📢New Co-authored Study: Counter-terrorism financing ( #CFT ) laws have been notoriously harmful for #humanrightsdefenders . This piece explores whether getting rid of #FATF 's non-profit sector policies would help alleviate suppression of defenders worldwide. Human Security Collective

1/7 Just back from the #FATF 's Private Sector Consultative Forum, where we were there in strength calling for an improvement in effectiveness in terms of both the FATF normative framework as well as its implementation, while being cognizant of the wider impacts and harms caused.

Important day for #womenhumanrightsdefenders and #reproductiverights worldwide as Justyna Wydrzyńska of the Aborcyjny Dream Team stands trial. Providing safe abortion care is not a crime but a human right as part of rights to health, bodily autonomy, privacy & more #IAmJustyna

We’re at the court in Warsaw for Justyna’s final trial today. She’s accused of helping a woman access abortion pills in 2020.

Sending love and support from everyone at ASN - we’re with you Justyna! #jakJustyna

Nabestaanden vermoorde activiste doen aangifte tegen bestuurders ontwikkelingsbank FMO fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/…

Today, the daughter of murdered Honduran #HumanRights activist Berta Cáceres filed criminal charges against Dutch development bank @FMO for complicity in corruption, money laundering, embezzlement & violence around the Agua Zarca project.

Statement 👉 somo.nu/3AbkazF

#ATTENTION : The community of Rio Blanco, COPINH and the family of Berta Cáceres, presented this Tuesday before the Dutch anti-corruption prosecutor, a criminal complaint against FMO Bank for acts of corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and violence in Honduras.

Banks are enablers: they must act to protect human rights defenders in the projects they fund. Today the daughter of murdered activist #BertaCáceres files criminal charges against @FMO for complicity in corruption & violence @COPINHHonduras Global Justice Association reuters.com/world/americas…

BREAKING🚨 - Daughter of murdered Honduran human rights activist #BertaCáceres files criminal charges against Dutch development bank @FMO for complicity in corruption, money laundering, embezzlement & violence around the Agua Zarca project @COPINHHonduras #JusticiaParaBerta

Fantastic breakdown of events by The Intercept on how closely Dutch Development Bank FMO's investments in Honduras were linked to the murder of #BertaCáceres .

Stay tuned for more and follow 👇
Global Justice Association theintercept.com/2022/06/23/hon…

A contribution by our Global Justice Association team in FD Nieuws, highlighting that, as a subject of international law and in response to society's expectations, Dutch State Bank FMO must comply with int. human rights standards #BertaCáceres #bizhumanrights
fd.nl/opinie/1424333…

CEO of ⁦⁦Shell⁩ publically announces that he stands above the law and will NOT change his company’s CO2 emission reduction strategy, despite the recent Court ruling forcing Shell to reduce its emission by 45% in 2030.

⁦Milieudefensie⁩ linkedin.com/posts/milieude…

Dutch development bank FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank financed shadow company of David Castillo, convicted co-author of the assassination of #BertaCáceres

Later more.

COPINH

fd.nl/ondernemen/140…

‘Staatsbank FMO financierde bedrijf achter moordcomplot van Berta Cáceres in Honduras’.

Hier wezen o.a. Oxfam Novib & Both ENDS al jaren geleden op. Nu is David C. veroordeeld voor de moord. Hij ontving ‘n #FMO -lening voor bouw waterkrachtcentrale.

fd.nl/ondernemen/140…

🇫🇷 #France 's highest court to decide on Thursday on multiple appeals in the #Lafarge case, in which the ciment maker was initially charged with complicity in #CrimesAgainstHumanity in 🇸🇾 #Syria .
Hugely important decision for #CorporateAccountability .
Sherpa ECCHR

➡️ Dutch bank FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank - responsible for the financing of DESA, the criminal group behind the murder of #BertaCáceres - has made a public statement in relation to yesterday’s ruling against DESA’s CEO David Castillo.

fmo.nl/news-detail/f8…

🔴 Hace algunos minutos, David Castillo - Presidente de la compañía hidroeléctrica DESA - fue declarado CULPABLE como autor del asesinato de #BertaCáceres 🔴

#JusticiaParaBerta

Report of the investigation I conducted for @Milieudefensie on consultation practices during RSPO process and palm oil company Socfin. We found critical gaps and call upon lawmakers legislation to avoid using certification as a proxy for due diligence. en.milieudefensie.nl/news/press-rel…

'Between 2015 and 2019, at least 1,323 defenders were killed in 64 countries and the pattern of killings is widespread.” New report out by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
Summary here: ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…