Ana Zbona

Project Manager, Civic Freedoms & Human Rights Defenders at @BHRRC. Tweets mostly on Biz&HRs, gender equality,HRDs, SOGI. Tweets my own, RTs not endorsements.

[Ana Zbona @A_Zbona]

“If you are going to do biz in any country, ask where their #hrds are: if you find that they are all in prison, that is going to be an economy you don’t want to be a part of” said @MARYAMALKHAWAJA @#UNForumBHR : more on take-aways on #hrds by @BHRRC: https://t.co/1Y6XWwBlp6

[Ana Zbona @A_Zbona]

Respecting #humanrights starts with respecting #HRDs - that is why their protection and mandatory engagement with them, and rightsholders they support, should be central to all mandatory human rights due diligence legislative efforts - in the EU and elsewhere. /2 @FrontLineHRD

[Ana Zbona @A_Zbona]

For many of us, being a human rights defender is not a choice, it is a matter of protecting our dignity", said one of the women defenders yesterday at the #DublinPlatform - FLD's summit, bringing together more than 100 defenders from around the world. /1 @FrontLineHRD

[Ana Zbona @A_Zbona]

Today, with @IPRightsIntl, @BHRRC & 200+ other orgs and movements called on released a letter calling on UNFCCC Sectretariat and State parties to put human rights at the centre of the energy transition at #COP27. The broad sign-on shows there is a clear consensus on this.

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

📢 200+ organisations call on #COP27 leaders to protect human rights & Indigenous Peoples 📢

Human rights & climate action are indivisible—we need a #JustTransition to clean energy. We call for human rights to be at the heart of the climate response 1/
https://t.co/hIEZOF3y1u

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 🌍

#IndigenousPeoples play a crucial role defending rights & holding companies & govts to account for abuse. But they face disproportionate attacks—18% of attacks we recorded in 2021 were against Indigenous #HRDs. 🧵1/

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Tomorrow at #LandForum2022 🌿
What are the limitations of data on attacks against land & environmental defenders?

Join BHRRC's @LadyNancyZulua1 & experts from @aippnet @libera_annclm @Global_Witness & more
⏰ 6:30 🇬🇧 / 9:30 🇯🇴
Register 👉 https://t.co/pYd3XSkEVo
@landcoalition

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Our recommendations include:

✅ Public human rights policy recognising the role of #HRDs
✅ Zero-tolerance approach to attacks against HRDs
✅ Rigorous #HREDD
✅ Use leverage with companies to mitigate harm

Read our investor briefing ⬇️ https://t.co/pM0wAaJppa

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

“It is concerning to see a vast majority of companies & investors, including major renewable energy companies, do not have policies expressing zero-tolerance against reprisals”

BHRRC's @christendobson spoke to @emilypont about #HRDs for @grist ⬇️ https://t.co/xEpx8TxRSD

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

NEW briefing: Human rights defenders under sustained attack in their fight to protect our planet 🌍

We recorded 615 attacks against #HRDs raising concerns about business operations in 2021. 70% of these attacks were against climate, land & environmental rights defenders. 1/

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

The killing of a human rights defender represents an attack on civic space & freedoms crucial for a sustainable, inclusive & peaceful society. But official data on killings is extremely limited.

Read the #CrucialGap report ➡️ https://t.co/chsQxJqwtY @landcoalition #HRDs #SDGs

[Steven Donziger @SDonziger]

The Guardian just published an article on my "Kafkaesque" house arrest in America after beating Chevron in court. Now 600 days without trial.

@NYTimes: Silent
@MSNBC: Silent
@CNN: Silent
@ABC: Silent
@CBS: Silent

Read: https://t.co/bn8HD4KqEV

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

The trial of David Castillo for his involvement in the murder of environmental rights defender Berta Cáceres will begin on April 6 in #Honduras.

The trial will mark an important milestone in the ongoing battle for justice. Read more 👉 https://t.co/9AV7KPAJzk #JusticiaParaBerta

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Event 📆 Environmental Human Rights Defenders can play a vital role in sustainable recovery from #COVID19. Join BHRRC's @A_Zbona, @MaryLawlorhrds, Emmanuel Peni, Sor. Rattanamanee Polkia & Victoria Tauli-Corpuz at #APFSD8 tomorrow ⏰12:15 Bangkok 👉 https://t.co/PjGkffUMpg

[Priyanka Mogul Petrucci @priyankamogul]

🇲🇲 The unrest in #Myanmar has put multinational clothing brands under pressure.

“Brands need to use the enormous leverage they have to support workers who are protesting at enormous personal risk to themselves,” @BHRRC’s Narayanasamy told the @FT today.

https://t.co/nXDMkrQNxB

[Forest Peoples Programme @ForestPeoplesP]

"Hostility and Threats in Global Supply Chains" join @zerotolerancei1 #HRC event w/ UN Special Rapporteur on #HRDs @MaryLawlorhrds & #HumanRightsDefenders from #Peru, #Kenya, #Mongolia & #Philippines. Mar 18 | 14:00 GMT. Register here: https://t.co/BhVqOUmKg3

[Global Campus of Human Rights @gchumanrights]

.@A_Zbona - @BHRRC Resource Centre, explores with us the challenges faced by #HumanRightsDefenders with a specific focus on #women

Enroll in our #MOOC #BusinessAndHumanRights
🌐 https://t.co/fo5fzTFKMq

📸Mitch Anderson/The Goldman Environmental Prize 2020

#HumanRightsEducation

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Online course 📚Sign up for @gchumanrights free #BizHumanRights course and join experts incl @profsuryadeva @hkaur0304 & BHRRC's @A_Zbona to explore topics like human rights defenders, case-law, due diligence and children’s rights protection 👉 https://t.co/NMkvY5kqxE

[Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @BHR_FIDH]

On the #TimeForAction panel - about the key role of human rights defenders in #BizHumanRights - @MariaIsabelCub takes the floor to read a message from Antonia Flavia, resident of the Piquiá de Baixo community in Brazil. #AnInvitationToPiquia #UNForumBHR 1/

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[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

Important report from the @BHRRC 👇 From March - September 2020, in the context of Covid-19, 286 attacks against #humanrightsdefenders recorded. At least 105 linked to advocacy focused on specific companies.

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

'When a community says no, that means no... Businesses need to refrain from promoting stigmatization, threats and harassment of human rights defenders.'

@ProDESC's Verónica Vidal on #HRDs & #JustRecovery from #COVID19 https://t.co/e8340IYSBU #UNForumBHR

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

@ProDESC 'Defenders should be consulted as experts in development projects… "Building back better" should involve defenders as experts on the land'
Maja Kristine Jåma @Samediggi at #UNForumBHR #HRDs