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This section contains opinion pieces from the business and human rights movement, written by both our global team and many authors outside of our organisation. These have been curated and published by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
Rebuilding Gaza: turning a profit from peace?
After two years of devastation and unimaginable loss, the ceasefire in Gaza and the promise of humanitarian aid resuming under UN control is welcome and long overdue. Accountability, heightened human rights due diligence and Palestinian leadership must be prioritised and placed at the centre of any plans.
Vital perspectives from our team, partner organisations and allies on the key business and human rights issues at COP30 - from the transformative potential of benefit sharing to what the renewable energy agenda means for Indigenous Peoples and workers.
Ahead of the thematic intersessional consultations held in April, June and August to prepare for the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on a binding treaty in October 2025, experts reflect on articles of the treaty that will be discussed and steps to take for concrete progress in the treaty process.
Experts from civil society, governments and business discuss what Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence could mean for advancing human rights in business.
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13 Aug 2018Phil Bloomer and Maysa Zorob, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The continued implementation of the UNGPs and the development of a binding Treaty can and should advance simultaneously, and both stand to benefit from doing so.
11 Jun 2018Lise Smit, Associate Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at BIICL, and Gabrielle Holly, Researcher in Business and Human Rights at BIICL
14 May 2018Laurie Van der Burg, Researcher and Campaigner at FoE Netherlands/Milieudefensie; Roger Cox, attorney and partner at Paulussen Advocaten, Netherlands
The Corporate Legal Accountability team interviews Laurie Van der Burg, Friends of the Earth Netherlands and Roger Cox, attorney and partner at Paulussen Advocaten: "With [this possible lawsuit against Shell we are] hoping to create a precedent that raises the legal pressure on oil and gas companies worldwide to act on climate change and keep fossil fuels in the ground."
