UN-BHR

NHRI Committee Calls for Binding BHR Treaty

June 26, 2015

Finding an escalation in corporate business and human rights ("BHR") violations despite the UN Guiding Principles on BHR, a committee of National Human Rights Institutions ("NHRIs") has supported the development of a legally binding BHR treaty that would apply both to transnational and domestic businesses.
Paper Calls for "Non-National" BHR Enforcement Mechanisms

June 26, 2015

A paper by Nicolás Zambrana Tévar of the Kazakhstan Institute of Management argues that the development of "non-national enforcement mechanisms," such as mediation and arbitration, could be useful in solving business and human rights ("BHR") disputes in the context of transnational businesses.
UN Report Calls for BHR Consideration in Development Goals

June 24, 2015

A recent report from the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues has outlined ways in which the UN system can best implement its Guiding Principles on BHR, including in the UN's development of its upcoming "Sustainable Development Goals."
UN Group Seeks BHR Component in "Sustainability" Agenda

June 17, 2015

The UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues has called upon countries and the UN system to build their negotiations over international agreements, including on trade, and the UN "sustainable development" agenda on the framework of the UN Guiding Principles on BHR.
UN Working Group Pushes G7 on Supply Chain Pledge

June 17, 2015

The UN Working Group for business and human rights ("BHR") issues has called upon the G7 group of countries to follow up on its support for the UN Guiding Principles on BHR by holding companies to account for and require them to report on human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains.
G7 Countries Support Global BHR Agenda

June 10, 2015

In a recent statement by leaders of the G7 group of countries, under the heading "Responsible Supply Chains," the leaders called for advancement of the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, adoption of BHR national action plans, and requirements that companies perform human rights due diligence.
Report Presses African NHRIs to Address Business Issues

June 10, 2015

A report from the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions ("NHRIs") has called on African NHRIs to place greater focus on companies operating within their countries in order to implement the UN agenda on business and human rights.
NGO Guides Small Italian Businesses on BHR Compliance

June 10, 2015

Highlighting the potential costs to small businesses of UN regulation in the form of its business and human rights ("BHR") compliance agenda, the nongovernmental organization Fondazione AVSI has published guidance for small- and medium-size Italian enterprises on how to implement the UN's BHR principles.
Kelly: G-7 Advances Burdensome BHR Agenda

June 09, 2015

In a recent interview, President of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice Jim Kelly explains how the G-7 group of nations' support for the UN agenda on business and human rights ("BHR") could impose costly, UN-driven regulations on businesses and deter them from spurring economic growth in developing countries.
NGO Group Issues Demands for Binding BHR Treaty

June 03, 2015

As a UN working group prepares to develop the content of a binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty, sought by activists to help finance the global economic and social rights agenda, a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has produced a statement with broad demands for such a binding treaty.