In a conversation with IHRB's Salil Tripathi in Toronto on the sidelines of the Voluntary Principles Plenary Meeting in May, Egbert spoke about the Swedish war crime investigation into Lundin Energy AB over its activities in Sudan, instigated by his report Unpaid Debt.
He discusses the indictment of two executive managers – expected to go to court in 2022, and its broader implications for business and human rights.
Egbert Wesselink is a historian by training and serves as Senior Advisor with PAX, the Dutch peace movement. Before joining PAX he worked at the Dutch parliament, as a teacher in a French Lycée d’État, as Human Rights officer with UNTAC, and as a Russia/Caucasus expert with the UNHCR. He has been, and continues to be deeply involved with civil society in Russia today.
At PAX, he leads the programme on Natural Resources, Conflict and Human Rights, focussing on the impacts of business enterprises on the rights and interests of communities in general and in Sudan, South Sudan, DRC and Colombia in particular. He has been actively involved in multi-stakeholder initiatives, including the Dutch Coal Dialogue and Bettercoal, and serves on the Steering Committee of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
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