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New report: Business and Human Rights in Occupied Territory

May 5, 2020by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

Al-Haq, together with the Global Legal Action Network, have just released ‘Business and Human Rights in Occupied Territory: Guidance for Upholding Human Rights’. The report is a most valuable contribution […]

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Guest Post: Ireland’s groundbreaking ‘Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill, 2018’ – Part II

February 5, 2019by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

Very pleased to share Part II of this guest post by Gerry Liston, a legal officer with the Global Legal Action Network and Sadaka – the Ireland Palestine Alliance, who has […]

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Guest Post: Ireland’s groundbreaking ‘Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill, 2018’ – Part I

February 4, 2019by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

I am very pleased to share Part I of this guest post by Gerry Liston on a very significant legislative development in Ireland in the context of business and human rights. Gerry Liston […]

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Amnesty takes Ireland to task over Airbnb activities in Occupied Palestine

January 30, 2019by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

Amnesty International has called on the Irish government to take regulatory action against Airbnb for its activities in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. There is a strong connection between Ireland […]

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A legal argument resting on sand – pension fund divests from cement firms operating in the West Bank

October 7, 2015by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has been tracking the story of the divestment by Norwegian pension fund KLP from two international companies, CEMEX and HeidelbergCement, because of their operations […]

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Galway Summer School on the International Criminal Court

January 5, 2015by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

My home institution, the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway, has announced that the annual International Criminal Court Summer School will take place from […]

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Seminar on Palestine, Business and Human Rights at NUI Galway

October 31, 2014by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

The first guest post as part of the series currently running on the blog was contributed by Shawan Jabarin, the Director of Al-Haq, a leading Palestinian human rights organisation. One of […]

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Ireland issues warning on investing or doing business in Israeli settlements

July 22, 2014by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued ‘Advice for Irish Citizens and Businesses regarding involvement in financial and economic activities in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian […]

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Israeli settlements: a no-go for business?

April 25, 2014by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling on States to warn companies of the risks arising from doing business in the Israeli settlements in Palestine. The […]

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Difficult days for business and human rights in the courts

May 22, 2013by Shane Darcy 1 Comment

This past few weeks have been tough for human rights advocates taking on companies in court. Most prominent was the United States Supreme Court decision in Kiobel v. Shell, where the Court restricted the […]

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