Blogs About Human Rights
Ten Years Later: Human Rights in a Post-9/11 World
Ayesha Barenblat, Former Director, Stakeholder Collaboration
At the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, I was in Montreal attending the CIVICUS World Assembly, an annual gathering of more than 900 civil society organizations (CSOs), including NGOs, trade unions, and faith-based organizations. Looking at various U.S. newspapers and my Facebook feed that morning, the reporting centered on the senseless deaths of that tragic day, people discussing where they were at that exact moment, and those that they had lost. All the coverage made me realize that the wounds remain fresh 10 years and two difficult wars later. Read more →
Regulating Supply Chain Sustainability
Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
What would have been unthinkable only a few years ago is now the order of the day. Read more →
How Companies Can Help Prevent Trafficking
Celine Suarez, Manager, Advisory Services
It’s estimated that 80 percent of global trafficking victims are women, and the vast majority are ensnared in sexual exploitation through the promise of legitimate jobs, marriage, “a way out,” or the lure of love from a male figure. Women and girls often become trapped in their situations through the threat (or reality) of violence, physical bondage, psychological control, and drug addiction. Around the world, poverty and illiteracy are some of the most common factors among female victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Read more →
VIDEO: How the Tech Sector Should Address Human Rights
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council approved new Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As a result, more clarity exists today than ever before on governments' duty to protect human rights and business' responsibility to respect human rights. Read more →
Four Priorities for the Tech Sector in Applying the New UN Guiding Principles
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council approved new Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights—a major milestone in the history of business and human rights. More clarity exists today than ever before on governments’ duty to protect human rights and thebusiness responsibility to respect human rights. Read more →
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