BHR

Activists Call for International Arbitration Tribunal on BHR

October 08, 2014

In recent remarks, Claes Cronstedt, who is on a nongovernmental "working group" on business and human rights ("BHR") arbitration, called for the establishment of an international arbitration tribunal with the authority to issue binding decisions in BHR disputes.
U.S. Will Develop National Action Plan for BHR Implementation

October 01, 2014

President Barack Obama has announced that the U.S. will develop a formal National Action Plan to implement the principles set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.
UN, African Union Agree to Implement BHR Principles

September 24, 2014

In the first "African Forum on Business and Human Rights," officials from the UN and the African Union agreed to implement internationally developed principles on business and human rights ("BHR") in Africa, including placing pressure on governments to develop "national action plans" on BHR principles.
NGOs Claim Legal Duty to Regulate BHR Abroad

September 17, 2014

A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") have published a report asserting that governments have an obligation under international law to prevent violations of business and human rights ("BHR") principles that occur on foreign soil.
Working Group Chair Expands Mandate on BHR Principles

September 10, 2014

At a conference in London, the Chairman of the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") said he and other members interpreted their mandate from the UN Human Rights Council in "imaginative ways" to push governments and businesses to provide access to remedies for alleged BHR violations.
NGO Derides "Voluntary" Mechanisms to Promote BHR Principles

September 10, 2014

The director of the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") CORE argues that the U.K. must replace its voluntary standards implementing international business and human rights ("BHR") principles with binding laws to prevent British businesses from violating these principles in other countries.
UN's Online Child Safety Standards Include "Digital Citizenship" Education

September 10, 2014

In guidelines seeking to standardize how internet companies around the world protect "children's needs in the online world," a group of UN agencies included standards on "how to enable responsible digital citizenship, learning and civic participation."
ICAR Seeks Implementation of BHR Principles in U.S. Contracts

September 10, 2014

The nongovernmental organization the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable ("ICAR") has called on the U.S. Government to evaluate contract bids on the adherence of the companies involved to international principles on business and human rights ("BHR").
NGOs Seek Standardization of NAP Development Process

September 03, 2014

Comments from a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") to the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") encourage the body to "widen the net" of countries developing national action plans ("NAPs") on international BHR principles by standardizing the process of their development.
Professor Seeks Next Stage of BHR Principles

August 20, 2014

An article by Professor Tara Melish discusses how to move "beyond the end of the beginning" in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), including "empowering" civil society participation and considering the role of a binding international BHR treaty.