5 communications found

Date, Country, Type and ref. no. of communication	Mandates	Summary	Replies received
09 Oct 2024 PT Astra International Tbk JAL OTH 127/2024	food business environment freedom of opinion and expression housing human rights defenders Indigenous Peoples peasants water and sanitation	Information received concerning the alleged rights of Indigenous Peoples and farming communities by palm oil companies resulting in land grabbing and/or restricted or denied access to their cultivated lands, lands for cultivation and ancestral Indigenous lands. The company Astra Agro Lestari and its subsidiaries allegedly operate without necessary permits on Indigenous ancestral lands and farmer communities’ land, without the free prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and without meaningfully consulting with farmer communities. Astra Agro Lestari is owned by Astra International, which in turn is owned by the international group Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, domiciled in Hong Kong, China. Indigenous and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders face intimidation and criminalisation for advocating for their land rights. Alleged victims: 5 More details...
09 Oct 2024 PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk JAL OTH 126/2024	food business environment freedom of opinion and expression housing human rights defenders Indigenous Peoples peasants water and sanitation	Information received concerning the alleged violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and farming communities by palm oil companies resulting in land grabbing and/or restricted or denied access to their cultivated lands, lands for cultivation and ancestral Indigenous lands. The company Astra Agro Lestari and its subsidiaries allegedly operate without necessary permits on Indigenous ancestral lands and farmer communities’ land, without the free prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and without meaningfully consulting with farmer communities. Astra Agro Lestari is owned by Astra International, which in turn is owned by the international group Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, domiciled in Hong Kong, China. Indigenous and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders face intimidation and criminalisation for advocating for their land rights. Alleged victims: 5 More details...
09 Oct 2024 Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. JAL OTH 125/2024	food business environment freedom of opinion and expression housing human rights defenders Indigenous Peoples peasants water and sanitation	Information received concerning the alleged violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and farming communities by palm oil companies resulting in land grabbing and/or restricted or denied access to their cultivated lands, lands for cultivation and ancestral Indigenous lands. The company Astra Agro Lestari and its subsidiaries allegedly operate without necessary permits on Indigenous ancestral lands and farmer communities’ land, without the free prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and without meaningfully consulting with farmer communities. Astra Agro Lestari is owned by Astra International, which in turn is owned by the international group Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, domiciled in Hong Kong, China. Indigenous and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders face intimidation and criminalisation for advocating for their land rights. Alleged victims: 5 More details...
09 Oct 2024 Indonesia JAL IDN 4/2024	food business environment freedom of opinion and expression housing human rights defenders Indigenous Peoples peasants water and sanitation	Information received concerning the alleged violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and farming communities as a result of the lack of recognition of ancestral Indigenous lands and land ownership of farmer communities and ancestral Indigenous lands, resulting in land grabbing by palm oil companies and restricted or denied access to their cultivated lands, or lands for cultivation and Indigenous ancestral lands. An exemplary case of this pattern is that of Sulawesi, where the company Astra Agro Lestari and its subsidiaries allegedly operate without necessary permits on Indigenous ancestral lands and farmer communities’ land, without the free prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and without meaningfully consulting with farmer communities. Astra Agro Lestari is owned by Astra International, which in turn is owned by the international group Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, domiciled in Hong Kong, China. Indigenous and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders face intimidation and criminalisation for advocating for their land rights. Alleged victims: 5 More details...	09 Dec 2024
09 Oct 2024 China JAL CHN 14/2024	food business environment freedom of opinion and expression housing human rights defenders Indigenous Peoples peasants water and sanitation	Information received concerning the alleged violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and farming communities by palm oil companies resulting in land grabbing and/or restricted or denied access to their cultivated lands, lands for cultivation and ancestral Indigenous lands. The company Astra Agro Lestari and its subsidiaries allegedly operate without necessary permits on Indigenous ancestral lands and farmer communities’ land, without the free prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and without meaningfully consulting with farmer communities. Astra Agro Lestari is owned by Astra International, which in turn is owned by the international group Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, domiciled in Hong Kong, China. Indigenous and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders face intimidation and criminalisation for advocating for their land rights. Alleged victims: 5 More details...