How should businesses respond to an age of conflict and uncertainty?

As 2024 began, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aptly summed up our deeply worrying collective moment. As she put it, speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland, we are moving through “an era of conflict and...

Bulldozer Injustice: how a company’s product is being used to violate rights in India

Bulldozers have been linked to human rights violations for many years, at least since 2003 when the US activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by a Caterpillar bulldozer while protesting against the demolition of a Palestinian home with a family...

Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights - One Year On

In the last two years, seafarers' rights have been stretched to breaking point beyond the systemic issues that make life at sea far more challenging. They have been stretched to the point where many are choosing other careers, and shipowners and...

Why Convert Twitter into a Public Trust – A Radical Idea

Elon Musk has set Twitter on fire by proposing to buy-out existing shareholders of the popular social media platform and to take it private. To put it bluntly, placing a global public square (as Twitter fashions itself to be) in the hands of a...

Can Sanctions, Boycotts and Divestment Achieve Human Rights Outcomes?

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters a second painful month, more questions are being asked about the extent to which sanctions, boycotts and divestment campaigns can change the behaviour of Russian leaders, and what the wider human rights...

Tech Companies Have Crucial Responsibilities in the Attack on Ukraine – Misinformation, Virtual Warfare and Arbitrating Truth

Companies are distancing themselves from the unfolding invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation:

• Major western oil companies such as BP, Shell, and Exxon Mobil have cut ties with Russian oil companies and joint ventures, decisions which...

Why Labour Law Protections for Migrant Workers are at the Heart of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity - Reflections from the ILO

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

Ending impunity for Wage Theft against Migrant Workers: Here’s How

Wage theft has long been part of the labour migration landscape in every region of the world. A new report by the Migrant Justice Institute, demonstrates that this situation is not inevitable.

Wage theft has long been part of the labour migration...

Telenor’s Exit from Myanmar - A Cautionary Tale for the Just Transition

On the day of publication, SOMO's joint complaint regarding Telenor's exit from Myanmar was officially accepted by the Norwegian National Contact Point. This article is part of a series focused on "responsible exits" and how the human rights...

Salil Tripathi on John Ruggie’s Legacy

John Ruggie was the man in a hurry. Nobody who knew him could tell when he slept or if he slept. I remember sometimes sending him a question soon after waking up at 6:30 or so in London, assuming that the busy man that he was – the UN Secretary...

The Centre for Sport and Human Rights Starts its Engines as an Independent Entity - After Years in the Making 

On 8 July 2021, the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) fully separated from its founding body The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), becoming a standalone legal entity under Swiss law with a new board of independent Directors. As...

Better Building(s) - A Rights-Based Approach to Decarbonisation

As governments gather this week for the Porto Social Summit, they should consider the many ways that climate action in the built environment must be shaped to advance, rather than undermine, human rights.

Across the EU, momentum is growing to...