Chinese sponsors are paying $1.395bn to be associated with the FIFA World Cup, surpassing the $1.1bn spent by US companies. #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1…

Corporate sponsors must act on their responsibility to respect human rights. They must learn their lessons from Qatar to ensure that future sporting events are not held at the expense of rights holders. #QatarWorldCup2022

Qatar is the most profitable FIFA World Cup ever, earning FIFA 7.5 billion USD. Was it worth it? #fifaworldcup #qatar #kafala #humanrights #bizhumanrights #fifaqatar2022 #sponsorship bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

”Självklart är det här ett sätt att osynliggöra migrantarbetarna. Samtidigt, om bilderna hade fått vara kvar hade ju inte de lindrat de övergrepp som migrantarbetarna utsatts för.” ⁦Olof Björnsson⁩ ⁦Swedwatch⁩ ⁦Expressen⁩ expressen.se/sport/fotboll/…

Debatt: Swedwatch uppmanar nu svenska företag som sponsrar idrottsevenemang att ta sin del av ansvaret för att mänskliga rättigheter inte kränks i samband med framtida mästerskap. Swedwatch Olof Björnsson etc.se/debatt/sporten…

Following the FIFA World Cup, #Qatar will host 14 major sports tournaments in 2023. Will the world keep its eye on Qatar and continue to push for human rights? #QatarWorldCup2022 #bizhumanrights #sportswashing #kafala dohanews.co/qatar-to-host-…

"We are human beings. We don’t want to be treated as less of a human." Despite reforms, migrant workers in Qatar are still suffering from abusive employment practices. #qatar #kenya #bizhumanrights #kafala #migration #sdg8 dohanews.co/we-are-still-s…

Complaints filed by Swedwatch, PAX for peace and several other CSOs have been accepted by the Norwegian NCP. Hopefully the process can contribute to a better understanding of corporate responsibility in cases where business operations impact human rights.

På tisdag ställs två företrädare för Lundin Oil inför rätta för medhjälp till de grova krigsförbrytelser som begicks i Sudan för mer än tjugo år sedan. dagensarena.se/innehall/nu-at…

The Lundin Oil war crimes trial starts today. In JusticeInfo.net I talk about why this is so important. "This lawsuit sends a very strong signal to companies and their executives in Sweden and elsewhere." justiceinfo.net/en/121068-oil-…

What happens with the corporate responsibility to respect human rights when a company is bought and sold? Join us for a livestreamed panel discussion on corporate restructuring and the right to remedy. The discussion will build on the landmark Lundin war crimes trial.

Please join us tomorrow as we discuss the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in the context of mergers and acquisitions. Can a company structure its way out of responsibility for human rights?