We are pleased to send you the BCHR Newsletter. It is aimed at providing a host of insights into the work of the Network on Business, Conflict and Human Rights (BCHR Network) and its members.

The main purpose of this newsletter is to a) share information about the work of the network and its members, and b) to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination between the network members themselves and with other interested parties.

Our newsletter is now available in four languages:

BCHR Newsletter  (English / Français / Castellano / Català)

  Network announcements  

ICIP announces it will cease its current role as the Network's technical secretariat.

  Other announcements  

a. Events, workshops, and courses

• Research Workshop on Business and Human Rights

b. New library resources

• Book Interview: The Business of Human Rights by Alex Newton
• The Human Rights and Business Toolkit
• New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries

  International News  

• Press statement MOSOP uncovers sealed plot to forcefully enter Ogoni to resume oil drilling
• Nigeria: ILO initiates national work plan to eliminate child labour in mining and cocoa supply chains
• Turkey: Nestle & Ferrero face allegations of labour rights abuses of Syrian refugee hazelnut farmers
• In Myanmar, conflicts over land and natural resources block the peace process
• Judge orders cancellation of 111 mining concessions in northern Amazonas

 Blogs and Opinions  

• Jujuy: lithium extraction wipes out local communities rights
• Going Dutch: Four things you should know about the Netherlands’ new law to eliminate child labour

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