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A collaborative fund cultivating powerful new ways to build a healthy, just, and inclusive global economy. Learn more: https://www.sagefundrights.org/
Congratulations to SAGE grantees @4workerrights.bsky.social, CATU, and Chea Chan on this victory for labor rights in Cambodia! Better-late-than-never remedy from the brands, but it came at a high personal cost for Chan.
www.workersrights.org/commentary/l...
www.workersrights.org/commentary/l...
Landmark Redress for Falsely Imprisoned Worker Leader Won with Breakthrough Union Recognition for 20,000 Workers - Worker Rights Consortium
Worker Rights Consortium
www.workersrights.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congratulations to SAGE grantees @4workerrights.bsky.social, CATU, and Chea Chan on this victory for labor rights in Cambodia! Better-late-than-never remedy from the brands, but it came at a high personal cost for Chan.
www.workersrights.org/commentary/l...
www.workersrights.org/commentary/l...
"Who shapes climate policy and who benefits?" - such a simple but powerful question could reorient the decisions we make.
Who are UN climate talks really serving? 🤔
What we see:
🚩 Big polluters as sponsors
🚩 Fossil fuel executives in presidency teams
🚩 Multinationals included in negotiation
🚩 Fossil fuel phase-out missing from the agenda
🚩 Spotlight on corporate-driven "solutions" e.g. carbon offsets
#COP30 (1/3)
What we see:
🚩 Big polluters as sponsors
🚩 Fossil fuel executives in presidency teams
🚩 Multinationals included in negotiation
🚩 Fossil fuel phase-out missing from the agenda
🚩 Spotlight on corporate-driven "solutions" e.g. carbon offsets
#COP30 (1/3)
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"Who shapes climate policy and who benefits?" - such a simple but powerful question could reorient the decisions we make.
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This "no" is not negotiable. A Guatemalan court ordered the government to consult with the Xinka People over the future of Pan American Silver's Escobal mine. This May, the Xinka People said no to the reopening of the mine and called for it to be closed permanently.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ie...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ie...
Tell Pan American Silver to respect the Xinka People's rights
YouTube video by Earthworks
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October 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This "no" is not negotiable. A Guatemalan court ordered the government to consult with the Xinka People over the future of Pan American Silver's Escobal mine. This May, the Xinka People said no to the reopening of the mine and called for it to be closed permanently.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ie...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ie...
Congratulations @fundhumanrights.bsky.social on your new strategic plan! Seeing the Fund reaffirm its commitment to its values, human rights, and frontline communities in this moment is inspiring. The courage of the groups the Fund (and SAGE) supports is indeed contagious!
Today, we are sharing our strengthened strategy and identity.
Amid huge challenges for human rights, we've been unpacking our place in this turbulent global context and preparing for the important work ahead.
Read more from @gabucher.bsky.social: fundhumanrights.org/updates/investing-in-hope/
Amid huge challenges for human rights, we've been unpacking our place in this turbulent global context and preparing for the important work ahead.
Read more from @gabucher.bsky.social: fundhumanrights.org/updates/investing-in-hope/
Investing in Hope: A Message from Our President and CEO
The world is changing—and so are we. But our commitment to justice, dignity, and fundamental freedoms will never waver.
fundhumanrights.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Congratulations @fundhumanrights.bsky.social on your new strategic plan! Seeing the Fund reaffirm its commitment to its values, human rights, and frontline communities in this moment is inspiring. The courage of the groups the Fund (and SAGE) supports is indeed contagious!
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Two protected areas in Peru have dispossessed the Kichwa people of their ancestral territories in the Peruvian Amazon.
This briefing looks at their struggle to demand restitution, reparations and benefits, and defend their rights.
Read the full briefing: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
This briefing looks at their struggle to demand restitution, reparations and benefits, and defend their rights.
Read the full briefing: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
From dispossession to territorial self-demarcation: the case of the Kichwa people and protected areas in the San Martin region of the Peruvian Amazon
Article- Forest Peoples Programme - Working with forest peoples to secure their rights
www.forestpeoples.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Two protected areas in Peru have dispossessed the Kichwa people of their ancestral territories in the Peruvian Amazon.
This briefing looks at their struggle to demand restitution, reparations and benefits, and defend their rights.
Read the full briefing: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
This briefing looks at their struggle to demand restitution, reparations and benefits, and defend their rights.
Read the full briefing: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
Congratulations, Michael, on your new role at @business-humanrights.org! We look forward to seeing BHRRC grow in its impact, influence and reach under your leadership!
We’re excited to announce the appointment of Michael Clements as our new Executive Director.
She will be leading the organisation from Johannesburg.
Find out more here: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/m...
She will be leading the organisation from Johannesburg.
Find out more here: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/m...
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Congratulations, Michael, on your new role at @business-humanrights.org! We look forward to seeing BHRRC grow in its impact, influence and reach under your leadership!
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Vous enquêtez sur une entreprise qui cause du tort? 🧐
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September 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Vous enquêtez sur une entreprise qui cause du tort? 🧐
The Counter vous aide, et c'est gratuit !
Pour en savoir plus, rejoignez notre webinar :
📅 Jeudi 16 octobre à 15h (CET)
💬 Traduction en live anglais ↔ français
Inscrivez-vous 👇
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Counter vous aide, et c'est gratuit !
Pour en savoir plus, rejoignez notre webinar :
📅 Jeudi 16 octobre à 15h (CET)
💬 Traduction en live anglais ↔ français
Inscrivez-vous 👇
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
It couldn't be clearer. The Xinka people led a robust, seven year consultation process, mandated by the court, to decide whether they wanted Pan America's silver mine in Guatemala. They decided they do not. It's time for the company and the Canadian & Guatemalan gov'ts to respect their decision.
PRESS RELEASE: Xinka Leaders Call on Canada to Respect Self-determination over Canadian-owned mine
“We are calling on Canadian authorities to publicly express support for our right to self-determination and our decision to deny consent for the Escobal mine”
miningwatch.ca/news/2025/9/...
“We are calling on Canadian authorities to publicly express support for our right to self-determination and our decision to deny consent for the Escobal mine”
miningwatch.ca/news/2025/9/...
Xinka Leaders Call on Canada to Respect their Self-Determination over a Canadian-owned Mine in Guatemala | Mining Watch Canada
miningwatch.ca
September 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
It couldn't be clearer. The Xinka people led a robust, seven year consultation process, mandated by the court, to decide whether they wanted Pan America's silver mine in Guatemala. They decided they do not. It's time for the company and the Canadian & Guatemalan gov'ts to respect their decision.
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"Vinimos a decirle a Canadá que el pueblo xinka ha decidido que no quiere que continúe la empresa minera en nuestro territorio y pedimos el cierre definitivo", dijo Marisol Guerra, una de las dos delegadas xinkas de paso por Canadá.
Marisol Guerra y Marta Muñoz están recorriendo el este de Canadá pidiendo "se respete la decisión del Parlamento Xinka", pueblo indígena de Guatemala, de negar el consentimiento a las actividades de la mina El Escobal de la canadiense Pan American Silver.
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/es/notic...
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/es/notic...
[Reportaje] Delegadas Xinkas explican en Canadá su rechazo a mina canadiense | RCI
El proyecto de mina Escobal es de Pan American Silver, con sede en Vancouver.
ici.radio-canada.ca
September 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Vinimos a decirle a Canadá que el pueblo xinka ha decidido que no quiere que continúe la empresa minera en nuestro territorio y pedimos el cierre definitivo", dijo Marisol Guerra, una de las dos delegadas xinkas de paso por Canadá.
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The Xinka People demand that Pan American Silver permanently close the Escobal mine. It threatens their environment, water, language, culture, and territory. Tell the CEO of Pan American Silver to respect their decision.
🔗 bit.ly/xinkapeoples...
🔗 bit.ly/xinkapeoples...
September 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Xinka People demand that Pan American Silver permanently close the Escobal mine. It threatens their environment, water, language, culture, and territory. Tell the CEO of Pan American Silver to respect their decision.
🔗 bit.ly/xinkapeoples...
🔗 bit.ly/xinkapeoples...
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In Bangkok at #UNRBHR2025?
Please join our civil society only session tomorrow:
Turning Law into Justice: Leveraging Due Diligence for Worker Remedy
📅16 September 2025 | 10:30 - 12:00 ICT
📍UN Conference Centre | Conference Room 1
Registration (optional): www.workersrights.org/2025-united-...
Please join our civil society only session tomorrow:
Turning Law into Justice: Leveraging Due Diligence for Worker Remedy
📅16 September 2025 | 10:30 - 12:00 ICT
📍UN Conference Centre | Conference Room 1
Registration (optional): www.workersrights.org/2025-united-...
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In Bangkok at #UNRBHR2025?
Please join our civil society only session tomorrow:
Turning Law into Justice: Leveraging Due Diligence for Worker Remedy
📅16 September 2025 | 10:30 - 12:00 ICT
📍UN Conference Centre | Conference Room 1
Registration (optional): www.workersrights.org/2025-united-...
Please join our civil society only session tomorrow:
Turning Law into Justice: Leveraging Due Diligence for Worker Remedy
📅16 September 2025 | 10:30 - 12:00 ICT
📍UN Conference Centre | Conference Room 1
Registration (optional): www.workersrights.org/2025-united-...
Great piece by @fordfoundation.org on SAGE grantee @4workerrights.bsky.social about its strategy of securing binding agreements with garment brands to improve labor rights at the factories that supply their clothes!
www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
The Worker Rights Consortium: Fighting for Garment Workers Worldwide - Ford Foundation
The Worker Rights Consortium protects garment workers rights by using university licensing agreements to hold global brands accountable
www.fordfoundation.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Great piece by @fordfoundation.org on SAGE grantee @4workerrights.bsky.social about its strategy of securing binding agreements with garment brands to improve labor rights at the factories that supply their clothes!
www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...
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🌏✊ In Kathmandu, community health workers & their unions from across South Asia united for recognition, rights & dignity.
CHWs deserve fair pay, protections & respect. Thanks @sagefundrights.bsky.social for supporting workers rights!
#Care4Carers #UnionStrong uniglobalunion.org/news/chws-ne...
CHWs deserve fair pay, protections & respect. Thanks @sagefundrights.bsky.social for supporting workers rights!
#Care4Carers #UnionStrong uniglobalunion.org/news/chws-ne...
Community health workers push for stronger unions at Nepal forum
Community health workers (CHWs) and their unions from across South Asia met in Kathmandu last week to press for stronger recognition, better working conditions and women-led unions, in a region where ...
uniglobalunion.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌏✊ In Kathmandu, community health workers & their unions from across South Asia united for recognition, rights & dignity.
CHWs deserve fair pay, protections & respect. Thanks @sagefundrights.bsky.social for supporting workers rights!
#Care4Carers #UnionStrong uniglobalunion.org/news/chws-ne...
CHWs deserve fair pay, protections & respect. Thanks @sagefundrights.bsky.social for supporting workers rights!
#Care4Carers #UnionStrong uniglobalunion.org/news/chws-ne...
Great outcome for the Indigenous communities in Peru and corporate accountability! This case is emblematic of our extractive economy which allows corporations to harm people, the environment and avoid taxes. Congratulations to the communities and their allies!
✊ Indigenous Peoples are seeking justice after Pluspetrol's pollution of the Peruvian Amazon.
The OECD Dutch NCP has just confirmed that the company failed on:
❌ environmental protection
❌ respect for indigenous rights
❌ right to health
❌ transparency
❌ tax obligations
www.somo.nl/pluspetrol-f...
The OECD Dutch NCP has just confirmed that the company failed on:
❌ environmental protection
❌ respect for indigenous rights
❌ right to health
❌ transparency
❌ tax obligations
www.somo.nl/pluspetrol-f...
September 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Great outcome for the Indigenous communities in Peru and corporate accountability! This case is emblematic of our extractive economy which allows corporations to harm people, the environment and avoid taxes. Congratulations to the communities and their allies!
A hopeful article about the leadership of Indigenous women, defending territories, expanding women's livelihoods, and showing the path forward.
Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored
Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored
Across the world, women at the heart of their communities are leading the struggle to protect their culture, land and way of life
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A hopeful article about the leadership of Indigenous women, defending territories, expanding women's livelihoods, and showing the path forward.
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It's time to face the hard truth:
while we, civil society, call for change, often our calls are for incremental tweaks to the system, which can actually reinforce it.
And make us, at times, part of the problem.
But we can do more, and better.
Full piece: www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
while we, civil society, call for change, often our calls are for incremental tweaks to the system, which can actually reinforce it.
And make us, at times, part of the problem.
But we can do more, and better.
Full piece: www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
If we want radical change, we need to prepare better and work differently - SOMO
We should aim to create proposals, in partnership with social movements, that are ready to be implemented when opportunities appear.
www.somo.nl
August 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It's time to face the hard truth:
while we, civil society, call for change, often our calls are for incremental tweaks to the system, which can actually reinforce it.
And make us, at times, part of the problem.
But we can do more, and better.
Full piece: www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
while we, civil society, call for change, often our calls are for incremental tweaks to the system, which can actually reinforce it.
And make us, at times, part of the problem.
But we can do more, and better.
Full piece: www.somo.nl/if-we-want-r...
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Next month join us for a webinar where we'll discuss:
📌 what has been the #CommunityResourceExchange (CRE) impact so far & examples of successful collaborations
📌key trends & key lessons learned
📌what's coming next & how you can collaborate.
Read more: rightsindevelopment.org/news/cre-eva...
📌 what has been the #CommunityResourceExchange (CRE) impact so far & examples of successful collaborations
📌key trends & key lessons learned
📌what's coming next & how you can collaborate.
Read more: rightsindevelopment.org/news/cre-eva...
August 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Next month join us for a webinar where we'll discuss:
📌 what has been the #CommunityResourceExchange (CRE) impact so far & examples of successful collaborations
📌key trends & key lessons learned
📌what's coming next & how you can collaborate.
Read more: rightsindevelopment.org/news/cre-eva...
📌 what has been the #CommunityResourceExchange (CRE) impact so far & examples of successful collaborations
📌key trends & key lessons learned
📌what's coming next & how you can collaborate.
Read more: rightsindevelopment.org/news/cre-eva...
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How can 4 billionaires hold more wealth than 750 million people?
A rigged system, tax injustice, and declining public investments are fueling a silent crisis across the continent.
Find out more: www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
A rigged system, tax injustice, and declining public investments are fueling a silent crisis across the continent.
Find out more: www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
July 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
How can 4 billionaires hold more wealth than 750 million people?
A rigged system, tax injustice, and declining public investments are fueling a silent crisis across the continent.
Find out more: www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
A rigged system, tax injustice, and declining public investments are fueling a silent crisis across the continent.
Find out more: www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
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Mozambique LNG is a known site of environmental and human rights violations – and the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) approved billions of tax dollars to fund this project without proper environmental review, economic assessments, or public input.
We're taking them to court.
We're taking them to court.
July 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Mozambique LNG is a known site of environmental and human rights violations – and the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) approved billions of tax dollars to fund this project without proper environmental review, economic assessments, or public input.
We're taking them to court.
We're taking them to court.
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Together with @hopebased.bsky.social and colleagues from around the world, we're thrilled to be launching a new messaging guide for changing the conversation on corporate accountability. Please join us for the launch webinar on July 15. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Together with @hopebased.bsky.social and colleagues from around the world, we're thrilled to be launching a new messaging guide for changing the conversation on corporate accountability. Please join us for the launch webinar on July 15. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🗣️ The #ClimateOpinion by the Inter-American Court of #HumanRights is clear: States must take action to STOP the climate crisis.
➡️ Swipe for our experts’ take.
👇 Read CIEL’s statement. #AOLetsGO
🔗 bit.ly/3I9M2KN
➡️ Swipe for our experts’ take.
👇 Read CIEL’s statement. #AOLetsGO
🔗 bit.ly/3I9M2KN
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🗣️ The #ClimateOpinion by the Inter-American Court of #HumanRights is clear: States must take action to STOP the climate crisis.
➡️ Swipe for our experts’ take.
👇 Read CIEL’s statement. #AOLetsGO
🔗 bit.ly/3I9M2KN
➡️ Swipe for our experts’ take.
👇 Read CIEL’s statement. #AOLetsGO
🔗 bit.ly/3I9M2KN
Having supported communities harmed by Socfin, the investigation results are shocking but not surprising. What is surprising is that Socfin is going to determine if and how it will remedy the violations it has caused without input or oversight by the communities harmed.
A two-year investigation into 139 complaints by affected communities against Socfin group's oil palm and rubber plantations worldwide have been vindicated by the group's own paid consultant. The investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia. grain.org/e/7286
July 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Having supported communities harmed by Socfin, the investigation results are shocking but not surprising. What is surprising is that Socfin is going to determine if and how it will remedy the violations it has caused without input or oversight by the communities harmed.
#BetterThisTime. Corporate accountability is key to ensuring the transition is just. We can do better this time. Thanks @earthworks.bsky.social for the important message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7I...
Let's Build a Fair & Cleaner Energy Future | #BetterThisTime
YouTube video by Earthworks
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
#BetterThisTime. Corporate accountability is key to ensuring the transition is just. We can do better this time. Thanks @earthworks.bsky.social for the important message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7I...
Congratulations to the M10, @bothends.bsky.social and @somoamsterdam.bsky.social! 11 years after the communities filed a complaint, finally some remedy and an acknowledgement from the banks that they had not effectively responded to the concerns they raised from the start.
🚩 After years of dialogue with the Indigenous Ngäbe communities, banks FMO and DEG have finally recognised the suffering caused by the Barro Blanco hydropower dam in Panama.
SOMO and @bothends.bsky.social welcome the agreement signed by the communities and the banks.
Full statement: bit.ly/406lY9F
SOMO and @bothends.bsky.social welcome the agreement signed by the communities and the banks.
Full statement: bit.ly/406lY9F
June 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Congratulations to the M10, @bothends.bsky.social and @somoamsterdam.bsky.social! 11 years after the communities filed a complaint, finally some remedy and an acknowledgement from the banks that they had not effectively responded to the concerns they raised from the start.
Complaint mechanisms can be used to secure creative outcomes for communities suffering corporate-related climate & human rights impacts. SAGE grantee @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social & communities in Bougainville, PNG filed a complaint against Rio Tinto for the impacts of a copper mine it abandoned.
June 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Complaint mechanisms can be used to secure creative outcomes for communities suffering corporate-related climate & human rights impacts. SAGE grantee @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social & communities in Bougainville, PNG filed a complaint against Rio Tinto for the impacts of a copper mine it abandoned.