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update Weekly Update 25 March | Palantir AI expands into military operations and public services amid growing rights concern
Eswatini: Retailer purchasing practices threaten textile workers’ livelihoods amid rising costs | Pakistan: Sanitation workers face systemic exploitation and discrimination | EU: Labour authorities’ use of digital tools risks exposing migrant workers to surveillance and privacy breaches | Haiti: Gap under fire after “illegal” dismissal of pregnant workers and union leaders at supplier | and much more...
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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update – Issue 56, March 2026: Venezuela’s new oil regime: a human rights perspective
This Quarterly Update explores the reform of Venezuela's oil regime, pointing to gaps in the regulation of the industry’s human rights and environmental impacts and highlighting that the responsibility of Venezuelan and foreign companies to respect human rights remains in place.
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update Weekly Update 18 March | Landmark liability ruling: Yves Rocher held accountable for overseas abuses
Uganda: StopEACOP coalition accuses major banks of “back-door” funding pipeline project via EUR1.5b TotalEnergies bond | Ecuador: Banco Pichincha reportedly closes accounts of defenders amid allegations of state-led repression | Vietnam: Investigation alleges ongoing toxic pollution at Samsung subcontractors | EU: Parliament urges social media platforms to tackle Russia-linked human trafficking | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 11 March | 31 million migrant workers at risk as Middle East conflict escalates
Kenya: Cellebrite surveillance technology allegedly used against activist | Venezuela: Investigation alleges USD 2.2bn of gold refined by Argor‑Heraeus may be linked to “most severe human rights abuses” | Myanmar: Major companies accused of fueling junta airstrikes, Justice For Myanmar calls for coordinated sanctions | UK: South West Water admits supplying contaminated water in Devon and much more...
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update Weekly Update 4 March | Anthropic AI reportedly used in US-Israel strikes as OpenAI faces user backlash for military agreement
Tunisia: Court rejects efforts to suspend fertiliser plant operations amid health and pollution concerns | Nicaragua: Govt granted more than 1m hectares in mining concessions since 2021 | Australia: HungryPanda admits that it contacted Chinese authorities during Sydney rider dispute | Greece: Intellexa founder sentenced for targeting officials and journalists with spyware | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 24 Feb | Omnibus I: EU scales back corporate sustainability rules
Saudi Arabia: More than 160 Indian construction workers stranded without pay for nearly three months | Venezuela: Anthropic’s Claude AI reportedly used by US forces in raid that captured former President Maduro | Philippines: More than 100 garment workers face 50% wage cut as factory reduces working hours due to order decline | Italy: Fast-fashion brand Piazza Italia under judicial control for alleged exploitation of subcontracted workers amid poor supplier oversight | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 18 February | 29 investors rule out financing TotalEnergies’ LNG project amid rights concerns
Zimbabwe: Female gold mine workers reportedly subjected to HIV testing before dismissal | USA: Court dismisses North Carolina town's climate change lawsuit against Duke Energy | Taiwan: Trade deal with USA bans forced labour goods and strengthens migrant worker protections | UK: High Court ruling on trans women’s access to toilets sparks workers’ rights concerns | Civicus reveals that only seven per cent of the world lives in open civic space | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 11 February 2026 | Europe’s largest PFAS contamination civil lawsuit targets chemicals giants
Cameroon: Seasonal workers allegedly subjected to freedom of association violations on sugar plantation | Brazil: Communities face health risks as crops near Mariana dam disaster site still contaminated with heavy metals | South Asia: Global fashion brands’ textile recycling schemes linked to labour rights risks in India and Pakistan | EU: NGOs and industry urge Commission to protect good governance and sustainability rules | Sudan: Transnational drone supply chains drive civilian deaths amid sanctions evasions | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 4 February 2026 | Major soy traders exit Amazon soy moratorium, risking 30% deforestation rise
More than 6,000 seafarers abandoned in 2025, marking "worst year on record", according to ITF | Kenya: Civil society calls for an end to exports of EU-banned pesticides | USA: French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary accused of providing services to ICE | South Korea: Mediation begins over alleged Indigenous Peoples' rights abuses linked to dam in Philippines | Italy: Prada cuts ties with more than 200 suppliers after audits find evidence of severe labour rights violations | Israel/OPT: Whistleblower alleges that Google breached AI ethics policy to assist Israeli military contractor analysing drone footage
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