Mark Dummett
@markdummett.bsky.social
Head of business and human rights team @amnesty - currently enjoying a sabbatical. ex HRW, BBC & Reuters. All posts my own.
4/ DM for details if interested in learning more about Amnesty's Corporate Crimes project.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
4/ DM for details if interested in learning more about Amnesty's Corporate Crimes project.
3/ The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights provide standards which companies and states need to follow to ensure human rights are respected. But they are not enough. When companies are involved in abuses, they must be held to account - including via criminal law.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
3/ The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights provide standards which companies and states need to follow to ensure human rights are respected. But they are not enough. When companies are involved in abuses, they must be held to account - including via criminal law.
2/ Why the focus on crimes?
Unfortunately we see that corporations are rarely prosecuted for human rights abuses committed overseas.
Our goal is to ensure that they are held to the same legal standards as individuals and that they do not go unpunished for serious crimes.
Unfortunately we see that corporations are rarely prosecuted for human rights abuses committed overseas.
Our goal is to ensure that they are held to the same legal standards as individuals and that they do not go unpunished for serious crimes.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
2/ Why the focus on crimes?
Unfortunately we see that corporations are rarely prosecuted for human rights abuses committed overseas.
Our goal is to ensure that they are held to the same legal standards as individuals and that they do not go unpunished for serious crimes.
Unfortunately we see that corporations are rarely prosecuted for human rights abuses committed overseas.
Our goal is to ensure that they are held to the same legal standards as individuals and that they do not go unpunished for serious crimes.
Reposted by Mark Dummett
Reposted by Mark Dummett
European leaders must reintroduce key protections in the next phase of negotiations.
New research commissioned by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org shows that the majority of Europeans (75%) want human rights & environmental protection. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
New research commissioned by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org shows that the majority of Europeans (75%) want human rights & environmental protection. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback
New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...
www.amnesty.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
European leaders must reintroduce key protections in the next phase of negotiations.
New research commissioned by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org shows that the majority of Europeans (75%) want human rights & environmental protection. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
New research commissioned by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org shows that the majority of Europeans (75%) want human rights & environmental protection. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...