The world faces a dizzying array of human rights crises impacting the lives of millions of people on every continent. The new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan, has global responsibilities and human rights advocates will expect effective advocacy and practical actions on numerous country and thematic challenges, from Syria and Iraq to empowering those living in extreme poverty.   It may seem, therefore, that our particular area of focus - the business and human rights agenda - can wait, because there are so many other urgent fires to fight. But as Zeid knows from his long stint working with the UN, the relationship between economic and business actors and human rights is deeply enmeshed. Many of today’s human rights crises have economic roots or economic solutions, and many deep-seated human rights problems can be made better or worse by businesses...