Date:

14 Oct 2026

Content Type:

Article

The morning was dedicated to negotiations on Articles 1.2-1.8, covering key definitions shaping the treaty's scope and framework. The afternoon session continued discussing these provisions as well as the proposed definitions of the right to remedy and reparation, implementation mechanisms and the treaty’s purpose (Articles 1.9 and 1.9 bis), before moving to Article 2 (Statement of purpose).

Date:

13 Oct 2026

Content Type:

Article

The second day of the 12th session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group focused on Article 14 (Consistency with international law) before turning to Article 15 (Institutional arrangements). In the afternoon, discussion resumed on Article 16 (Implementation), before concluding on proposals on the definition of "victims" (Article 1).

Date:

12 Oct 2026

Content Type:

Article

In their publication, Lawyers for Human Rights, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, and the Alternative Information & Development Centre assess the updated draft of the proposed UN treaty on business and human rights. They warn that the revised text weakens protections on corporate accountability, human rights, environmental safeguards, and access to justice, and call for a stronger treaty to address corporate abuses and ensure effective remedies for affected communities.

Date:

12 Oct 2026

Content Type:

Article

The morning session of the 12th session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) was devoted to opening remarks and general statements from state delegations and civil society organisations. In the afternoon, the meeting moved to the proposed revisions to the draft LBI. Discussion focused on mutual legal assistance (Article 12), international cooperation (Article 13) and consistency with international law (Article 14).

Date:

7 Oct 2026

Content Type:

Article

Date:

1 Sep 2026

Content Type:

Article

CIDSE calls for a clear timeline and meaningful participation in the 12th UN treaty negotiations in October 2026, stressing that the quality and effectiveness of the final treaty should take priority over meeting a deadline.

Date:

22 Jun 2026

Content Type:

Article

On 24-25 June 2026, civil society organisations and government representatives gathered in Johannesburg for the 8th Session of Africa's Regional Binding Treaty Indaba. The meeting aimed to strengthen Africa's position in the ongoing UN negotiations for a legally binding instrument on business and human rights.

Date:

2 Jun 2026

Content Type:

Article

“The UN Binding Treaty will not, overnight, undo decades of corporate capture. But a robust treaty could strengthen cross-border justice and access to remedy for affected communities, protect environmental defenders and entire communities, and end corporations’ ability to capture public policy.”

Date:

22 Apr 2026

Content Type:

Article

"Two rounds of intersessional consultations on the proposed UN Binding Treaty on business and human rights took place on April 7–8 and April 9–10. The sessions revealed a deeper political question: what kind of rules should govern transnational business activity—and in whose interest."

Date:

15 Apr 2026

Content Type:

Article

"Since their introduction in 2024, the thematic consultations have given the negotiations a significant momentum. The legal experts – who have been advising the process since that year – presented specific cases during the first consultations in April 2026 to illustrate existing legal hurdles."

Date:

10 Apr 2026

Content Type:

Article

"At the latest intersessional meetings of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on business and human rights, States, legal experts and civil society organisations discussed key articles including scope, mutual legal assistance and future implementation of the Legally Binding Instrument."

Date:

27 Mar 2026

Content Type:

Article

"This study examines how the United Nations Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) serves as a vital tool to preserve state sovereignty and to ensure the primacy of human rights in the era of deregulation."

Date:

9 Feb 2026

Content Type:

Article

“CIDSE and its members’ written contribution to the Chair-Rapporteur’s suggested redrafting of selected provisions of Articles 4 to 11 of the updated draft of the United Nations (UN) Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) on Business and Human rights”

Date:

30 Jan 2026

Content Type:

Article

"States and non-State actors taking part in the negotiations of an international legally binding instrument to protect human rights from corporate activities have until 1 February to submit comments on new textual proposals. If done right, the treaty under discussion would bridge important gaps in international law and provide greater access to justice for victims of corporate harms."