During the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, Swedwatch and PAX organized an expert meeting regarding the groundbreaking Norwegian NCP’s assessment that Aker BP breached the OECD Guidelines when it merged with Lundin Energy. Among their conclusions were:
- Mergers and acquisitions require human rights due diligence, just like any other business decision.
- Human rights liabilities are not solely the responsibility of the company that caused or contributed to them. They can transfer with assets and become the responsibility of the acquiring company.
Participants
- Salil Tripathi, Senior Advisor, Institute for Human Rights and Business (moderator)
- Rev. James Ninrew Kuong Deng, Plaintiff in the Lundin war crimes trial and Spokesperson for Liech Victims Voices
- Prof. Anita Ramasastry, Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law
- Dr. Tara van Ho, Associate Professor of Law, St. Mary’s School of Law
- Egbert Wesselink, Senior Advisor, PAX
