Congolese workers challenge mining companies in DRC courts

Hundreds of mining executives, investors and politicians gathered at Africa’s 2024 Mining Indaba in Cape Town this month to discuss “positive disruption” in the mining industry. The buzz left no doubt that …

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Kenya: Meta loses bid to get out of rights violations case

In February, last year Mr Motaung sought the court’s permission to serve Meta at its physical offices and through email. After being served with the court papers, Meta’s parent firms …

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Street vendors sue KCCA law enforcement officers for brutal arrests

Two street vendors have sued Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA and two law enforcement officers for inhuman arrest during operations. The vendors Esther Apio and Hamida Nakayaga who sell fruits, …

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“I Came Here with So Many Dreams”: Labor Rights Abuses & the Need for Change in Mauritius’ Apparel Factories

“Ahmed* (a pseudonym), a Bangladeshi migrant worker, regretted his decision to leave his home country for R.E.A.L Garments, an apparel manufacturer in Mauritius. He borrowed a substantial sum—$2,300—to pay the …

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UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding Observations of South Africa

Please see below the full concluding observations from the the UN CERD on South Africa. In particularly look at paragraphs  20, 21, 22, 42 and 53, which focus on racial …

Human Rights Group Sues to Protect African Child Laborers

A human rights advocacy group sued last week in Washington, D.C., against chocolate companies for their use of child labor on cocoa plantations in Africa. The lawsuit says companies like …

Kassim, et al v. Cargill et al

On November, 29th 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Washington DC against Cargill, Mars, and Mondelēz accusing them, inter alia, of consumer fraud and unjust enrichment related to brutal conditions …

High Court rules Nigerian communities can bring landmark human rights claims against Shell for oil pollution

The High Court has ruled that 13,000 Nigerian fishermen and farmers at the centre of a major oil pollution case against Shell can bring claims for breaches of their right …

ILAW condemns police assault on president of NLC Joe Ajaero

International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) has said the assault and unlawful temporary detention of Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress by men of the Nigerian police, is …

Mbuga v NTSA and Bolt, APPEAL NO: TLAB/E010/2023

The Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB) has ruled that the driver Kennedy Wainaina Mbugua be immediately reinstated to the app and compensated the amount for the 168 days he has …

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