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?
You’ll hear more about:
“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.”
Is it really is possible for companies to "do the right thing"?
There's very little pressure being applied to companies by investors looking at how they're actually behaving and treating human rights as a core business priority. This needs to change.
Investors shouldn't just take companies' word for what they're doing; they should investigate what the companies are actually doing regarding human rights.
