Against Children in Armed Conflict
Last year was the most devastating year for children in armed conflict in two decades, according to the new annual report from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/20/violations-soar-against-children-in-armed-conflict
6 months ago
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The 2025
#GlobalPeaceIndex
, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace, paints a sobering picture of global stability. The world now records more active state-based
#conflicts
than at any time since World War II.
www.visionofhumanity.org/the-10-least...
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The 10 Least Peaceful Countries in the World in 2025
Which are the 10 least peaceful countries in 2025, and what conditions drive their low rankings? Insights from the Global Peace Index 2025.
https://www.visionofhumanity.org/the-10-least-peaceful-countries-in-the-world-in-2025-fragility-in-the-face-of-conflict/
6 months ago
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š "The norm that you canāt use
#violence
to solve political conflicts faded. And itās contagious."
#internationallaw
www.ft.com/content/9bf9...
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How war became contagious
With peaceful norms fading, a new weapon has made conflict cheaper and easier
https://www.ft.com/content/9bf97844-54d2-4a50-8539-dcb3cb6dac18
6 months ago
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Heartland Initiative
Business and Human Rights Centre
6 months ago
This week in
#BizHumanRights
... šµ Migrant worker abuse in wine industry šµ USA: xAI lawsuit over health risks & unpermitted gas turbines šµ Israel/OPT: Maersk divests from companies linked to illegal West Bank settlements Read & subscribe:
www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u...
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Weekly Update 18 June | Breakthrough for gig workers: ILO to develop first global standards - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/updates-from-bhrrc/weekly-update-25-june-eu-council-endorses-weakened-sustainability-direcetives/
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Danish shipping giant
#Maersk
has announced it will end business relationships with companies connected to Israeli
#settlements
in the occupied
#WestBank
.
#bizhumanrights
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
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Shipping giant Maersk divests from companies linked to Israeli settlements
Move follows campaign accusing Maersk of links to Israelās military and occupation of Palestinian lands.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/shipping-giant-maersk-divests-from-companies-linked-to-israeli-settlements
6 months ago
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Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook's advertising revenue program, according to new research from
@whattofix.tech
.
#bizhumanrights
#russia
#bigtech
www.politico.eu/article/sanc...
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Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook
Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebookās advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya ā the organizatioā¦
https://www.politico.eu/article/sanctioned-russian-media-still-partners-with-facebook/
6 months ago
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š "If the U.S. administration goes after certain organizations, countries or individuals, the fear is American companies are obligated to comply. Itās had a profound impact."
#bizhumanrights
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...
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Europeās Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/technology/us-tech-europe-microsoft-trump-icc.html
6 months ago
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In a recently released open letter, Heartland joined
@accessnow.org
and other leading
#humanrights
and press freedom organizations in demanding
#accountability
from Israeli
#spyware
firm Paragon Solutions and its majority owner, AE Industrial Partners.
www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
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Access Now - Paragon must answer for spyware use against civil society and journalists
Access Now calls on Paragon to answer for the use of its spyware in Italy against journalists, and to address oversight failures.
https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/paragon-must-answer-for-spyware-use-against-civil-society/
6 months ago
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The
#ICC
has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked
#WagnerGroup
has committed
#warcrimes
by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media.
apnews.com/article/wagn...
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A confidential brief urges the ICC to investigate Wagner's promotion of atrocities in West Africa
The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa...
https://apnews.com/article/wagner-russia-videos-war-crimes-mali-burkina-icc-c4dc7d04846d02b014ed4c645d265475
6 months ago
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Russian MPs have advanced legislation that would make it harder ā or even impossible ā for Western companies to reclaim the operations they abandoned.
#russia
#ukraine
www.businessinsider.com/putin-busine...
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Putin's business buddies don't want Western companies back in Russia
Russian business leaders are backing legislation that would stop Western companies one day returning to the market they left after the Ukraine invasion.
https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-business-allies-oppose-return-western-companies-russia-mcdonalds-2025-6
7 months ago
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Authorities in the UK have commissioned a
#humanrights
review into a $20B gas development in
#Mozambique
, as they assess whether to keep funding the project led by Franceās
#TotalEnergies
.
www.ft.com/content/28de...
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TotalEnergies gas project in Mozambique faces UK human rights probe
Countryās credit export agency tasks legal group led by senior barrister to review $20bn gas development
https://www.ft.com/content/28defb12-a248-493d-8563-5492aeb8b425
7 months ago
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š "The problem here is not the
#drones
themselves, which can be used lawfully in
#conflict
zones. It is what can be done with them in the hands of a warring party that willfully violates the
#lawsofwar
and wants to target civilians."
@hrw.org
#russia
#ukraine
thehill.com/opinion/5353...
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https://thehill.com/opinion/5353927-civilians-targeted-by-drones-russia/
7 months ago
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"Our global agreements have proven themselves over decades, providing a vision for a better future. Today, we see dramatic steps to weaken them, creating a more dangerous world ... [W]e must answer w/ the strongest possible defence of
#internationallaw
&
#humanrights
."
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
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HC Türk updates Human Rights Council: "We need the strongest possible defence of international law and human rightsā
Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates,As we meet, conflicts are spiraling.The military escalation between Israel and Iran is deeply worrying.I join all those appealing for de-escalation...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2025/06/hc-turk-updates-human-rights-council-we-need-strongest-possible
7 months ago
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Heartland Initiative
Business and Human Rights Centre
7 months ago
This week in
#BizHumanRights
⦠ILO commits to world's first binding standards for gig workers
www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
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ILO commits to global standards on Gig work, experts see potential positive impact - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/ilo-commits-to-global-standards-on-gig-work-experts-see-positive-impact/
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The Norwegian National Contact Point has concluded that
#Aker
BP's due diligence in the merger with
#LundinEnergy
Norway did not meet the
#humanrightsduediligence
expectations in the
#OECDGuidelines
.
#bizhumanrights
www.responsiblebusiness.no/news/the-nor...
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The Norwegian NCP finds shortcomings in human rights due diligence by Aker BP - Ansvarlig NƦringsliv
The Norwegian National Contact Point (NCP) has concluded that Aker BP's due diligence in the merger with Lundin Energy Norway ...
https://www.responsiblebusiness.no/news/the-norwegian-ncp-finds-shortcomings-in-human-rights-due-diligence-by-aker-bp/
7 months ago
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When General Assimi GoĆÆta seized power in 2020, there was hope for positive change in
#Mali
ā a country facing relentless jihadist attacks and economic turmoil. Instead, the
#junta
has only tightened its grip on power.
www.dw.com/en/mali-assi...
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Mali's junta tightens grip after five years of military rule ā DW ā 06/17/2025
When General Assimi Goita seized power in 2020, many hoped it would bring positive change to Mali, a country grappling with jihadist attacks and an economic crisis. What has actually happened in the p...
https://www.dw.com/en/mali-assimi-goita-economy-military-rule-junta-wagner-group/a-72949939
7 months ago
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"The
#lawsofwar
provide essential guardrails to protect civilians in
#armedconflict
. Withdrawing from long-standing legal/humanitarian norms, such as the Mine Ban Treaty, will only increase the likelihood of harming civilians w/o improving countriesā protection."
@hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Leaving the Landmine Ban Treaty Puts Civilians at Risk
Deputy Director Mary Wareham and Laura Lodenius, Executive Director at Peace Union of Finland, discuss the grave ramifications of states leaving the Mine Ban Treaty.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/16/leaving-the-landmine-ban-treaty-puts-civilians-at-risk
7 months ago
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New research by UK corporate watchdog RAID and Kolwezi-based Centre dāAide Juridico-Judiciaire (CAJJ) reveals ongoing
#laborabuses
in
#DRC
#mines
as demand for
#criticalminerals
surges with the green energy transition.
raid-uk.org/drc-kolwezi-...
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āNo excuse for poverty payā: NGOs call out mining companies during DRC Mining Week 2025
New field interviews and research on the Kolwezi living wage reveal that copper-cobalt mine workers remain trapped in poverty.
https://raid-uk.org/drc-kolwezi-living-wage-mine-workers-rights-2025/
7 months ago
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"Authoritarian governments often choose to remain silent and forget about history, while democratic societies choose to preserve the truth and refuse to forget those who have contributed to the ideals of
#humanrights
and the dreams they embrace."
#china
#tiananmensquare
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China's ability to suppress history
The 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/tiananmen-square-anniversary-shows-chinas-ability-to-suppress-history
7 months ago
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"Regardless of the [Saudi government's] justification, what worries me the most ā and irrespective of the technology itself ā is the fact that this technology is being deployed in a country where
#ruleoflaw
is weak, there's no
#transparency
and no [state]
#accountability
."
www.dw.com/en/hajj-isla...
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Hajj: Will high-tech really boost Islamic pilgrimage safety? ā DW ā 06/03/2025
Saudi authorities will use drones, AI and other tech for safety at this year's Hajj pilgrimage. But this increases other risks ā for data privacy, hackers and of turning a spiritual journey into a "cy...
https://www.dw.com/en/hajj-islamic-pilgrimage-saudi-arabia-high-tech-pilgrim-safety/a-72776469
7 months ago
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Our colleagues at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) have recently released the third edition of their landmark publication, "Investor Toolkit: Human Rights in Global Value Chains." Check it out!
#bizhumanrights
www.responsibleinvestment.org/research-and...
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Investor toolkit: Human rights in global value chains - Toolkits
https://www.responsibleinvestment.org/research-and-resources/resource/investor-toolkit-human-rights-in-global-value-chains
7 months ago
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On this episode of
@npr.org
's Throughline
#podcast
, we travel from the battlefields of the U.S. Civil War, through the rubble of two world wars, to the hallways of the Hague, to see how the modern world has tried to define and prosecute
#warcrimes
.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/1...
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War Crimes : Throughline
On today's episode, we travel from the battlefields of the U.S. Civil War, through the rubble of two world wars, to the hallways of the Hague, to see how the modern world has tried to define ā and pro...
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/1252898746/war-crimes-05-22-2025
7 months ago
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š "Insofar as this process functionally means more stuff launching faster, w/ less rigorous scrutiny/opposition, it means you're creating higher
#risks
. Negative externalities of product changes are less likely to be prevented b4 they start causing problems in the world."
www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n...
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Meta plans to replace humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks
Current and former Meta employees fear the new automation push comes at the cost of allowing AI to make tricky determinations about how Meta's apps could lead to real world harm.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-s1-5407870/meta-ai-facebook-instagram-risks
7 months ago
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A joint investigation by
@nytimes.com
, the
@tbij.bsky.social
, and Der Spiegel found that Chinese state-led programs to ship
#Uyghur
workers out of
#Xinjiang
are much more extensive than previously known.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Uyghur Workers Are Moved to Factories Across China to Supply Global Brands
Chinaās persecution of Uyghurs prompted the U.S. to ban Xinjiang imports. China found a way around it ā by shipping more Uyghurs across the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/29/world/asia/china-uyghur-xinjiang-labor-transfers.html
7 months ago
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š "In the short term, companies banned by European
#sanctions
[on
#Russia
] might seek to return to do business in
#Crimea
... In the longer term, it could undermine
#internationallaw
."
#bizhumanrights
www.politico.eu/article/reco...
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If Trump recognizes Crimea as Russian, he risks blowing a hole in war crimes cases
Legalizing Moscowās occupation would also send a dangerous message to other aggressive powers.
https://www.politico.eu/article/recognizing-russian-control-crimea-risks-destroying-war-crimes-cases-putin-zelenskyy-trump/
7 months ago
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Donāt miss this important new report from the
@business-humanrights.org
. It highlights the critical work of
#humanrightsdefenders
confronting corporate harm worldwide. A must-read for anyone committed to
#justice
and
#accountability
.
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7 months ago
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š "The company was not forthcoming in its motives for seeking the meeting. The White House has no plans to seek removal of
#NSO
from the
#EntityList
or to rescind the
#spyware
executive order."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Pegasus spyware maker rebuffed in efforts to get off trade blacklist
Executives from NSO Group, the controversial Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware, are in Washington this week for meetings with Republican officials.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/20/nso-group-pegasus-trump-eo/
7 months ago
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š "While FIFA praises
#SaudiArabia
to the rafters and highly-paid western law firms generate vast profits for curating Saudiās reputation, children in places like Nepal grow up without their fathers and never even learn how they died."
@fairsq.bsky.social
fairsq.org/saudi-arabia...
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New report predicts surge in unexplained migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia
A FairSquare report published today has found that there is a critical absence of effective policies and processes to determine the cause of migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia, and concluded that t...
https://fairsq.org/saudi-arabia-migrant-deaths/
8 months ago
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š "An unprecedented 83.4 million
#IDPs
were registered in 2024 ā equivalent to the entire population of Germany ā amid mass displacement from
#conflicts
in places like
#Sudan
and
#Gaza
, as well as floods and giant cyclones."
@nrc-global.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Record high of 83.4 million internally displaced people registered in 2024
Raging conflicts, disasters and climate change are responsible for the displacement of tens of millions of people, with Gaza and Sudan hit the hardest. The lack of progress toward reining in global di...
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/05/13/more-than-83-million-internally-displaced-people-were-registered-in-2024-a-new-record_6741208_4.html
8 months ago
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š "As long as Israeli companies and the Defense Ministry share an interest in providing services to countries and clients who violate
#humanrights
and
#internationallaw
, the only lesson from the
#NSO
affair will be: Don't get caught."
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
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After Meta won a $168M battle against NSO, are we now safe from Israeli spyware? | Opinion
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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-05-11/ty-article-opinion/.premium/after-meta-won-168m-battle-against-nso-are-we-now-safe-from-israeli-spyware/00000196-be7f-d9bf-a1b6-ffff395e0000
8 months ago
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š "We are surprised that such advanced militaries like the Finnish, like the Estonians, Lithuanians, Latvians, would consider putting this hugely indiscriminate
#weapon
in their military strategy, and what is worse, putting it in their land."
#landmines
www.cnn.com/2025/05/11/e...
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Russiaās European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified | CNN
They are considered one of the worldās most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned their backs on an international treaty on the use of landmines, citing the g...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/11/europe/europe-countries-landmine-ban-russia-intl
8 months ago
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"Never again war."
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8 months ago
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š "Thereās a risk that the fighting in
#Sudan
, which has seen countless insurgencies in its decades of independence, could draw in its neighbors...That would have potentially grave implications for
#regionalsecurity
and place millions more lives at
#risk
."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sudan Is Being Ravaged by a Civil War the World Has Overlooked
A long-simmering dispute between Sudanās army and a paramilitary group exploded into a full-blown civil war in April 2023. At least 150,000 people may have been killed since then, according to US esti...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/sudan-civil-war-why-conflict-began-and-how-it-s-escalated
8 months ago
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reposted by
Heartland Initiative
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights
8 months ago
Financial institutions increasingly recognize their impact on human rights, yet fail to systematically implement human rights due diligence. Join us on May 20 at 10 AM ET as we explore next steps with the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights and Finance & Human Rights:
bit.ly/42B9f0c
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š "For two months,
#Israel
has blocked delivery of all
#aid
into [Gaza]...Yet the
#US
and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act w/ impunity."
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8 months ago
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