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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July 19, 2019
Critical Time for Human Rights in Guinea
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March 11, 2019
Complaint Filed Against Bauxite Mining Company in Guinea
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February 23, 2018
Cote d’Ivoire’s Forgotten Victims
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January 19, 2017
Gambia Crisis Heightens as New President Inaugurated
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October 27, 2016
African Commission Should Support Rights in Gambia
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September 15, 2016
The Human Cost of Environmental Protection in Côte d’Ivoire
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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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