And to be clear, who now resumes war weapons licensing and exports for use in Gaza, enters an area of individual criminal responsibility. Int'l Criminal Court

📢#Syrie : Lafarge et 4 dirigeants sont renvoyés devant le tribunal correctionnel pour financement d’une entreprise terroriste et violation d’un embargo. Une nouvelle étape importante après 8 ans de procédure 👉 bit.ly/3NsCbiE

🗓️En 2016, Sherpa, @ECCHR_Berlin et 11 anciens employés syriens ont déposé plainte contre Lafarge, accusé d’avoir financé des groupes armés pour continuer ses activités en Syrie malgré les graves risques pour ses employé·e·s. Parcourir toute l’affaire👇 asso-sherpa.org/affaire-lafarg…

⚖️ Lafarge est également mise en examen pour complicité de crimes contre l’humanité, une première mondiale dans la lutte contre l’impunité des multinationales pour leurs activités à l’étranger. L’instruction se poursuit. lemonde.fr/societe/articl…

! Lafarge & former executives to stand trial for financing terrorism in Syria. But a long way to justice for the former employees plaintiffs in the case filed by sonu sherpa & ecc.hr in 2016:charges on complicity in crimes against humanity are still pending. tinyurl.com/3f3484rc

🔎Lafarge is also charged with complicity in crimes against humanity. The investigation will continue, 8 years after a complaint was filed by Sherpa, @ECCHRCBerlin and 11 Syrian employees. Find out more about the case👇 asso-sherpa.org/lafarge-case-s…

Der juristische Kampf gegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen durch Unternehmen braucht einen besonders langen Atem. Den haben meine ehem. Kolleg*innen vom ECCHR & Sherpa und sie könnten internationale Rechtsgeschichte schreiben. ✊ #Lafarge nzz.ch/wirtschaft/laf…

Food delivery riders in the Philippines have won a major case against a multinational firm, establishing that the company and its riders have an employer-employee relationship, and securing P7.43M (approx. USD129,000) in compensation: business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news…

Some good news (finally!) for cases under the #Lieferkettengesetz. In case filed by ASTAC BAFA recognises that complainants (inc. trade unions and workers) must be involved in the proceedings and have access to the case files

Inédit : Le Conseil d'État consacre un nouveau cas de responsabilité sans faute (pour rupture d'égalité devant les charges publiques). Du fait d'actes non détachables de la conduite des relations internationales de la France ("actes de Gouvernement"). => bit.ly/48mkWJj

"Das Lieferkettengesetz zwingt die Konzerne anzuerkennen, dass der ehrbare Kaufmann eine Illusion ist und der Markt durch Regeln gezähmt und zivilisiert werden muss", erklärt ECCHR Legal Director Miriam Saage-Maass zur Eröffnung des Fachgesprächs 'Zwei Jahre Lieferkettengesetz'.

"Bei aller Kritik an Lücken im LkSG gilt trotzdem, dass es ein Meilenstein im Kampf gegen Ausbeutung ist", führt ECCHR-Juristin Annabell Brüggemann aus. Allerdings: "Wenn das LkSG nicht durchgesetzt wird, dann droht das Versprechen des Gesetzes nicht eingelöst zu werden."

In attendance at a significant event organised by ECCHR, the discussion centred on the theme of solidarity and the violation of international law in #Gaza, #Sudan, #Libya and other countries. #Berlin #HumanRights

It takes immense courage to blow the whistle -- but what Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo had to face to disclose a brutal and predatory organisation is unimaginable.

VW finally exits JV with SAIC, after consistently denying any Uyghur forced labour risks. BUT still failing to comply with #LkSG on these risks in wider China supply chain, as argued in ECCHR complaint last year ft.com/content/a46e82…

On se croirait dans un mauvais roman d'espionnage Même après l'avoir lu dans le dossier, j'ai du mal à imaginer que des agents des renseignement chevronnés de la DGSI ont pu être employés pour traquer "mes habitudes de vie"⤵️

At the global launch of Amnesty International report on Israel's #genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Quite significant and symbolic that it takes place in the Hague in the middle of #ICC #ASP23. Agnes Callamard's powerful remarks, calling all States to take action and stop arms delivery

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Now confirmed by the European Court of Human Rights: Greece systematically pushes people back at its borders. The court ruled in two cases (A.R.E. and G.R.J. v Greece) that Greece subjects people to enforced disappearances by arresting and secretly detaining them – with impunity.

#GreenFakes: Here are the stories TotalEnergies was involved in. Read more: climatewhistleblowers.org/new-global-inv… Investigations led by Yann Philippin & Mickaël Correia for Mediapart