Blogs About Human Rights
In Human Rights, What Does ‘Access to Remedy’ Really Mean?
Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Executive Director, Accountability Counsel
The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights call for access to "nonjudicial remedy" for communities affected by business-related human rights harms. San Francisco-based nonprofit Accountability Counsel works to ensure this access for communities around the world. Read more →
The Supreme Court Has Ruled on Kiobel. Now What?
Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services
In its Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cases under the Alien Tort Statute will now be presumptively dismissed when the alleged human rights abuses occur outside the United States. What does this mean for business and human rights? Read more →
What the New Telecommunications Human Rights Principles Mean
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Telecommunications companies have published new guiding principles for human rights, freedom of expression, and privacy. What does this development mean? Read more →
Microsoft Reports: What ‘the Law’ Is Asking of Internet Companies
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Microsoft’s first report on how it has responded to requests from law-enforcement agencies is a positive move in transparency, building on reports by Google and Twitter. It also poses an important question for society: What is the proper relationship among law enforcement, private companies, and privacy? Read more →
Calling All Investors: It’s Time to Pay Attention to Human Rights
Chloё Poynton, Manager, Advisory Services
In this blog, we provide three recommendations for investors and financial service companies on how to integrate human rights into their due diligence processes. Read more →
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