Business & Human Rights

NGO Calls on Trump to Enforce BHR Action Plan

January 04, 2017

Gregory Regaignon of the Business & Human Rights (BHR) Resource Centre has published a piece warning President-Elect Donald Trump to take seriously the need for the US to implement the global BHR agenda by enforcing the commitments made by the Obama Administration under its new National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct.
FIFA Faces Critique on BHR Pledges

January 04, 2017

David Segall of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights (BHR) criticizes the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) for a perceived lack of progress on implementing the recommendations FIFA sought from Harvard Professor John Ruggie to better advance the UN Guiding Principles on BHR in its operations.
UN Rights Office Explores Non-Judicial BHR Mechanisms

January 04, 2017

As part of its "Accountability and Remedy Project," the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has released a "scoping paper" containing its research on how governments should improve their "State-based non-judicial mechanisms" to remedy alleged violations of the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
NGO Criticizes "Disappointing" Swiss BHR Action Plan

January 04, 2017

The Swiss Coalition for Corporate Justice has criticized the Swiss government's National Action Plan on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) for its lack of binding measures, including the absence of plans for legislation requiring companies to perform "due diligence" on their BHR impacts.
Italian Action Plan Implements Global BHR Agenda

January 04, 2017

The Government of Italy has published a National Action Plan, produced in consultation with a variety of stakeholders in business and nongovernmental organizations, on the country's implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) and contributions to the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.