Listen to Maxwell Atuhura, Human Rights defender against EACOP project and Nicholas Omonut Okoit, student and part of End Fossil Occupy Uganda, Rise Up Movement and Fridays For Future MAPA.
We often hear discussions about corporate accountability being too dominated by developed countries and that we need to hear more voices from the Global South.
What does the global value chain look like from the other end? How do concepts in international documents like the UN Guiding Principles apply on the ground? Is it really possible for victims to get a fair hearing?
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“We are here to ask for a tangible and sensible Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. A law that really makes sense, which people can use to get justice. That is our appeal: Justice for people, justice for the environment.”
Listen to Agnese Ruggiero: Policy Lead at Carbon Market Watch.
Listen to Bennett Freeman, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
Listen to Antje von Dewitz, CEO of the mountain sports outdoor products manufacturer Vaude.