UN Forum on Business and Human Rights: 25-27 November 2024 on UN WebTV http://webtv.un.org/en/search/categories/meetings-events/human-rights-council/forum-business-and-human-rights #BizHR

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in #Myanmar, Tom Andrews, gave his annual report on 4July. The Interactive Dialogue starts at 31:41 at https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16zmc33my. Text: https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/HRCDocuments/77/OTH/77_18841906_767103cb-94e4-4f70-a703-84fd38ad0d1a.docx

For text of statements scroll down at https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/56/Pages/Statements.aspx?SessionId=77&MeetingDate=03/07/2024%2000:00:00

Also see Tom Andrews’ conference room paper, “Courage amid Crisis: Gendered impacts of the coup & the pursuit of #gender equality in Myanmar”: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc56crp8-courage-amid-crisis-gendered-impacts-coup-and-pursuit-gender #Rohingya #ForcedDisplacements #BizHR #WarCrimes #weaponssales

Corporate Accountability & the #Rohingya #Genocide: "The Rohingya…have faced genocide & crimes against humanity for...decades, mainly perpetrated by the military junta in #Myanmar (Burma). However, it was primarily due to the massive...violence against the Rohingya in...2017 that that a wave of legal cases was filed...against the gov’t of Myanmar & the leaders of the military junta. Noticeably absent from these lawsuits are #corporate actors.' | Newlines Institute https://newlinesinstitute.org/displacement-and-migration/corporate-accountability-and-the-rohingya-genocide/ #BizHR

#Alice Jill Edwards, the [#UN] special rapporteur on #torture, has presented the UN general assembly with a list of 20 items she wants to see banned…. They include #SpikedBatons, #ThumbCuffs, body-worn #ElectricShock devices, #sjamboks, #GangChains & …#HeatRays… She said at least 335 #companies in 54 countries are manufacturing & promoting the items on her prohibited list. The majority are in #China, the #US, the …[#EU], #Israel, #Russia & the…[#UAE].“ | Guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2023/oct/13/un-torture-expert-private-manufacturers-ban #BizHR

Opinion | I Was Attacked by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. I Believe It Was a Strategy To Change What You See Online. | “Private individuals — from academic researchers to employees of tech companies — are increasingly the targets of lawsuits, congressional hearings & vicious online attacks. These efforts, staged largely by the right, are having their desired effect.” | Yoel Roth, NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/opinion/trump-elon-musk-twitter.html #Disinformation #Propaganda #SLAPP #BizHR

Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2023 - Raising the bar: Regulating corporate abuse. | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. 1.30 hours video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGFBB1b6shc #BizHR #BizHumanRights

We argue that in #socialmedia #content moderation process, #humanrights play an #ambiguous role. We detail how those who #struggle with #marginalization may find a space for expression and #empowerment or face exacerbation of pre-existing #bias. #bizhr #bhr #facebook #instagram #meta #twitter #responsibility #oversight #csr

National supply chain regulation is global governance through national law. This creates problems for jurisdiction and participation. In particular, Nico Krisch and I argue, participation in governance needs to be expanded (more) beyond national borders. http://bitly.ws/CuAN #humanrights #valuechain #menschenrechte #bizhumanrights #bizhr #BHR

Almost 2 years of working together, and @ChiaraMacchi and I are finally meeting our PhD student Manuel Kiewisch in person in sunny Wageningen #bizhumanrights #BizHR #BHRE #mHRDD #mHREDD

Are #Banks Responsible for Animal Welfare and #Climate Disruption? A Critical Review of Australian Banks’ Due Diligence Policies for Agribusiness Lending

#mHRDD #bizhumanrights #BHRE #BHR #BizHR @ryan

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transnational-environmental-law/article/are-banks-responsible-for-animal-welfare-and-climate-disruption-a-critical-review-of-australian-banks-due-diligence-policies-for-agribusiness-lending/4B0FF836943E73688A2F00E6382E0342

The ITUC conference in Melbourne today is arguing for a global treaty on mandatory due diligence. A big ask, and I wonder whether a treaty could do more than establish general principles, but it shows that the international trade union movement, which is often marginalised in #BizHumanRghts #BizHR discussions at the UN, supports moves towards #mHRDD .

RT @TriRadhaKrish@twitter.com

We're off to a rocking start! Day 1 of #LearningLabBootcamp on #DecentWork and #SupplyChain, with CSOs from 5 southern Indian states.
#BizHR #responsiblebiz

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TriRadhaKrish/status/1202471602543190017