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Two years after the Rana Plaza disaster victims still awaiting adequate compensation

FIDH continues advocacy efforts for the survivors of the collapse and the families and dependants of deceased workers

The debate about having a debate about a business and human rights treaty

By Joanna Kyriakakis. The current debate about the desirability of renewing discussions on a UN Business and Human Rights treaty frustrates me a little

Corporate Human Rights Abuses And International Law: Brief Comments

This blog entry offers brief comments on three interrelated aspects: the role of international law in regulating corporate conduct impinging upon human rights, the nature and scope of the proposed international instrument(s)

The Moral and Legal Necessity for a Business and Human Rights Treaty

In the middle of last year, the Human Rights Council passed a resolution that establishes ‘an intergovernmental working group on a legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights’

Corporations have rights. Now we need a global treaty on their responsibilities

It’s been lively, to say the least. The debate over a binding international treaty on corporate human rights responsibilities has revealed deep divisions between the south – largely behind it – and Europe and other OECD member countries, which are staunchly opposed.

"It Isn’t a State Problem”: The Need for Binding Obligations on Corporations

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to adopt a set of norms relating to the human rights responsibilities of transnational corporations, the United Nations succeeded in [2011] with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights…