Ruling places BP in breach of its loan agreements, say campaigners.
The ruling sets a major precedent. In future, multinationals will have to take into account the human rights context in which they operate, including the risk of intimidation, when designing and implementing corporate grievance mechanisms to comply with these guidelines.
See http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/resource/bp-violating-human-rights-rules-says-uk-government.