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Catherine Cordasco, provided by CNCDH
Translating new impetus into concrete progress: Intersessional consultations on the legally binding instrument on business and human rights
Anaïs Schill from the French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) on the opportunities on offer in the 2025 intersessional consultations for states and other stakeholders to translate momentum into concrete progress towards the adoption of an ambitious legally binding instrument
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These companies are watching you. We're watching them
Surveillance tech solutions make it easier than ever for authoritarian governments, nefarious corporate actors and malicious criminal groups to keep tabs on their critics. Danny Rayman on our efforts to monitor the human rights policies and practices of targeted surveillance companies
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The silent victim of war: how businesses contribute to environmental violations in armed conflicts
Respect for human rights and environment must be a core operational principle and not a box-checking exercise. Businesses operating in conflict-affected areas have a choice: uphold international standards, respect human rights and environment or face escalating global scrutiny and legal repercussions.
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Photo: Laura Gómez Unda (courtesy of EarthRights International)
The U'wa Nation, private sector, and climate crisis: collective rights in the Inter-American system
Juliana Bravo Valencia from EarthRights International analyses the landmark ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in favour of the the land, cultural and environmental rights of the U'wa Nation.
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Race to regression – what Big tech’s ‘masculine’ urge to sideline gender equality means for investors
As the world marks International Women’s Day, Meagan Barrera sounds the alarm on the systemic harm Big Tech is inflicting on gender equality under the guise of innovation.
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Public Development Banks must prioritise Indigenous Peoples and communities in climate projects
Overlooking Indigenous Peoples and communities directly impacted by climate change and large-scale projects is not only unethical but also financially and strategically shortsighted. The path to a swift, just energy transition must be grounded in a corporate duty of care for human rights and environmental due diligence; a commitment to free and fair negotiations; and shared prosperity with Indigenous Peoples, frontline communities, and workers - and neglecting this responsibility could lead to social unrest, legal challenges, and financial setbacks.
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Three years on: Companies still play a vital role in enabling Russia’s war in Ukraine
Three years into Russia's military aggression in Ukraine, companies continue to play an enabling role in atrocities. Ella Skybenko unpacks inaction by companies and governments and absence of adequate guidance for companies.
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10th Session recap: Progress and the path forward for the binding treaty on business and human rights
Jessica Lawrence and Thato Gaffane from Lawyers for Human Rights reflect on the 10th session of negotiations
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Reckless gamble: Meta’s decision on disinformation endangers its 4 billion users
Meta's decision to scrap fact-checking and attack tech regulation presents a major risk to human rights - and should drive legislators to keep the ever-more-powerful sector in check, according to Gayatri Khandhadai and Phil Bloomer.
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A Global Heat Map: Identifying hot spots for corporate abuse
The German Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) on using data to identify hot spots in corporate abuse.
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