Jim Wormington
Jim Wormington is a senior researcher and advocate in the Economic Justice and Rights Division, where he works on extractive industries, supply chains, and other issues related to corporate accountability. He was previously a researcher in the Africa Division, covering human rights issues in West Africa. He has also practiced as an attorney at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, where he conducted research to inform rule of law and human rights development programs in West and Central Africa. Wormington has also worked at the International Crisis Group and the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is an English-trained barrister, a past member of QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers, and was educated at Cambridge University (MA) and New York University School of Law (LLM). He is fluent in French.
Articles Authored
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March 6, 2023
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December 6, 2022
Car Industry Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang
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October 11, 2022
Japan’s New Rights Guidelines Could Help Clean Up Car Industry
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September 26, 2022
Japan Should Strengthen New Business and Human Rights Guidelines
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August 10, 2022
If Electric Cars are the Future, Let’s Make them Responsibly
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October 11, 2021
What is the Future of Guinea's Mining Sector After the Coup?
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July 21, 2021
Interview: Aluminum Is the Future for Electric Cars
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July 19, 2019
Critical Time for Human Rights in Guinea
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Reports Authored
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“Between Hunger and the Virus”
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People Living in Poverty in Lagos, Nigeria
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Aluminum: The Car Industry’s Blind Spot
Why Car Companies Should Address the Human Rights Impact of Aluminum Production
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