OEIGWG7: Adequate reparation in the future LBI - the example of mining disasters

Side event during the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights
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Examining the concrete situations in Marinduque Island (the Philippines) and Minas Gerais State (Brazil), panelists interrogate whether articles in the current draft for the legally binding instrument would support the rights of victims to access justice, individual or collective reparations, and effective remedy.
Speakers
● Marcos A. Orellana (UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights)
● Pedro Gomes Andrade (Lawyer and Doctorate student at UFMG Brazil working with victims in Minas Gerais State)
● Elizabeth Manggol (Executive Secretary and Secretariat Head of the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns)
Moderation by Marya Farah (Franciscans International)