GENEVA (18 May 2021) – A UN expert today urged the Government of Peru to end the criminalisation of environmental human rights defenders and ensure the country s judiciary is not used as a means to silence them.
The Supreme Court of Peru recently confirmed the judgement against César Estrada Chuquilín (10 years imprisonment). Two human rights defenders were also sentenced to prison, Jaime Trinidad de la Cruz Gallegos (12 years and 4 months) and Jesús Mariano Cornejo Reynoso (7 years and 4 months).
Estrada, a journalist and human rights defender, had denounced forced evictions, harassment of people and environmental damage caused by an open-pit gold and copper mine known as Conga that is owned by Yanacocha S.R.L. He was sentenced for alleged extortion against a contractor of the Yanacocha S.R.L, and his appeal was rejected.
Myanmar: Time for business to take a stand against human rights violations - UN experts
GENEVA (12 May 2021) – As powerful actors in the current fragile and deteriorating context in Myanmar, businesses must uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations, UN experts said today. The coup of 1 February has placed businesses with operations or business relations in Myanmar in a challenging situation. While some businesses have reiterated their public support for the rule of law and human rights, and cut ties with the junta, many continue to engage in business with the military as if nothing has happened, they said.
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 6:26 am
GENEVA (12 May 2021) – As powerful actors in the
current fragile and deteriorating context in Myanmar,
businesses must uphold their human rights responsibilities
and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human
rights violations, UN experts said today.
The coup of
1 February has placed businesses with operations or business
relations in Myanmar in a challenging situation. While some
businesses have reiterated their public support for the rule
of law and human rights, and cut ties with the junta, many
continue to engage in business with the military as if
nothing has happened, they said.
As the military junta
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