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companies issue statement supporting civic freedoms and the rule of law. that makes the case for businesses to secure “the shared space” in which enterprises and civil society both operate, last month a group supporting civic freedoms, human rights defenders, and the rule of law. the statement, which is signed by companies including unilever, adidas and angloamerican, recognizes human rights defenders as “important partners in identifying risks or problems in our business activities” and call on governments to ensure defenders are free from haras*ment,… more today, some might say that we have little to celebrate. the significant human rights gains of the early post-cold war years appear to be coming undone as authoritarian populists take hold in countries that once seemed firmly in the democratic fold. for all of our solemn promises to “never again” permit the perpetration of genocide and crimes against humanity,… more on november 29, australia became only the second country in the world to enact legislation to fight modern sl*very when the country’s which was enacted in 2015, inasmuch as both statutes seek to fight modern sl*very by getting companies to crack down on such practices in. the 2018 corporate human rights benchmark: some successes but ongoing challenges in company efforts to advance human rights. on november 12, the corporate human rights benchmark (chrb) released the results of its 2018 corporate human rights benchmark multinational companies in the world on a set of key human rights indicators, including governance policies, remedies and grievance mechanisms, responding to serious allegations, due diligence, and transparency.. new anti-trafficking legislation may spur closer look at manufacturers’ supply chains. (h.r. 2200).  the bill would reauthorize the trafficking victims protection act of 2000.  in july 2017, the house pas*ed its version of potential consequence for companies, section 133 of h.r. 2200 would enhance the list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor that