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Gold Mining, Human Rights and Due Diligence in Colombia
Gold Mining, Human Rights and Due Diligence in Colombia
Views from the civil society on the implementation of the EU Regulation on the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals and policy recommendations
Colombia is one of the countries categorised as a conflict region by the EU Regulation on Responsible Sourcing. This paper will take a closer look at gold extraction in Colombia in the context of the violent conflict and human rights abuses taking place there. From there, the paper will present recommendations directed towards the implementation of Accompanying Measures of the EU Regulation on Responsible Sourcing in Colombia, as well as additional measures needed to diminish the levels of conflict and human rights violations in this sector.
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Report 2017: The Global Energy Sector and Human Rights (executive summary)
Cover: 2017 Report: The Global Energy Sector and Human Rights
Putting German Business and Policy to the Test
This executive summary of the report by Germanwatch and MISEREOR is all about energy – a sector that is inextricably linked to globalisation and is associated time and time again with human rights violations. The study explores the question of whether and to what extent German business and the German Government have implemented the demands of the UN Guiding Principles to date.
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