Human right violations

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund excludes firm for rights violations in Myanmar

June 9, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund is excluding the Japanese retailer Honeys Holdings “due to the unacceptable risk that the company contributes to systematic violations of human rights” related to two garment …

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EU member states sanction China for human right violations

March 23, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

On 22 March, foreign EU Ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels to sanction four Chinese persons and one organization over violations of human rights against Muslim minorities. The sanctions …