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Knowing your rights: awareness raising on land and environmental rights and access to justice in rural communities of Tanzania

3 mei 2021

As part of the EU-funded project “Improving monitoring, research and dialogue on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania”, Business and Human Rights Tanzania (BHRT) has been conducting public education campaigns in remote rural areas of Tanzania. This activity aimed to support individuals and communities affected by or vulnerable to corporate harm to claim their rights and access justice in order to


Kufatilia wint de 2021 Stop Slavery Award

12 maart 2021

De 2021 Stop Slavery Award, toegekend door de Thomson Reuters Foundation, is toegekend aan Ulula voor het project Kufatilia, in de categorie “samenwerking”. Kufatilia is een tracker voor incidenten in de artisanale en kleinschalige mijnbouw (ASM), ontwikkeld door IPIS en mogelijk gemaakt door Ulula. Het is een instrument voor Congolese maatschappelijke organisaties om incidenten in Oost-Congo op e


Third Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania stresses the need for awareness, stakeholder engagement and a National Action Plan

24 februari 2021

On the 17th of February 2021, around 80 key stakeholders from civil society, communities, business and government agencies from Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar gathered at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Dar es Salaam for the third annual multi-stakeholder conference on Business & Human Rights in Tanzania. This event was organised by the Tanzanian Commission for Human Rights and Good Governa


Workshop Tanzania

Discussing Business and Human Rights in Tanzania: stakeholder workshops

23 februari 2021

On 16 February 2021, Business and Human Rights Tanzania (BHRT), the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and the Commission for Human Rights and good Goverance (CHRAGG) held a series of bilateral consultations and workshops with civil society and business stakeholders in preparation of the third annual Multi-stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania, planned on 17 F


We need to talk about diamonds

Conflict diamonds are real, real talk is rare

12 februari 2021

IPIS is a member of the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition which works for better rights of communities affected by diamond mining. A new video of the Coalition highlights that conflict diamonds are not a thing of the past. The video shows jewelers the testimonies of Progress, Héritier and Ibrahim, community members from Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone, who suffe


Belgian NBA on BHR

Stakeholder Consultation on the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on Business & Human Rights

3 februari 2021

On February 10, 2021, HIVA-KU Leuven, The Law and Development Research Group and IPIS will hold a stakeholder consultation on the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on Business & Human Rights. Discover the programme and register here.


Agoria Academy Supply Chain Due Diligence

Agoria Academy on Supply Chain Due Diligence

1 februari 2021

On the first of January 2021 the EU Regulation on Responsible Minerals entered into force. It is hence high time for businesses in Europe to prepare for the mandatory due diligence requirements of the Regulation. On 21st of January IPIS delivered a half-day training session to members of Agoria, the federation for the Belgian technology sector. This Agoria Academy on Supply Chain Due Diligence cov


EU Conflicts Minerals Regulation

The relevance of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation for 3TG producing countries

17 december 2020

The EU Conflict Minerals Regulation will come into force on January 1, 2021. From this date, European 3TG importers will need to carry out due diligence to identify, manage and report on risks in their supply chains. Concerned companies, the Member State Competent Authorities, the EU Commission and producing countries all need to make the necessary adjustments in the coming months. Civil Society O


Kufatilia

Kufatilia – Towards a more responsible gold supply chain in eastern DRC

10 december 2020

Artisanal and small-scale gold is widely used in the electronics industry. But gold is also the predominant conflict mineral in eastern Congo, where it is illegally traded to fund armed actors. Artisanal gold is difficult to trace, and because of its volume it can be easily smuggled. Few gold mines in eastern Congo are officially qualified, and traceability initiatives for gold remain largely expl


Ondersteuning van mijnbouwcoöperaties in Beni

9 november 2020

De bevolking van Beni Territory is sinds 2014 slachtoffer van dodelijk geweld, na de aanwezigheid van nationale en buitenlandse gewapende groepen zoals de geallieerde democratische strijdkrachten (ADF) rebellie en Mai Mai groepen. Het stabilisatieproject ‘Ensemble pour Beni’ heeft tot doel de onveiligheid aan te pakken en de stabiliteit in het gebied te bevorderen door middel van verschillende ini


Alistair Steward

Licht werpen op IPIS-data – Afscheid van onze nieuwste GIS-stagiair

6 november 2020

Met de wereld die in lockdown gaat als gevolg van de coronaviruspandemie, was eind maart 2020 misschien niet de optimale tijd om naar een nieuwe stad te verhuizen en een zes maanden durende stage te beginnen. Mijn verbijstering was snel weggenomen: Het IPIS-personeel heeft me goed ontvangen in het team en heeft me op afstand getraind in verschillende software, dus ik was al snel een GIS-stagiair.


GeONG Forum Kufatilia

Transparent, independent and participatory: How can a platform support a network of CSO in Congo?

3 november 2020

On the occasion of the 2020 GeONG Forum, IPIS presented its project Kufatilia. In a video, IPIS explained how this phone-based participatory platform helps Congolese CSOs reporting and monitoring incidents in the mineral supply chains.


NBA Webinar

Intermediate findings on the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights.

3 november 2020

On October 29th, researchers from the University of Antwerp, the University of Leuven and IPIS presented their intermediate findings on the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights (NBA) during a workshop of the Sustainable Development Goal Forum 2020.


Story map DRC

Story Map of ASM Sites in the DRC

6 oktober 2020

Explore IPIS’ eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) webmap with a guided narrative. In its new story map, IPIS presents data gathered on eastern DRC’s artisanal mining sector and highlights key information from its reports investigating the interactions between natural resources and conflict dynamics in the region.


Letseng Diamond Mine

Online Conference – Human Rights in the Diamond Supply Chain

6 oktober 2020

On October 7th and 8th, representatives of IPIS, the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition and Human Rights Watch, will highlight the human rights violations occurring in diamond mining communities producing Kimberley Process certified diamonds and present recommendations.


Matokeo

IPIS’ project Matokeo among the winners of the ASM Grand Challenge

2 oktober 2020

On October 1st, IPIS and its partner Ulula were awarded a $118,000 price for their project “Matokeo” during the ASM Grand Challenge Award Ceremony.


ICGLR Database

IPIS’ successful handover of the Regional Mineral Database to ICGLR

29 september 2020

IPIS finalised the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Regional Database on Mineral Flow and successfully handed it over to the organisation. Once operational, this web-based database will be gathering and updating data on mine sites, chain of custody, and exporters.


IPIS on BNNR’s Training Day: “Natural Resources: Stakes, Consequences, Alternatives”

18 september 2020

On Saturday, October 3rd 2020, the Belgian Natural Resources Network (BNNR) will welcome you for a day of training on the stakes of natural resources, the consequences of their exploitation and the alternatives to be built.


Kufatilia ENG

Kufatilia leaflet

17 september 2020

IPIS supports an independent, transparent and participatory platform for incident reporting and community empowerment in responsible sourcing in the eastern DRC artisanal mining sector. Discover what Kufatilia is all about.


National Baseline Assessment

New Website on the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights

23 juli 2020

The website on the Belgian National Baseline Assessment on business and human rights (NBA) informs stakeholders on the NBA process, timeline and methodology.


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