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Business, Human Rights & the Limits of Law
20/06/19 |If legal penalties are to flow from corporate human rights failures, business responsibility for human rights must be certain enough to be justiciable.
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What does Switzerland's vote on mandatory due diligence mean - and what happens next?
19/06/19 |Urs Rybi provides context on last week's Swiss vote on mandatory human rights due diligence.
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Many segments of the business and human rights field have been co-opted & captured by corporate actors
19/06/19 |Antonella Angelini speaks with Benjamin Hoffman, a lawyer specialising in international human rights law and corporate accountability. He was Amazon Staff Attorney with EarthRights International...
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BHRRC joins 13 NGOS to brief MPs for debate on Modern Slavery Act
19/06/19 |CORE Coalition briefing urges more effective reporting and mandatory human rights due diligence.
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Audits are failing – brands should cut out waste so suppliers can pay their workers a living wage
18/06/19 |Low prices and cost-cutting business models are harming labour rights, argues Anne Manschot
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Europe takes a big step towards companies having a ‘duty of care’ on human rights
12/06/19 |Finland takes the drive for mandatory human rights due diligence to the European Union.
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Human rights defenders face reprisals. Here’s what OECD and National Contact Points can do to protect them.
10/06/19 |A new Factsheet from OECD Watch and BHRRC sheds light on the risks to defenders who complain to OECD National Contact Points and makes recommendations on how to reform the system to keep them safe.
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Reality bites: Fossil fuel companies face climate liability claims after decades of denial
10/06/19 |Fossil fuel companies knew they were damaging the planet - and spent millions to mislead the public. Is the law about to catch up with them?
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Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: A business perspective
06/06/19 |In short, it is not a question of if, but when such laws will be in place and how they will impact current business operations and practices.
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Amy Sinclair speaks to ABC Radio about Modern Slavery in Pacific Supply Chains of Canned Tuna
05/06/19 |BHRRC's Pacific researcher discusses new briefing Out of Sight with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.