Amnesty Business & Human Rights

Breaking News: Journalists & NGO workers are acquitted for a 2nd time in a defamation lawsuit brought by Kolmar Group AG against Public Eye & TRIAL International

The was seen as being a classic SLAPP, and the acquittal is a win for corporate accountability

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Extraction Extinction: Ending the Fossil Fuel Era | Online Info Session Join Amnesty International and Decolonial Solidarity Network for an exciting discussion about how people around the world – including right here in Canada – are fighting to protect the environment […]

Join Amnesty Canada on February 4th, at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET for Extraction Extinction: Ending the Fossil Fuel Era — an urgent online mobilization session about Canada’s role in fossil fuel financing and how you can take action.

Register now at: amnesty.ca/event/extrac...

Myanmar: Jet fuel used in deadly air strikes flowing in on ‘ghost ships’ with suspected links to Iran Aviation fuel used by the Myanmar military to launch deadly air strikes on civilians continues to enter the country via a murky supply chain that has “gone rogue” five years after the junta seized pow...

New @amnesty.org investigation published today: Myanmar: Jet fuel used in deadly air strikes flowing in on ‘ghost ships’ with suspected links to Iran

Read the full article here👇

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It also seeks to close impunity gaps that may arise from the ambiguity and qualifications in the existing draft articles.

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This position aims to amend the International Law Commission's Draft articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, which are now being negotiated by the UN Preparatory Committee to create at a binding treaty on crimes against humanity.

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Amnesty Business & Human Rights on X: "This position aims to amend the International Law Commission's Draft articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, which are now being negotiated by the UN Preparatory Committee to create at a binding treaty on crimes against humanity. https://t.co/SgxVug9zTi" / X This position aims to amend the International Law Commission's Draft articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, which are now being negotiated by the UN Preparatory Committee to create at a binding treaty on crimes against humanity. https://t.co/SgxVug9zTi

Amnesty International endorsed the briefing published by @trialinternational.bsky.social supporting the position that there must be accountability for all persons that commit crimes against humanity including legal persons such as corporations.

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At #WEF #Davos, the world’s richest will meet under “A Spirit of Dialogue”. But dialogue w/out multilateral cooperation & int’l law means nothing. While most of the #SDGs are off-track, authoritarian practices threaten peace, worsen the climate crisis & erode #humanrights. A 🧵

Since Nineteen Fifty-Six: Nigeria, Oil and the Niger Delta (Simplified)

New article: "Since Nineteen Fifty-Six: Nigeria, Oil and the Niger Delta (Simplified)"

A short history of oil extraction in the Niger Delta by Iniruo Wills for @AtlDigest marks the 70th anniversary of the first oil extraction in Nigeria.

Read the article here👇
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Meaningful dialogue at Davos requires collective stand against international bullying States and corporations must resist diplomatic, economic and military attacks

“The ‘spirit of dialogue’, the theme for this year’s meeting in Davos, has been painfully and increasingly absent from international affairs of late,” said @agnescallamard.bsky.social
ahead of attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in #Davos.

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The need for stronger protections is now more urgent than ever.

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The 2024 @Amnesty report “The cost of doing business?” on the US petrochemical industry urged Congress to strengthen environmental regulations and set strict limits on pollutants that harm people, the environment and climate.

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This change means EPA rules on fine particulate matter and ozone will now focus only on costs to industry. It’s part of President Trump’s "business‑friendly” agenda, which has rolled back policies meant to safeguard human health, the environment and slow climate change.

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EPA says it will stop calculating health care savings from key air pollution rules The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating the economic savings of health benefits from air pollution rules.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has just announced it will stop calculating how many lives are saved - and how much health care money is avoided - by air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants.

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New year, new EU council presidency.

Cyprus has assumed the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU & set out 5 priorities - autonomy, security, defence, migration & support for Ukraine.

President Christodoulides must put human rights at the centre of Cyprus' mandate 🧵

Deaths and injuries rise amid Iran’s renewed cycle of protest bloodshed The crackdown has resulted in the killing of at least 28 protesters and bystanders

People in Iran daring to express their anger at decades of repression and demand fundamental change are being met with unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests, in scenes reminiscent of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising of 2022.
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EU: Deregulation deal on climate and human rights ‘betrays people and the planet’ The European Parliament voted to roll-back hard won climate and human protections.

Just this week, MEPs in the @europarl.europa.eu voted through a sweeping #OmnibusI deregulation package.

Now, EU governments must strengthen key provisions when they incorporate these regulations in national law.

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Amnesty launched our new Corporate Crimes Handbook at a packed event at the 14th UN Forum on BHR in Geneva #UNForumBHR

The Handbook compiles insights & lessons learned by practitioners, communities & law enforcement in #CorporateCrimes cases.

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Fossil fuel infrastructure puts rights of 2 billion people at risk 520 million children live within 5km of fossil fuel infrastructure.

Amnesty's flagship report on fossil fuel infrastructure “Extraction Extinction” was launched at #COP30 in Belem, Brazil. It included a dedication to the #OgoniNine and a case study on oil company Shell’s legacy in the Niger Delta.

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Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...

10 November was the 30th Anniversary of the execution of the Ogoni Nine by the then Nigerian military dictatorship in 1995.

The men led by author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa brought global attention to the devastating environmental damage in the Niger Delta.

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EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...

Together with @globalwitness.org, we commissioned public opinion polls that suggest that majority of Europeans favour human rights & environmental protection.

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Nigeria: Ogoni Nine pardon ‘falls far short’ of real justice The Nigerian government must recognise formally that they are innocent of any crime and fully exonerate them.

The Ogoni Nine were formally pardoned by the Nigerian Government in June. @amnesty.org welcomed the news but argued it falls far short of the justice the Ogoni Nine deserve and we called for the Nigerian government to fully exonerate them.

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Fuego en el corazón de la Amazonía ecuatoriana: niñas y jóvenes en lucha por la justicia climática Tres años después de que una corte ordenara la eliminación de las antorchas que queman gas en las petroleras por violar derechos humanos, la sentencia sigue sin cumplirse y la lucha de las activistas ...

In June, Tamaryn Nelson and Alicia Moncada’s
@elpais.com op-ed "Fuego en el corazón de la Amazonía ecuatoriana," documented the human rights and ecological impact of gas flaring in the amazon rainforest.

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[단독] 현대차, 공급망 관리 광물 20개로 늘린다 - 매일경제 기존 관리대상 광물 5개서리튬·니켈·흑연 등 포함해원산지·채굴광산 파악나서환경·인권 등 ESG 경영 강화선진국 배터리 규제 대응도

Following Amnesty’s 2024 Recharge for Rights report, The Hyundai Motor Company announces that it will increase its supply chain management of minerals to a new total of 20 minerals, including lithium, nickel, and graphite. #Hyundai

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Amnesty International made the following submission ahead of the upcoming report on access to justice and effective remedies in the context of toxics by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights.

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Throughout the year, Amnesty in coalition with many civil society organisations, pushed back against the EU's deregulation of vital sustainability regulation, including #CSDDD. #DueDiligence

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Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen land

The @us.theguardian.com article “Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land” cited the 2019 @amnesty report “Destination Occupation”.

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Global: Nigerian residents take Shell to UK High court following 10-year fight for justice After a decade-long fight for justice, the Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law for Shell vs Ogale and Bille communities is set to take place at the UK High Court from 13 February to 10 March 2025...

In February, the Bille and Ogale communities in Nigeria took oil company Shell to the UK high court following a a decade-long fight for justice. The communities claimed that their livelihoods had been destroyed by oil spills caused by Shell.

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What do we get in return? How the Philippines nickel boom harms human rights - Amnesty Philippines Mining projects in the Philippines have long been met with opposition from environmental groups and communities adversely impacted by mining operations. In April 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte lifted...

In January, we exposed how nickel mined in the Philippines is linked to serious human rights & environmental harms. Yet many top EV & battery makers don't know where their nickel comes from.

Read the report:

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2025 has been an incredibly busy year for the @amnestybhr.bsky.social Team. Please take a look at some of our highlights from the past year.

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New @amnestybhr.bsky.social statement on today's
@europarl.europa.eu vote on the EU's sustainability regulations package: "Deregulation deal on climate and human rights ‘betrays people and the planet’"

See the full statement here 👇