Worker rights: Qatar risks own goal with World Cup
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the ongoing controversy over worker rights in Qatar which from Sunday hosts the World Cup…
Human rights claims undermine China’s investment abroad, report finds
Reuters China’s efforts to be seen as a responsible investor overseas are at risk from high rates of human rights abuses linked to its business operations, especially in the metals and mining sector, a report released on Wednesday found. The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a global non-governmental organisation, logged 679 charges of human rights […]
Killings and threats against land rights defenders soar in 2017, says rights group
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 120 activists campaigning to protect their land, environment and labour rights from business interests were killed last year – an almost 50 per cent increase on 2016, a rights group said on Tuesday. The London-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre said it documented 388 attacks on campaigners in 2017, including […]