The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (“the Committee”) is the expert body that monitors compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (“ICESCR”). This human rights treaty has 171 state parties..
Large-scale business operations affecting the traditional territories of indigenous peoples are one of the main sources of violations of their individual and collective human rights. International and regional human rights bodies have repeatedly expressed deeps concern about the..
Dear All, I am pleased to share with you this Briefing Paper of the Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) on Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and Business Activities. This was prepared as our contribution to the 21 st session..
IPRI, in partnership with Business and Human Rights Resource Center, PRODESC, Frontline Defenders and the ALLIED coalition, produced a policy brief: ‘‘Hearing the human: Ensuring meaningful due diligence legislation effectively amplifies the voices of those affected by irresponsible..
The UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples: Progress achieved, the implementation gap and challenges for the next Decade In many countries of the Global South, transnational corporations wield more economic and even political..
