The United Nations added 68 companies to a blacklist it maintains of firms that do business with Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, the Associated Press reported .

“Businesses working in contexts of conflict have a due diligence responsibility to ensure their activities do not contribute to human rights abuses,” Ravina Shamdasani, a U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman, stated. “We call on businesses to take appropriate action to address the adverse human rights impacts of their activities.”

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights initiated the blacklist in 2020, seeking to punish companies that it accuses of being complicit in violating Palestinian human rights.

This week’s additions include German building materials company Heidelberg Materials, Portuguese

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