UN-BHR

UN Treaty Bodies Push for Business Accountability in SDGs

January 28, 2015

A group of UN treaty body committees has called for the inclusion of the UN's human rights agenda in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), including holding companies accountable for alleged violations of globally developed business and human rights standards.
Amnesty International Supports Binding BHR Treaty

January 28, 2015

Arguing that the "voluntary" UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") are insufficient, Amnesty International is supporting the development of a binding treaty to require countries around the world to pass and enforce laws prohibiting BHR violations.
Professor Seeks Global Corporate Regulation Framework

January 28, 2015

Spanish Professor Juan Hernandez Zubizarreta has published a paper calling for an "International Peoples Treaty" that legally prohibits companies from engaging in violations of the international business and human rights agenda and creates a global corporate regulator and court.
Groups Release Draft BHR Reporting Framework

January 21, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Shift and the consulting group Mazars have published a draft "reporting framework" to press businesses around the world to report on their progress in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
NGO Manual Seeks BHR "Grievance Mechanisms"

January 21, 2015

In a new manual, the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") IPIECA calls for oil and gas companies to adopt "community grievance mechanisms" in order to respond to social and environmental impacts in their operations, in line with the international agenda on business and human rights ("BHR").
Swiss NGO Seeks Mandatory BHR Due Diligence

January 21, 2015

The nongovernmental organization ("NGO") the Swiss Coalition of Corporate Justice has announced that it will launch a popular initiative in Switzerland requiring Swiss companies to perform due diligence to implement international standards on business and human rights ("BHR") and the environment.
NGO Calls for Domestic Application of U.S. Action Plan

January 21, 2015

In a submission to the U.S. Government consultation on a proposed national action plan ("NAP") implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has called for the NAP to focus on alleged rights violations both abroad and on U.S. soil.
Ireland Calls for Input on Development of NAP

January 21, 2015

The Irish Government has announced that it is seeking input on its development of a national action plan ("NAP") implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights from interested Irish and international individuals and groups.
NGOs Push Mexico to Accept Global BHR Agenda

January 14, 2015

Two nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") have announced a partnership through which they will seek to pressure the Government of Mexico to adopt a "national action plan" to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
IHRB Proposes Binding Measures in U.S. BHR Plan

December 31, 2014

The Institute for Human Rights and Business ("IHRB") has published a series of recommendations for the upcoming U.S. national action plan on business and human rights ("BHR"), including the need for binding regulatory measures that require business compliance with the UN's BHR agenda.