25th March side session: UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights



Side session at 2022 UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights

CORPORATE CAPTURE IN SOUTH ASIA: CASES OF RESISTANCE BY PEOPLES' MOVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A UN BINDING TREATY TO REGULATE CORPORATE ACTIVITY

March 25, 2022

18:00 (Bangladesh time, GMT+6)

CO-MODERATORS:
  • Emilie Pradichit, Manushya Foundation, Thailand
  • Mona Sabella, ESCR-Net, United States

PANELISTS:
  • Debbie Stothard: ALTSEAN Burma, Thailand
  • Prafulla Samantara: Lok Shakti Abhiyan, India
  • Prashant Paikray: Anti-POSCO / Anti-findal Struggle in Odisha, India
  • Herman Kumara: National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO), Sri Lanka
  • TBD: Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT), Pakistan
  • Khokon Suiten Murmu: Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders Network (IPHRDs); Kapaeeng Foundation, Bangladesh
  • Rashmilaa Prajapati: Indigenous Newar Woman, Nepal
  • Bobby Ramakant: CNS, India
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