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🎙️Check out our new Human Rights Tracks Podcast episode No. 7 with Dr. Octávio Ferraz, Professor at King's College London and Co-Director of the Transnational Law Institute. In this episode Dr. Ferraz talks about "The Transformative Power of Social Rights" www.humanrights.fau.eu/2025/10/22/h...

Lupaka Gold v. Peru (2025) at ICSID: Indigenous Self-Determination and State Responsibility in International Investment Law On June 30th 2025, an international arbitration tribunal at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) held that Peru had breached its obligations under the Canada – Peru F...

Worth reading
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Demos von Extremisten in Nürnberg: Juraexperte sieht „rechtlichen Graubereich“ für Klage Nürnberg - Die Demo von Rechtsextremen an der Straße der Menschenrechte hat Wellen geschlagen: Der Nürnberger Oberbürgermeister verweist auf die Versammlungsfreiheit. Ob sich die Stadtspitze hinter Pa...

Vielen Dank für das interessante Gespräch in den Nürnberger Nachrichten Ulrike Löw, zu Demonstrationen in der Straße der Menschenrechte und der Rolle von Stadt und Zivilgesellschaft bei der Bewahrung des Rechtsstaats und der Menschenrechte
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Profile Picture of Markus Krajewski, speaker of the CHREN Colloquium on a Legally Binding Instrument to govern Business and Human Rights

Group Picture of the CHREN Colloquium with Prof. Markus Krajewski

Another Group Picture of the CHREN Colloquium, participants laughing

Thanks @krajewskimarkus.bsky.social for kicking off the CHREN Human Rights Colloquium with a great discussion on developing a Legally Binding Instrument on BHR—addressing who promotes it, why companies have human rights responsibilities even though they have no souls, and the public-private divide.

Indigenous Peoples Demand Reform of Global Certification Systems - Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples Jakarta, Indonesia – Thirty two Indigenous leaders from thirteen countries have issued a declaration calling for fundamental reforms to global certification schemes that impact Indigenous Peoples’ rig...

Indigenous leaders from the Global Convening on Certification Schemes and associated Auditing Systems impacting Indigenous Peoples’ Rights held last 10-12 March 2025 have released a press statement and declaration on the outcomes of the convening.

rightenergypartnership.org/indigenous-p...

From minerals to palm oil, carbon credits to aquaculture—Indigenous peoples’ experiences with certification often reduce rights to a tick-box exercise.” @robiehalip.bsky.social

UN-RBHR Beyond the Seal Session

#BizHumanRights #IndigenousPeoples #FPIC #JustEnergyTransition

Really happy to report that @itfglobalunion.bsky.social has entered into a legally-binding agreement with fashion retail giant #ASOS to protect transport workers’ rights in the company's supply chains. This is meaningful stakeholder engagement in action.

#BizHumanRights #HRDD

#BizHumanRights: This new book, "Contested Consultation in the Extractive Industries", addresses theorical and practical challenges to consultation around the world.
I co-wrote a chapter on consultation in the case law of the IACtHR.
Book is open-access, here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

🌍⚖️ Join us 29 Sept 2025 (15:00–16:30 CET) for Climate Justice at the ICJ: Human Rights Implications of the Advisory Opinion. Leading experts discuss its global impact. Online, registration required 👉 gnhre.org?p=18413

#ClimateJustice #HumanRights #ICJ #GNHRE

Berichtspflichten entfallen | Bundesregierung Die Berichtspflicht über die Einhaltung der Sorgfaltspflichten in Lieferketten sollen entfallen. Das hat das Kabinett beschlossen.

Please note: The "reform" of the German Supply Chain Law adopted by the Government today did not change human rights and environmental due diligence obligations of German companies. Just the reporting to the agency was deleted and causes for fines were limited.
www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktu...

Here is the call for abstracts:
www.rph1.rw.fau.de/files/2025/0...

📣 Call for Papers: Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights

Topics: climate change & human rights, right to a healthy environment, future generations, rights of nature, accountability & reparations 🌏

🚨 Deadline: 15 September 2025

Learn more: www.asser.nl/nnhrr/news/c...

Whether international law can help repair past harms is one of field's most difficult questions-doctrinally, technically, normatively. Answers may determine how you feel about IL as a whole. Over next month, @ajil.bsky.social will explore these Qs in print+online1/:
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🔹EU Council's Omnibus position
🔹Putting defenders at the centre of Macron's visit to Vietnam
🔹Just Transition submissions to UN Special Rapporteurs
🔹Gwynne Skinner Award to Justica Nos Trilhos

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ILO commits to global standards on Gig work, experts see potential positive impact - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

This week in #BizHumanRights… ILO commits to world's first binding standards for gig workers www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...

The Norwegian NCP finds shortcomings in human rights due diligence by Aker BP - Ansvarlig Næringsliv The Norwegian National Contact Point (NCP) has concluded that Aker BP's due diligence in the merger with Lundin Energy Norway ...

The Norwegian National Contact Point has concluded that #Aker BP's due diligence in the merger with #LundinEnergy Norway did not meet the #humanrightsduediligence expectations in the #OECDGuidelines. #bizhumanrights www.responsiblebusiness.no/news/the-nor...

Explore the Business and Human Rights Journal's latest special issue on Just Transition in the Energy and Extractive Industries, containing several #openaccess articles!

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#bizhumanrights

Part of a map of Germany showing universities with clusters of excellence

Text saying "Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg" and "Transformation der Menschenrechte"

I am very happy that our proposal for research on Transforming Human Rights @fau.de was selected by the @dfg.de and @wissenschaftsrat.de for funding through the #ExcellenceStrategy. Thank you to all colleagues who helped.
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
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Exzellenzstrategie: Herausragend in der Menschenrechtsforschung Große Freude an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): Das Forschungsprojekt „Transforming Human Rights“ wird Exzellenzcluster. Am späten Donnerstagnachmittag gaben die Deutsche…

FAU-Projekt „Transforming Human Rights” wird Exzellenzcluster 🏅

Heute hat die DFG und der Wissenschaftsrat die künftig geförderten Exzellenzcluster bekanntgegeben. Und die FAU darf jubeln: Das Projekt „Transforming Human Rights“ ist dabei! 🤩 #FAUproud (1/3)

www.fau.de/2025/05/news...

This week in #BizHumanRights… 🗞️
🔵 USA: OECD complaint alleges abuse in Ahold Delhaize milk supply chain
🔵 Socapalm accused of expanding palm oil plantations without community consent in Cameroon

Read & subscribe: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u...

Your ‘ethical’ pension plan could be funding Israeli human rights abuses Investors who choose to put their money in ‘ethical’ or ‘socially responsible’ plans could be directly funding Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank. This is because major advisory fir...

"By producing datasets that ignore the UN and OECD guidelines on #bizhumanrights, as well as #internationallaw, [major #dataproviders] also betray their own claims of contributing to better #investment decisions." @rstazinski.bsky.social www.ftm.eu/articles/pen...

gijn.org Essential Open Source Tools for Journalists Investigating Air Pollution

Despite its global impact, tracking air pollution is challenging. Governments may under-report data, corporations often hide emissions, and polluters exploit regulatory loopholes.

Here is IJNet's list of open source data tools that journalists can use: https://twp.ai/9PSWaj

YouTube video by EU-VALUES Network Human Rights, Climate Change & Plastic Pollution | Planetary Justice Webinar | EU-VALUES

🌍 Watch on demand now Sam Varvastian of Cardiff Uni share his insights from his book 'Human Rights Approaches to Planetary #Crises' & Sara Seck of Dalhousie Uni on corporate accountability and environmental #governance.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H3O...

#justice #law #environment #humanrights #CSR

The Lessons from the Aarhus Convention and Escazú Agreement for Procedural Environmental Rights in Canada' blogging series continues! Next is 'Supporting Procedural Environmental Human Rights in Canada: a role for the National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines?' read here: gnhre.org?p=18334

Interesting #BHR event klaxon. 🚨

Join the brilliant @michaelposner.bsky.social for a conversation on the role of #business in a world shaped by #climate change, #tech disruption, and global instability. #BizHumanRights

Mon 19 May. Registration: share-eu1.hsforms.com/1T1Uwoly2SYS...

@ihrb.bsky.social's @saliltripathi.bsky.social speaks w/ Kenneth Roth—former ED of @hrw.org. Ken and Salil explore the progress made in #corporateresponsibility and #accountability over recent decades, and discuss what this could mean for the future of #bizhumanrights. www.ihrb.org/latest/are-w...

Opaque supply chains are just one of the barriers to corporate accountability faced by agricultural workers seeking justice for labour rights abuse.

@JorgeAdere on transparency in coffee supply chains at last week's UN Regional Forum on #BizHumanRights in São Paulo 🎙️

A Turkish arms firm helped fuel Sudan’s brutal civil war, records show A trove of documents and communications provided to The Post reveals how a Turkish company covertly funneled weapons to the Sudanese army.

A trove of documents and communications provided to @washingtonpost.com reveals how a Turkish company covertly funneled #weapons to the Sudanese army. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Swiss citizens will vote on proposal (initiative) with due diligence obligations for businesses #bizhumanrights https://www.publiceye.ch/en/media/press-release/swiss_quality_must_include_the_protection_of_human_rights_and_the_environment/

Interesting event klaxon - Forced Labour in ICT.🚨

#KnowTheChain assesses how the largest tech & communications companies are addressing forced labour in their supply chains.

➡️10 Apr 2025, 8am UK/ 9am Brussels.

@business-humanrights.org #BizHumanRights
www.business-humanrights.org/en/events/kn...