WOMEN ACTIVISTS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS

• Main Authors: Amanda Romero Medina, Júlia Mello Neiva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Direitos Humanos em Rede 2020-08-01
• Series: Sur: International Journal on Human Rights
• Subjects: civil society; human rights; businesses; full compensation
• Online Access: https://sur.conectas.org/en/women-activists-in-the-field-of-human-rights-and-business/

This article presents the views of two Latin American women who are Regional Representatives of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (or CIEDH for its acronym in Spanish) in the context of the debate on the impacts of business on human rights and the rights of nature. Júlia Neiva, from Brazil, worked for seven years at CIEDH on Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese-speaking African countries and then, returned to Conectas. Amanda Romero has worked as the South America Representative for CIEDH for nine years and counting. Raising more questions than answers, they make it clear that the business and human rights field is developing rapidly and more collective efforts are needed to overcome the serious problems that the communities face.