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News / September 21, 2016

The shrinking space for civil society

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News / September 15, 2016

Sign the petition: Human rights before business

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News / September 5, 2016

Report reveals victim stories of chemical poisoning in electronics industry in China

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Publication / September 5, 2016

The Poisonous Pearl

Occupational chemical poisoning in the electronics industry in the Pearl River Delta, People’s Republic of China

Who are the owners of amazonias hydropower plants

News / August 30, 2016

Who are the owners of the hydropower plants in the Amazon?

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News / July 27, 2016

CAO: Complainants should be better protected

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News / July 27, 2016

Short Course on Business and Human Rights, Pretoria

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Publication / July 19, 2016

Harnessing private finance to attain public policy goals?

How governments try to involve the private sector in times of austerity and what risks this entails

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News / July 19, 2016

Reminder: do not mix private money and public goals