BusinessHumanRights

In our #WeeklyUpdate this week: We share new guidance in partnership with @ISHRglobal urging companies to support civic freedoms, @Microsoft's Bernard Shen on mitigating bias in #AI, and #BindingTreaty updates from @UN_HRC. Read it here: https://buff.ly/2OcHnXn  | #bizhumanrightspic.twitter.com/0yqb1Er2cW

New guides from @GlobalNamati help #communities to prepare for dialogue with investors and negotiate fair contracts: https://buff.ly/2xcYBNh  | #IndigenousRights #MutualBenefitpic.twitter.com/C45Jyd2rOK

#SouthAfrica: Locals say #mining in Mapungubwe, a coal-rich area of Limpopo and a Unesco World Heritage Site, could threaten their livelihoods and pollute the #environment: https://buff.ly/2x7nY3I  | #IndigenousRightspic.twitter.com/QR8pW69OJ7

.@shiva_fdn launches toolkit for combating #modernslavery in the hospitality sector: https://buff.ly/2Nys7az  via @CHoteliers | #forcedlabourpic.twitter.com/LCf9akZkCw

#Kenya: Central Bank fines five banks for "failing to undertake adequate customer due diligence" leading to loss of public funds: https://buff.ly/2OjYruZ  | #Banking #DueDiligencepic.twitter.com/84hxPCUYuj

In 2016 @KnowTheChain ranked 20 global food & beverage companies on their efforts to address #forcedlabor in their #supplychains. This year they've expanded to 38. See a preview of the findings, and stay tuned for the full report in early October: https://buff.ly/2CQX9WT pic.twitter.com/GoecGF0eX8

Oil discovery in #Uganda portends more harm than good for local communities, according to @AfiegoUg's Diana Nabiruma: https://buff.ly/2QlmiM2  | #landrights #bizhumanrights #oilandgaspic.twitter.com/biBJueqzAR

New briefing shows moral and business case for #RenewableEnergy to respect #HumanRights: https://buff.ly/2x44358  @MRFCJ @GCAS2018 @thebteamhq @TheElderspic.twitter.com/2yutH6UBpT

60% of the world’s largest public #pensionfunds in breach of duties on #climatechange, new data from @AODProject reveals: https://buff.ly/2Mtn3zG pic.twitter.com/ViTtJXywMP

#USA: Advocates say @ETPfacts and other energy companies are using anti-protest laws to criminalize demonstrators, including those opposed to numerous #pipeline projects; companies comment: https://buff.ly/2CW4bd8  | #HumanRights #environmentpic.twitter.com/z9f4uPwTcq

#Vietnam: #HumanRights advocates, @amnesty's @minarp and @FIDH_en's @DebbieStot are denied entry into the country to attend @wef in Hanoi: https://buff.ly/2x79Ruq  | #asean18pic.twitter.com/k3xqXJ5MjV

#Mexico: Sergio Rivera Hernández, an #indigenousrights and environmental defender who opposes Minera Autlán’s #hydroelectric project disappeared on August 23rd; company responds: https://buff.ly/2CP4oOY  | #HRDs #DefendDefenderspic.twitter.com/N5j9pCUTl6

New @BHRRC and @ISHRglobal report, ‘Shared space under pressure: Business support for civic freedoms and HRDs', explains the normative framework, business case and moral choice to inform company engagement and action on behalf of #HRDs & civic freedoms: https://buff.ly/2oYP2Oa pic.twitter.com/Kn13MkPKfS

.@HRW launches campaign urging major car companies to stand by #Saudi activists jailed for advocating women's right to drive: https://buff.ly/2x5yhp3  | #StandwithSaudiFeminists #WomensRights #Equalitypic.twitter.com/zRPFZejA8Y

#Uganda: Tororo Cement allegedly exploiting local suppliers, with workers toiling up to 10 hours a day, often with limited access to water. Allegations and company's comments: https://buff.ly/2p7u6Vv  | #workersrights #miningpic.twitter.com/yidfgOGjDE

#Cambodia: Last three Koh Kong families face intimidation by Chinese-owned Union Development Group in an attempt to force them into accepting unfair deal: https://buff.ly/2NAXOzR  | #landrightspic.twitter.com/YbGBcMGCtQ