Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Next up we have Maxine Bezuidenhout from Alternative Information and Development Centre discussing how we can strengthen African civil society's role in the #BindingTreaty process. It is essential for African organisations to collaborate and co-ordinate our advocacy efforts to amplify African voices in the process

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Anyone who is interested in participating in the #BindingTreaty process can join the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples' Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. Find out more about Stop Corp. Power SA and the treaty project: stopcorporateimpunity.org/binding-treaty…

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Stop Corp. Power SA Next up, we have Ariella Scher from Open Secrets discussing countering corporate influence and state resistance in the #BindingTreaty process. We've heard a lot today about strengthening civil society, but we also need to look at the positions of those opposing the treaty

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Stop Corp. Power SA Ariella Scher Open Secrets The United Nations is not a welcoming space for communities, but it is for corporations. We need to ask first and foremost why corporations are even in the room when we are trying to end their impunity for human rights violations

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Stop Corp. Power SA Ariella Scher Open Secrets Are there companies that support the #BindingTreaty process? There has been push back from corporations even on voluntary due diligence obligations. Corporations make ESG commitments instead – we see energy companies painting crèches instead of reducing their carbon emissions

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Stop Corp. Power SA Ariella Scher Open Secrets Do banks have to know that they are funding human rights violations? Banks have to undertake what they call due diligence which protects them from risk. Why shouldn't they have to protect against risks to the environment and risks to host communities?

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Stop Corp. Power SA Ariella Scher Open Secrets Recently, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the South African state (including the judiciary) is enjoined by the Constitution to take note and take action when it sees that a South African-headquartered company is involved in human rights violations anywhere

Christopher Gevers Lawyers for Human Rights Mining Affected Communities United in Action Kelo Alternative Information and Development Centre Stop Corp. Power SA Ariella Scher Open Secrets Finally, we have the head of our Business and Human Rights programme, Anesu Dera, outlining the road map for engaging with African state officials and representatives of human rights bodies tomorrow

🚨 JOINT PRESS STATEMENT 🚨 We stand against #OperationNewBroom – a brutal, unlawful campaign scapegoating African migrants in Tshwane. This is not law and order – it’s apartheid-style repression. Who is really running our city of Tshwane?? #StopNewBroom #NoToXenophobia

Activists call for suspension of Home Affairs’ Operation New Broom over ‘unlawful’ detentions in Cape Town and Pretoria conviction.co.za/operation-new-… #OperationNewBroom #HumanRights #StopXenophobia #DignityNotDetention #JusticeForMigrants Lawyers for Human Rights

It's Day 2 of the African Regional Indaba on a #BindingTreaty on business and human rights hosted with Lawyers for Human Rights and Alternative Information and Development Centre. Today, we are joined by representatives of communities, civil society organisations, African states and human rights bodies #TreatyIndaba2025

Alternative Information and Development Centre Next up, we have Jessica Lawrence from Lawyers for Human Rights discussing Africa's position in the #BindingTreaty negotiations. Africa has been at the forefront of this process since the beginning, and our role has only become more important following push back from business-friendly states

Alternative Information and Development Centre Jessica Lawrence Lawyers for Human Rights Our director Christopher Gevers reminds us of the history of Africa at the United Nations. In 1963, Miriam Makeba made submissions at the UN calling for the adoption of the Apartheid Convention. Recognition of the crime of apartheid would not have happened without civil society

Alternative Information and Development Centre Jessica Lawrence Lawyers for Human Rights Christopher Gevers It is essential to develop a unified African position on the #BindingTreaty by establishing a formal African working group. Through this group, we can develop a shared understanding that reflects African realities

Alternative Information and Development Centre Jessica Lawrence Lawyers for Human Rights Christopher Gevers We can also make use of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights which has the expertise and is working on a regional treaty on corporate accountability. Find out more: achpr.au.int/en/adopted-res…

Indaba| Today, Commissioner Sandra Makoasha is speaking at the 7th African Regional Indaba on Business and Human Rights hosted by CALS, Alternative Information and Development Centre & Lawyers for Human Rights

Alternative Information and Development Centre Jessica Lawrence Lawyers for Human Rights Christopher Gevers SAHRCommission A huge thanks to all our speakers and participants for engaging presentations and discussions on corporate accountability in Africa over the last two days!

📢 It's #ChildProtectionWeek! Section 28 of the SA Constitution starts with every child's right to a name and nationality, from birth - and with very good reason! Childhood #statelessness stops access to many other rights in its tracks. #EndStatelessness #HerDocumentHerIdentity