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States are currently discussing the future of one of the most important instruments for international peace and security and the room is almost empty.…
As the sun sets over the vast cocoa plantations of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the hardworking farmers who tend to the crops are left in the dark shadows of poverty and inequality.…
The United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework) were a breakthrough initiative. The Principles have brought considerable business attention to the issue of human rights and provided ways for businesses to begin to begin to be held accountable for egregious violations.…
In the 1990s, author Neal Stephenson envisioned an immersive world that would be accessed by virtual reality goggles. He named the world the metaverse.…
This blog post by Dr Tara Van Ho is the first in a series of blog pieces by describing a change or changes the writer would like to see in any part of the field of business and human rights. …
Big pharma companies have gone to extreme lengths to squeeze every last dollar out of the Covid-19 pandemic, regardless of the huge human cost.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…