BHR

NGOs Update Toolkit on BHR Action Plans

January 04, 2018

The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable and the Danish Institute for Human Rights recently published the 2017 update of their "toolkit" for governments and others on the need for "National Action Plans" for implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
Ireland Publishes BHR Action Plan

January 04, 2018

The Irish Government has published a National Plan on Business and Human Rights (BHR) for the years 2017 to 2020 to give effect to the UN Guiding Principles on BHR in Ireland's promotion of "responsible business practice at home and overseas."
Article: BHR Due Diligence Must Consider Broad "Impacts"

January 02, 2018

David Birchall, a Fellow of the Business and Human Rights Journal, writes on the need for corporations to include in their business and human rights (BHR) due-diligence assessments human rights "impacts," such as tax avoidance and high pricing of important products, that do not reach the level of a "violation" of international human rights law.
NGO Seeks Funding for Community-Led BHR Mechanisms

January 02, 2018

Irit Tamir of Oxfam America calls on national governments to provide funding to local communities to participate in existing corporate "grievance mechanisms" or establish their own processes to investigate corporate actions that allegedly violate the business and human rights (BHR) agenda in these communities.
Commentator: Consider Mental Health in BHR Remedies

January 02, 2018

Jo Reyes of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights calls for companies to perform a comprehensive assessment of the need to include mental-health considerations in their business and human rights (BHR) remedial mechanisms.
Academic: Embed UNGPs in Investment Deals

December 29, 2017

Tara Van Ho of the Aarhus University Department of Law advises countries negotiating international trade agreements to include commitments to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in these deals to facilitate legal claims in international investment tribunals against businesses over alleged human rights violations.
Academic: BHR Remedy Requires Global Regulation

December 28, 2017

Daniel Aguirre of Greenwich University writes that access to remedy for alleged victims of corporate violations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) requires "international regulation" in addition to BHR grievance mechanisms launched by businesses operating in countries like Myanmar with poor access to justice.
IBA Outlines Global Obligation to Fund Rights Agenda

December 20, 2017

A report from the International Bar Association's (IBA) Human Rights Institute has published a report exploring states' and the private sector's "obligation to mobilise resources" under international human rights law to fulfill economic, social, and cultural rights and achieve the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
Lawyers Propose Fund for Accessing BHR Remedies

December 19, 2017

The civil society network Lawyers for Better Business is facilitating a proposal by a group of lawyers to create an Access to Remedy Fund, financed by private entities and individuals, that will seek to build and bolster institutions around the world to provide remedies for alleged victims of violations of the business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
FIFA Adopts BHR Agenda in Bidding Guidelines

December 19, 2017

In response to recent pressure on the global sports body to adopt the business and human rights (BHR) agenda, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has included in its guide to bidding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup provisions on "principles of sustainable event management and human rights protection."