1 December 2018

In recent years, some of Australia’s most prominent companies...have been implicated in serious human rights violations overseas.

...This report shines a spotlight on ten cases of serious violations involving Australian companies operating in different countries and industries. It tracks the impacts of those violations on local people and their uphill struggle to pursue justice and remedy.

These stories paint a devastating picture not only of corporate wrongdoing but also of corporate impunity.

...Attempts by communities to take legal action through the Australian courts have likewise faced enormous legal, procedural and cost hurdles and have rarely succeeded.

...Australian government action is urgently needed to prevent such abuses, ensure that serious crimes committed by Australian companies or their employees overseas are prosecuted and that communities can obtain justice and remedy in Australia where they cannot do so locally.