10 communications found

Date, Country, Type and ref. no. of communication	Mandates	Summary	Replies received
19 Aug 2025 Zhenshi Holding Group Co., Ltd. JAL OTH 99/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel (WBN)’s operations. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. JAL OTH 98/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel (WBN)’s operations. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 Weda Bay Nickel JAL OTH 91/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel (WBN)’s operations, a joint venture between Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group, holding the majority stake at 51.3 per cent, French company Eramet, holding a 37.8 per cent stake, and Indonesian state-owned company PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM), holding a 10 per cent stake. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 Tsingshan Holding Group JAL OTH 93/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel (WBN)’s operations. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park JAL OTH 97/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel (WBN)’s operations. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 Indonesia JAL IDN 6/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel’s operations (WBN), a joint venture between Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group, holding the majority stake at 51.3 per cent, French company Eramet, holding a 37.8 per cent stake, and Indonesian state-owned company PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM), holding a 10 per cent stake. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 France JAL FRA 8/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information reçues concernant les violentes attaques physiques et les tentatives d'intimidation depuis 2024 à l'encontre de la défenseuse des droits humains autochtone Mme Dewi Anakoda, qui semble liée à son travail de dénonciation du coût humain et environnemental de l'exploitation du nickel sur l'île d'Halmahera, en Indonésie, dans le cadre des activités de la société minière Weda Bay Nickel (WBN), dont la société française Eramet détient 37,8 pour cent des parts. Nous attirons également votre attention sur le fait que cette affaire s'inscrit dans le contexte plus large des effets négatifs sur les droits humains des activités d'extraction et de fusion du nickel dans le centre et l'est de Halmahera, en Indonésie, en particulier celles liées au parc industriel de Weda Bay, une coentreprise regroupant trois sociétés chinoises (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt et Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...	20 Oct 2025
19 Aug 2025 Eramet JAL OTH 94/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information reçues concernant les violentes attaques physiques et les tentatives d'intimidation depuis 2024 à l'encontre de la défenseuse des droits humains autochtone Mme Dewi Anakoda, qui semble liée à son travail de dénonciation du coût humain et environnemental de l'exploitation du nickel sur l'île d'Halmahera, en Indonésie, dans le cadre des activités de la société minière Weda Bay Nickel (WBN). Nous attirons également votre attention sur le fait que cette affaire s'inscrit dans le contexte plus large des effets négatifs sur les droits humains des activités d'extraction et de fusion du nickel dans le centre et l'est de Halmahera, en Indonésie, en particulier celles liées au parc industriel de Weda Bay, une coentreprise regroupant trois sociétés chinoises (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt et Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...	15 Oct 2025
19 Aug 2025 China JAL CHN 16/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel’s operations (WBN), in which the Chinese company Tsingshan Holding Group holds a majority stake. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...
19 Aug 2025 ANTAM JAL OTH 92/2025	human rights defenders business climate change cultural rights environment food freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association toxics and human rights water and sanitation	Information received concerning the violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts since 2024 against Indigenous woman human rights defender Ms. Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, in the context of Weda Bay Nickel (WBN)’s operations. We further bring to your attention that this case occur in the wider context of adverse human rights impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Central and East Halmahera, Indonesia, particularly those associated with the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, a joint venture of three Chinese companies (Tsingshan Holding Group, Huayou Cobalt, and Zhenshi Holding Group). Alleged victims: 1 More details...