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Add to Preferred Sources? 15 June 2020 ⏰ 19:00 – 20:30 (EEST)
Webinar
The current COVID 19 context is presenting new challenges and threats for land and environmental rights defenders. From killings of defenders, the abuse of emergency measures to government restrictions on their movements.
Communities impacted by negative corporate human rights practices are seeing an increase in the number of licenses being granted to companies as well as companies lobbying for loosened regulations.
How can human rights defenders at risk access the vast range of international instruments available to them? The Human Rights Defenders’ Toolbox provides defenders at risk and vulnerable communities with essential tools for them to advocate, report and tackle the root causes of conflicts originated in the context of business and human rights.
The Human Rights Defenders’ Toolbox comprises a range of legal fact sheets designed to inform and assist human rights defenders working on land rights or business and human rights.
The Toolbox is comprised of 16 fact sheets on different legal topics to be used by HRDs in their daily work.
Webinar format:
- Introduction to the Toolbox and the reason for its production (a presentation by Simmons & Simmons/PBI).
- Presentation of a pilot scheme taking place in Honduras/Colombia (where the Toolbox is being used at a local level) – including a discussion of the success of the pilot and learning points.
- Comments/questions.
The key aim of this Webinar is to raise the profile of the Toolbox and to ensure that it is being used by those who will find it most useful.
Original source: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Published on 08 June 2020