By David Bilchitz. Thousands of people have had their lives destroyed by the activities of multi-national corporations. Oil spills in Nigeria and gas leaks in India have killed, maimed and caused lasting environmental damage. Yet...
The organizations that subscribe to this joint statement are convinced that in principle all conduct by all types of business enterprises, whether local or transnational, shall be addressed in the legally binding instrument. The footnote in the preamble should not be...
The Treaty Initiative Project submitted a joint written statement to the First Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, regarding the Scope of the Legally Binding Instrument to Address Human Rights...
ESCR-Net & FIDH has published a Working Draft of the first in a series of 'Building Blocks' that contribute to the negotiations on the content of the...
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, called for a new treaty binding businesses to respect fundamental human rights, and...
The ‘scope’ of a binding treaty on business & human rights should be determined with reference to how it could empower victims in strengthening corporate accountability.
Unity Statement produced by the participants in the Asia Pacific Regional Consultation on the treaty on TNCs and other business entreprises and human rights. Please download the statement...
FIDH and ESCR-Net will hold the first regional consultation meeting in the framework of their joint Treaty Initiative project in Chiang Mai, Thailand,...