Business and human rights
- Working conditions of Dalit garment workers
- M. Theuws (ed); P. Overeem (ed); M. Peepercamp (ed) / Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2012
- In Tamil Nadu young women workers continue to suffer exploitative working conditions while making garments for Western brands. Thousands of girls work under recruitment and employment schemes that amount to bonded labour. In this repo...
- Country Risk Portal
- Human Rights and Business Project, 2010
- The Human Rights and Business Country Risk Portal (based at the Danish Institute for Human Rights) will create the first freely available website where companies can access country-specific information on human rights risks alongside ...
- Systematically identifying, predicting and responding to projects potential impacts on human rights
- Nomogaia Foundation, 2008
- This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential impacts on human rights. Experience has shown that standard assessments, those of envir...
- Boston University International Law Journal
- The Boston University International Law Journal publishes articles on international law written by professional authors and practitioners, and note and case comments written by student authors. As one of the US's leading international law journals, ILJ seeks to maintain the highest editorial standards and to produce a professional quality publication worthy of international recognition. Published...
- Understanding access to medicine as a human rights issue
- Alicia Ely Yamin / Boston University International Law Journal, 2004
- An estimated 29.4 million adults and children live with HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the fact that new combinations of antiretroviral therapy and other medications have enabled HIV-positive people in much of the develop...
- Does differentiated legal consciousness affect the human rights responses of corporations?
- L. A. Jacobs (ed) / The Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Project, 2008
- Over the past decade or so, human rights have emerged as an important paradigm for framing disputes over corporate social responsibility. This paper identifies challenges in addressing human rights issues related to corporations, focu...
- Understanding and internalising human rights obligations in the corporate sector
- J.F. Sherman; C. Pitts / Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative [Harvard University], 2008
- Ensuring a robust corporate culture that supports and respects human rights is critical to preventing business-related human rights abuses. This paper presents an accountability guide showing how a company can align its behavior with ...
- Enhancing understanding of the relationship between corporations and human rights
- Global Compact Network, United Nations, 2008
- In 2008, the UN Human Rights Council produced a conceptual and policy framework to guide the business and human rights agenda. The framework rests on differentiated but complementary responsibilities, and comprises three core principl...
- Labour rights abuses in the pineapple supply chain
- International Labor Rights Forum, 2008
- Since the 1960’s, pineapple production has quadrupled and export has tripled worldwide. While profits for some have tremendously expanded under such development, this report demonstrates how pineapple workers, their families and...
- Water rights from a business and human rights perspective
- Institute for Human Rights and Business, 2009
- This report summarises a discussion of a group comprising businesses, international organisations, and civil society on issues pertaining to the right to water. The main issues discussed include: the status of the right...
- Working conditions of Dalit garment workers
- M. Theuws (ed); P. Overeem (ed); M. Peepercamp (ed) / Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2012
- In Tamil Nadu young women workers continue to suffer exploitative working conditions while making garments for Western brands. Thousands of girls work under recruitment and employment schemes that amount to bonded labour. In this repo...
- Country Risk Portal
- Human Rights and Business Project, 2010
- The Human Rights and Business Country Risk Portal (based at the Danish Institute for Human Rights) will create the first freely available website where companies can access country-specific information on human rights risks alongside ...
- Systematically identifying, predicting and responding to projects potential impacts on human rights
- Nomogaia Foundation, 2008
- This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential impacts on human rights. Experience has shown that standard assessments, those of envir...
- Understanding access to medicine as a human rights issue
- Alicia Ely Yamin / Boston University International Law Journal, 2004
- An estimated 29.4 million adults and children live with HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the fact that new combinations of antiretroviral therapy and other medications have enabled HIV-positive people in much of the develop...
- Does differentiated legal consciousness affect the human rights responses of corporations?
- L. A. Jacobs (ed) / The Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Project, 2008
- Over the past decade or so, human rights have emerged as an important paradigm for framing disputes over corporate social responsibility. This paper identifies challenges in addressing human rights issues related to corporations, focu...
- Understanding and internalising human rights obligations in the corporate sector
- J.F. Sherman; C. Pitts / Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative [Harvard University], 2008
- Ensuring a robust corporate culture that supports and respects human rights is critical to preventing business-related human rights abuses. This paper presents an accountability guide showing how a company can align its behavior with ...
- Enhancing understanding of the relationship between corporations and human rights
- Global Compact Network, United Nations, 2008
- In 2008, the UN Human Rights Council produced a conceptual and policy framework to guide the business and human rights agenda. The framework rests on differentiated but complementary responsibilities, and comprises three core principl...
- Labour rights abuses in the pineapple supply chain
- International Labor Rights Forum, 2008
- Since the 1960’s, pineapple production has quadrupled and export has tripled worldwide. While profits for some have tremendously expanded under such development, this report demonstrates how pineapple workers, their families and...
- Water rights from a business and human rights perspective
- Institute for Human Rights and Business, 2009
- This report summarises a discussion of a group comprising businesses, international organisations, and civil society on issues pertaining to the right to water. The main issues discussed include: the status of the right...
- The role of pharmaceutical companies in enhancing access to medicines
- R. Khosla; P. Hunt / The Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, 2008
- This briefing points out that access to essential medicines is a fundamental element of the right to health. It examines the role of the pharmaceutical industry in ensuring access to medicines generally and in particular for sexual an...
- Boston University International Law Journal
- The Boston University International Law Journal publishes articles on international law written by professional authors and practitioners, and note and case comments written by student authors. As one of the US's leading international law journals, ILJ seeks to maintain the highest editorial standards and to produce a professional quality publication worthy of international recognition. Published...
- Amazon Watch
- Defending the environment and indigenous rights in the Amazon
- European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) (ECCJ)
- Coalition of European organisations working to promote corporate responsibility
- SwedWatch (SwedWatch)
- Swedish NGO monitoring Swedish companies' practices in the South
