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All our reports, articles, notices and other types of posts are listed below and shown in chronological order. Use the filter to narrow the scope. 

 

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CAPACITY BUILDING
16 December 2019

Swedwatch supports East African partners to hold businesses accountable

With training sessions on business, human rights and the environment, Swedwatch has supported East Afr...
Call to action
Human rights defenders
12 December 2019

Urgent need for companies to address attacks against rights defenders

In a new report, Swedwatch and six Swedish civil society organisations urge European companies to step...
Call to action
PEACEBUILDING
26 November 2019

Human rights and environmental impact of business overlooked in peacebuilding

More than a billion people are affected by violent conflict around the world each year but the vital r...
Call to action
High-conflict areas
19 September 2019

UN calls for companies to bolster HRDD in Myanmar 

For the first time, the UN has published a report containing details of the business interests of Myan...
Call to action
Climate justice
18 September 2019

Swedwatch joins new climate movement

Swedwatch has joined a coalition of civil society groups building a global movement pledging to urgent...
Call to action
UN
12 September 2019

Swedwatch gets UN consultative status

Swedwatch recently gained consultative status and accreditation to two influential United Nations’ for...
Call to action
Human rights defenders
14 May 2019

Defender reporting on banana sector risks prosecution

In Ecuador, Jorge Acosta risks prosecution for “creating economic panic” for reporting on labour right...
Call to action
OECD
07 May 2019

Swedwatch raises new perspective on company responsibility at OECD

What are the responsibilties of companies who sell mining equipment on high-risk markets? This was dis...
Call to action
Make ICT Fair
07 May 2019

Copper with a Cost – film on copper mining in Zambia

Swedwatch's film Copper with a Cost shows how community member’s access to clean water and farmland is...
Call to action
Make ICT Fair
06 May 2019

Environment and human rights risks in mining of ICT minerals

Unsustainable extraction of copper, a mineral frequently used in ICT products, has caused environmenta...
Call to action
Local launch
02 May 2019

Swedish buyers met with communities in Peru

More than 120 people attended the launch of the report “To the last drop” in Peru, highlighting human...
Call to action
Community rights
28 March 2019

Sierra Leone bioenergy project poses new challenges to communities

The Addax Bioenergy project continues to pose challenges to communities in Sierra Leone nine years aft...
Call to action
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