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🗣️Today, a cross-regional group of #HumanRightsDefenders and community representatives met with parliamentarians and civil servants to lay out what laws and actions they want to see from the UK government to help them safely defend their land & the environment. 🧵

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the start of #16DaysofActivism2024. Melanie Jacques and Sarah Gibbons kickstart our #IDEVAW blog series with a focus on violence against women in the agricultural sector. leighdaylaw.info/3ZndXx5

Billionaires are pouring huge amounts of money into the political process — and both political parties. Never before in American history have so few had so much wealth and economic and political power.

in a week: 'A UK Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence model?' 9 Dec BIICL biicl.org/events/11978/a…

Today, as #MinesAndMoney conference starts, ACTSA, Corporate Justice Coalition, LDNMiningNetwork.bsky.social and RAID wrote to Anglo American investors about lead pollution in #Kabwe We urge investors to consider the financial and moral risks of this investment. Full letter: shorturl.at/QRr6m

.Bloomberg UK asks who will clean up oil pollution in the Niger Delta if Shell's sale of its Nigerian subsidiary goes ahead. Dan Leader and Matthew Renshaw represent the Ogale and Bille communities taking legal action against Shell over soil pollution. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

We need regulators and policymakers to step up the requirements of what is required of corporations after their misconduct, in addition to more ethical corporate leadership.

📢We call on the UK Government to prioritise human rights at this years UN treaty negotiations. The Treaty on Business and Human Rights needs to end corporate impunity for abuses and enable effective access to justice. #BizHumanRights corporatejusticecoalition.org/resources/civi…

A Court of Appeal judgement has cleared the way for two Nigerian communities' legal claims over oil pollution allegedly caused by Shell's subsidiary SPDC to finally go ahead to full trial in 2025. Daniel Leader and Matthew Renshaw represent. leighdaylaw.info/3OJYUaC

📢 PBI UK alongside other members of Corporate Justice Coalition call on the UK Government to prioritise #HumanRights at UN treaty negotiations. It's fundamental that the UK supports communities and #HumanRightsDefenders confronting human rights & environmental harms.

Stuart-Smith LJ's reasoned judgment on 'global claims' against #Shell is now out Alame & Ors v Shell PLC & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1500 bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/… Leigh Day International Daniel Leader

My review of that judgment now here Blogged: The Court of Appeal's most relevant judgment on 'global claims', causation, and pursuing Shell for ubiquitous pollution gavclaw.com/2024/12/07/ala…

Leigh Day partner and joint head of human rights Jamie Beagent has signed an annual open letter marking Human Rights Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights leighdaylaw.info/4grPOLh

Dyson appeal allowed! Well done Leigh Day Oliver Holland More later. judiciary.uk/judgments/limb…

Great to see this podcast out about Kabwe's lead poisoning. It tells the story of Oliver who was diagnosed with lead poisoning at the age of 2, and who is now 18. Produced by Radio Workshop Dhashen Moodley, available on youtube, spotify and apple. youtube.com/watch?v=qjGwwZ…

The International Law Association International Law Association (ILA) Vice Chair, Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb has called for a legally binding instrument on business and human rights so as to ensure that business activities advance international human rights law and

No backtracking, period Michael McGrath was clear in his confirmation hearing about his commitment to swift implementation of the #CSDDD Now Ursula von der Leyen risks undoing that promise We say #NoToOmnibus because corporate accountability isn’t optional—it’s essential for a just

Amnesty is one of 170 civil society organisations calling on the European Commission to actively protect the EU corporate accountability laws. See the statement here 👇

Dark times ahead for America and the world but there is hope. Robert Reich's analysis will prove prescient.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: "The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors...may I ask you to have mercy Mr. President on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away."