Corporate Accountability and Human Rights: Responding to Abuses in Africa
May 24th 2022
Photo with the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria.
(Fr. Kevin O' Hara)Embedded Files
The AEFJN (Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network - Ireland) hosted a webinar on corporate responsibility and human rights on Tuesday 24 May 2022.AEFJN is focused on promoting economic justice between the European Union and sub-Saharan Africa. The Irish branch is a collaboration of nine religious congregations, focusing on advocacy and awareness raising. As citizens of the European Union, we in Ireland are in a position to advocate for just economic policies in our relationship with Africa. For more information on AEFJN Ireland you can take a look around this website.Our webinar focused on the problem of corporate human rights abuses in Africa, and gave us an opportunity to learn more about the corporate accountability legislation presently before the EU, on why it is needed, and importantly how you can take action to support it.
If you're congregation are not yet affiliated to AEFJN- Ireland but would like to know a little more then we would be delighted to hear from you. You can reach us on aefjnireland@gmail.com
On this page you will find:
A recording of the Webinar itself.
One-Pager from the ICBHR on the EU Corporate Accountability Legislation and how it can be improved.
ICBHR Briefing Paper on the EU Corporate Accountability Legislation and how it can be improved.
Gary Walsh's (Trócaire) Presentation. HERE
Photos from Fr. Kevin O' Hara.
A copy of the letter that we hope you will download, print and send. HERE
A list of the questions that were asked at the webinar.
Replies from Minister Robert Troy to our letters.
Some screenshots from the Webinar
Oil-rich Niger Delta still ‘land of misery’
A One Page Summary from the ICBHR on the EU Corporate Accountability Legislation and how it can be improved.
How do we improve the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence law (1).pdfThis is a PDF Version of Gary Walsh's (Trócaire) Presentation.
AEFJN presentation MAY 2022.pdfYou can scroll through the images on the carousel below from Fr Kevin's Presentation.
We ask that you read, print, (adapt is necessary), sign and then post the letter below to Minister Robert Troy. We ask also that you would encourage others to do likewise and if and when you get a reply we hope that you might share this with us by emailing us on aefjnireland@gmail.com
We hope to reconnect with you after the summer in respect of how we can make our collective next steps.
Please download, print, send and share the letter below that we hope you will send to Minister Robert Troy.
Letter to Minister R Troy re Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence - 23 May 2022.docxQuestions asked at this webinar:
Questions for Kevin:
Can you give us examples of how abuses impacted on the lives of people and their human rights that you encountered?
Has the Government in Nigeria taken any action to regulate Shell and enforce environmental regulation? Or indeed is there any effective environmental regulation?
You have touched upon corruption, to what extent have you found that corruption causes or exacerbates human rights abuses?
Many of us have heard of the Ogoni Nine, to what extent are human rights defenders under threat in Nigeria today?
And for Gary:
Just wondering why the upcoming EU directive only covers 1% of companies?
Should we also target other TDs / MPs with our letter?
Replies from Minister Robert Troy
And a few screenshots to finish!
Gary Walsh Trócaire
Brian O' Toole, Gerry Ford, Fr. Kevin O' Hara & Gary Walsh (Trócaire)
Gary Walsh Trócaire
Corporate Human Rights Abuses in Africa (Flyer).png
John McGeady OLA Justice Officer
Gathered guests from Manchester, Dublin, Belfast, Tanzania, Killarney, Donegal, South Sudan, South Africa, Derby, London, Galway, Leitrim, Tralee, Cork, Kildare and Finglas!
This article was spotted by an attendee at our recent webinar and we felt it was important that others should see it too.
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