Increasing the protection of human rights in the face of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
11/02/2022
The Forum on Business and Human Rights 2021 produced this video in November 2021.
Key questions:
- What is the scope and nature of SLAPPs globally?
- What are the associated human rights harms caused to human rights defenders by their use?
- What are the positive steps taken by businesses to address such attacks against defenders?
- What are the challenges that human rights defenders face when trying to defend themselves against SLAPPs?
- What are different stakeholders doing to address the problem, such as national and regional bar associations, and regional organisations?
Speakers:
Mr. Emmanuel Umpula, Ms. Rebecca DeWinter Schmitt, Lady Nancy Zuluaga Jaramillo, Ms. Sutharee Wannasiri, Ms. Mary Lawlor, Ms. Leanne Govindsamy, Charlie Holt