The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) attended the 60th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission), held from 8 May 2017 in Niger, as well as the NGO Forum that took place over the preceding weekend. During the NGO Forum, the LRC and the Kenya Human Rights Commission, on behalf of […]
Tag Archives: African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
On the 6 April 2016, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) held a side event at the 58th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia. The side event discussed the United Nations proposed treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. The side event […]
Africa, Extractive Industries, Legal Resources Centre, Regional Work
Free Prior and Informed Consent for Indigenous Communities
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The LRC’s regional project focuses on the protection of community rights to resources and, in particular, aims to find ways in which to improve the imbalance of power between rural communities in Africa and those interested in their resources; be they government or potential investors. The imbalance of power is not only a function of […]