Cambridge Core BlogThe 10 most viewed BHRJ posts of 2022
As we enter 2023 here are the most read Business and Human Rights Journal blog posts of 2022: 10 Human Dignity abused is at Number 10 of our most viewed blogs.…
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A new space for Brazil? Prospects under a Lula Presidency
The blog analyses Brazil´s role in the business and human rights agenda after 2014, when two processes came together: the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on a Business and Human Rights Treaty and the Working Group on Business and Human Rights known by its efforts to have the National Action Plans based on the UN Guiding Principles approved.…
The real meaning of participation: Conflict in the Las Bambas mega-mining copper project in Peru
Peru is highly dependent on the mining sector (mining accounts for 10% of its GDP and 60% of exports). The Peruvian legal framework promotes mining investments and, at the same time, incorporates business and human rights standards, such as citizen participation in environmental impact assessments (EIA) and prior consultation of indigenous communities before the commencement of operations.…
What’s next for Business and Human Rights in Africa? An interview with Dr. Oyeniyi Abe
Dr Oyeniyi Abe’s book Implementing Business and Human Rights Norms in Africa is a vitally important publication that comes at a time of urgent international security challenges and global climate and health emergencies.…
Feminist realities must be reflected in corporate accountability mechanisms
This week, feminists and human rights defenders from around the world will gather in Geneva to push for action on a matter of great urgency – the 8th session of negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty on Business & Human Rights, legislation at the international level that would hold corporations accountable for their business impacts.…
Preventing another Abramovich: Let the beautiful game remain free from sportswashing
Introduction The UK government’s sanctions on the assets of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich- the owner of Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea) – have brought to light English football’s problematic relationship with foreign capital.…
UK Law Commission: Options Paper includes criminal offence of failure to prevent human rights abuses
The failure to hold to account criminally UK companies (and companies which operate in the UK and/or have UK listings) which are complicit in human rights abuses abroad stands in stark contrast to more promising developments in countries such as France, with the Lafarge case, and Sweden with the Lundin case.…
La Guajira in Colombia between paradoxes of ancestral care and exploitation
La Guajira: Natural wealth vs exploitation As a Guajira woman, feminist and social researcher, I want to share some personal reflections from the vision of female leadership as caretakers of the land and the fight against different forms of colonization and exploitation present in La Guajira.…
Lahore High Court declares maternity leave a fundamental human right: Women’s access to employment and its benefits to business in Pakistan
Women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is central to realising their human rights. The access of women towards employment opportunities and economic empowerment is also beneficial for corporations and the wider community.…
The crackdown on trade unions in Hong Kong: what response from responsible investors?
The Hong Kong government has vowed to potentially further criminally punish the leaders of the now disbanded the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), which was Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy trade union.…