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Australia Appoints Examiner of Overseas Corporate Rights Abuses
August 07, 2019
The nongovernmental organization Human Rights Law Centre is applauding the move by the Australian government to appoint an “independent examiner” to monitor alleged overseas human rights abuses committed by Australian companies as part of the country’s reform of its OECD National Contact Point.
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Academics Find State Duty to Regulate Labor in Supply Chains
August 07, 2019
A group of professors from Australian universities has published research on mandatory corporate forced-labor reporting schemes recently passed by such countries as Australia and the UK concluding that public authorities “cannot entirely outsource” their duties to regulate human rights in global supply chains.
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WHO Evaluates Global Policies on Tobacco Use
August 01, 2019
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the “global tobacco epidemic” highlights the substantial and expanding focus of the WHO on pushing countries to implement policies targeting noncommunicable diseases such as those brought about through tobacco use.
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Attorneys Analyze Draft BHR Treaty Requirements
August 01, 2019
Attorneys from Hogan Lovells have published an overview of the latest draft of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR), which includes a requirement for states to impose mandatory “human rights due diligence” procedures on businesses and to criminalize a core set of rights violations.
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Consultancy Guides Companies on BHR Impacts of Small Mines
August 01, 2019
Business and human rights (BHR) consultancy Löning has published a paper containing global guidance for businesses on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on BHR when sourcing materials from artisanal and small-scale mines.
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