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Whither Rightsholders in Africa?

Globalization in the 21st century has created a governance gap that continues to have adverse effects on society, especially in Africa. Although the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) endorsed the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2011, scholars (e.g. Deva et al.) and stakeholders have cri

#Africa #BusinessAndHumanRights

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/whither-rightsholders-in-africa/

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Poisoned Fruits of Reconstruction

This blogpost explores how corporate actors may become complicit in international crimes during post-conflict reconstruction — particularly when economic activity normalises displacement and atrocity. It argues that due diligence obligations, though preventive in nature, can also reveal pot

#BusinessAndHumanRights #CorporateAccountability #InternationalCriminalLaw

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/poisoned-fruits-of-reconstruction/

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Introducing the Symposium on Tackling Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Business

This symposium has called for critical assessments of recent legal instruments dealing with the growing relevance of human rights and environmental considerations in the context of transnational corporate o

#BusinessAndHumanRights #CorporateResponsibility

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-the-symposium-on-tackling-human-rights-environmental-protection-and-business/

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Deregulating Due Diligence?

On June 5, the AfD, a German far-right party, introduced a draft law to abolish the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) under the title "Initiating a Bureaucracy Turnaround." Although this draft was widely rejected in the German parliament, some of its l

#BusinessAndHumanRights #Germany #HumanRights

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/deregulating-due-diligence/

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What Are Human Rights Worth to Bayer?

#BusinessAndEnvironment #BusinessAndHumanRights #HumanRights

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/what-are-human-rights-worth-to-bayer/

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Supply Chain Laws and Women’s Rights

#BusinessAndHumanRights #FeministPerspectives #Germany

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/supply-chain-laws-and-womens-rights/

RT @EUAmbASEAN: The promotion and protection of human rights is a core interest of the EU 🇪🇺. Meeting today with @ASEAN's human rights committee #AICHR to prepare joint activities this year. #Freedomofexpression #Tacklingfakenews #Businessandhumanrights

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUinASEAN/status/1631119749026557952

Dismantling e-democracy & the global town square one tweet at a time

#GlobalTownSquare #BusinessandDemocracy #BusinessandHumanRights

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/twitters-monetizable-users-not-human-rights-matter-most-under-musks-rein-leaving