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NGO: Governments Should Assist Foreign Nationals in BHR Cases
April 19, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has published an article calling on governments to assist foreign nationals seeking to sue transnational companies for alleged business and human rights (BHR) violations.
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FRA Issues Opinion on Potential EU BHR Policies
April 12, 2017
At the request of the EU Council, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) issued an official Opinion on how the EU can coordinate policy between member states on business and human rights issues in order to improve victims’ access to remedies.
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UK Parliament Committee Recommends Enforceable BHR Penalties
April 12, 2017
The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has released a report on the country’s progress in achieving Business and Human Rights (BHR) goals, concluding that companies and affiliated parent companies should be required to “prevent human rights abuses” or face substantial penalties.
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SCOTUS Takes Case on Corporate Rights Violations
April 05, 2017
The New York Times reports that the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has decided to hear a case on whether plaintiffs can use a 1789 statute to sue corporations, in this case a bank accused of contributing to the financing of terrorism, for committing human rights violations in other countries.
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UN Committee Promotes Multilateralism on Tax Policies
April 05, 2017
In a recent interview, officials from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs discussed how the UN's Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, currently meeting in New York, is having an impact on global policies affecting the taxation of multinational corporations and other entities.
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