BHR

Asia-Pacific NGOs Demand Broad BHR Treaty

July 06, 2015

A group of Asia-Pacific nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has released a series of "demands" for provisions to be included in a legally binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty, including corporate financial disclosure and a prohibition of "complicity" between businesses and governments.
Activist Questions Quality of BHR Indicators

July 06, 2015

Demonstrating the difficulty of measuring "progress" in corporate implementation of the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, BHR adviser Damiano de Felice writes that indicators developed to quantify such progress are sometimes inaccurate and can hinder the advancement of the BHR agenda.
Indonesia Develops Action Plan on BHR Agenda

July 06, 2015

The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesia's National Commission for Human Rights is developing a national action plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), including requiring companies to protect the environment and preserve local traditions in operating areas.
NGO Releases Global BHR Indicators

July 01, 2015

Demonstrating the complex interaction of requirements among business and human rights ("BHR") instruments, the Danish Institute for Human Rights has published its Human Rights Indicators for Business, an evolving set of standards it says companies should use to implement global BHR requirements.
Switzerland Adopts CSR Action Plan

July 01, 2015

As pressure builds from Swiss nongovernmental organizations for a national action plan on the UN's business and human rights agenda, the Swiss Government has published a plan outlining its commitment to corporate social responsibility ("CSR") standards.
NGOs Push Remedies for BHR Violations

July 01, 2015

Two nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") that push for global recognition of the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda are forming a joint project calling for countries to eliminate barriers to judicial and nonjudicial remedies for alleged victims of BHR violations.
NGO: Corporate Lawyers Need Human Rights Expertise

June 26, 2015

As a growing number of law organizations promote a duty of attorneys to push the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, Lise Smit of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law writes that corporate lawyers must develop the knowledge to advise their clients on human rights due diligence.
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."