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Protecting our common home: Land and environmental human rights defenders in Latin America

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A new report from Cafod, describes current human rights abuses faced by land and environmental human rights defenders across six countries in Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru. It highlights key issues facing land and environmental Human Rights Defenders and demonstrates that these issues are not isolated but form a pattern of...

July 20th, 2021 | by CAFOD

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Stepping up: Protecting collective land rights through corporate due diligence

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New human rights due diligence legislation and practices should result in positive human rights outcomes for all rightsholders. To assist policymakers and businesses in understanding key elements of effective due diligence on collective land rights, FPP has published a new guide – Stepping Up: Protecting collective land rights through corporate due diligence. The guide incorporates lessons learned from decades of experience...

June 15th, 2021 | by Forest Peoples Programme

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What does 2019 hold for corporate accountability?

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50 people from NGOs, academia and law firms gathered at The Foundry in London on Wednesday 13th February for CORE’s annual partners' meeting. Below is a brief summary of the very wide-ranging expert presentations given on the day.

February 22nd, 2019 | by Corporate Justice Coalition

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Open civil society letter to support the Nobel Peace Prize for Human Rights Defenders

CORE and over 200 other civil society organisations from around the world have signed onto a letter endorsing the Nobel Peace Prize for the global community of Human Rights Defenders.

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Human rights organisations call on Liam Fox MP to stop export of surveillance equipment to Honduras

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April 4th, 2018

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Letter on Women Human Rights Defenders in Honduras

CORE has joined 169 human rights organisations in signing an open letter to Honduran Embassies across the globe, calling for an end to the attacks against women human rights defenders in Honduras.

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Open letter: Repression and criminalization against social movements and women human rights defenders in Honduras worsens

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October 5th, 2017

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Letter to the Honduran Ambassador in the UK

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A letter to the Honduran Ambassador in the UK, condemining the murder of Berta Cáceres, the inspiring and internationally-renowned social activist who spent her life fighting for and defending indigenous peoples’ rights to their lands.

March 16th, 2016

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Second submission to the Drafting Group on Human Rights and Business of the Council of Europe

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Comments and suggestions from Amnesty International, ECCJ, FIDH, CORE and Sherpa on the Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on human rights and business of 22 August 2014.

September 16th, 2014 | by Amnesty International UK and Partners

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