This page shares stories from activists, communities, and others fighting for business and human rights.
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Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are one tactic used by business actors to stop people raising concerns about their practices. SLAPPs can take the form of criminal or civil lawsuits brought to intimidate, bankrupt and silence critics. This hub...
HRDs’ work is essential to the business and human rights movement because of their critical importance for ensuring corporate responsibility and accountability. Yet, attacks on them are growing. This hub brings together news on these advocates and communities -...
The Resource Centre collects interviews with activists, journalists and human rights defenders, where they share their strategies, victories, and recommendations on protecting civic freedoms and human rights. Besides interviews with regional HRDs, on the CEECA...
What is the situation like for human rights defenders, working on business-related human rights issues in Kazakhstan? Are there sufficient protections for HRDs? We work within the labor [legislation] field. We solve problems in courts by means of communication with...
What is the situation like for human rights defenders, working on business-related human rights issues in Kazakhstan? Are there sufficient protections for HRDs? In principle, our human rights defenders are not protected by the system.When human rights defenders hurt...
What is the situation like for human rights defenders, working on business-related human rights issues in Kazakhstan? Are there sufficient protections for HRDs? In general, the situation with human rights defenders is the same as in the country on the whole: no one is...
What is the situation like for human rights defenders, working on business-related human rights issues in Kazakhstan? Are there sufficient protections for HRDs? It is critical in Kazakhstan. The last detention of Lukpan Akhmedyarov is an example of that. The law does...
Can you share the kinds of threats and attacks you have experienced as a result of your work on business and human rights? How were companies involved in this? Of course, they are directly involved. It is easy to fabricate a case against any person. There will always...
What is the situation like for human rights defenders, working on business-related human rights issues in Kazakhstan? Are there sufficient protections for HRDs? Taking into account the situation in general, human rights defenders are not protected, just like ordinary...
