Compromised Space: Foreign State Reprisals against Unrepresented Diplomats in Europe
A UNPO investigation, published in a report on 15 April 2021, highlights that foreign States, including Iran, Russia and China, are in the process of a serious escalation of attacks against diaspora communities, dissidents, human rights defenders, civil society and ethnic minorities in Europe. Often referred to as reprisals, these tactics take the form of direct threats, intimidation, assassination, espionage and other serious harms. European states and the European Union, however, are not fully using the internal security the tools at their disposal to respond to these threats.
Based on the experience of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), this report outlines reprisals suffered by European citizens and residents, on the sovereign territories of Europe, orchestrated and implemented by foreign States. It advocates for better coordination and response mechanisms by the Europ
March 13, 2021 12:19:06 pm
The European Parliament Wednesday adopted a legislative initiative report calling on the European Commission to create a “binding EU law that ensures companies are held accountable and liable when they harm or contribute to harming human rights, the environment, and good governance.”
Despite the global nature of many European companies’ operations, there are currently no EU-wide laws requiring companies to have a mandatory EU system of due diligence in place for victims of human rights and environmental violations.
Binding EU diligence rules would obligate companies to identify, address, and remedy aspects of their value chain (all operations, direct or indirect business relations, investment chains) that could or do infringe on human rights (including social, trade union, and labor rights), the environment (contributing to climate change or deforestation, for example) and good governance (such as corruption and bribery).
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This blogpost discusses the comments prepared by Ikigai Law
with Ms. Arushi Goel (ex-Judge, India and a legal advisor based in
UAE) for the draft Data Protection Regulatory Framework
notified by the Abu Dhabi Global Market in November 2020.
The Abu Dhabi Global Market or ADGM is an international
financial centre and a financial free zone in the UAE. On 19
November 2020, the ADGM invited comments on a draft Data Protection Regulatory Framework
which will replace the ADGM Data Protection Regulations
(
Regulations ) notified in 2015. As per