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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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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
Capacity exhange
11 March 2019

Empowering defenders in Quito

Mining, oil, agriculture and hydropower - the list was long when human rights defenders mapped problem...
Call to action
Logging and deforestation
21 February 2019

Human rights due diligence required in tropical logging

The clearing of tropical forests is associated with high risks of impacts on human rights, biodiversit...
Call to action
Company responses
13 December 2018

Companies react to Swedwatch report on water

Swedwatch’s recent report To the last drop on water related human rights risks in food production rece...
Call to action
Conflict diamonds
16 November 2018

Will the KP ever be reformed to address the reality behind diamonds?

On November 16, the 2018 annual Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary was concluded in Brussels. KP Member co...
Call to action
Water crises
13 November 2018

Food companies fail to address water risks in Peru

Large-scale production of fruits and vegetables has created an acute water scarcity in Peru’s Ica vall...
Call to action
Client responsibility
25 October 2018

Report on mining launched in Marikana

Suppliers of mining equipment have a responsibility to act on adverse human rights impacts arising as...
Call to action
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