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“PMSC treaty” – why we need an international legally binding instrument to regulate private military and security companies

States are currently discussing the future of one of the most important instruments for international peace…
Of interest: beyond the enlightened shareholder

An important case is making its way up the appellate system of England & Wales. The…
Sweet Profits, Bitter Truth

As the sun sets over the vast cocoa plantations of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the hardworking…
Beyond Human Rights: Recognising the Natural World

The United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework) were a breakthrough…
Five Changes I would like to see – in research

This blog post by Dr Tara Van Ho is the first in a series of blog pieces by…
Business and Human Rights in the Metaverse

In the 1990s, author Neal Stephenson envisioned an immersive world that would be accessed by virtual reality goggles.…
The rocky road to vaccine equity? Big pharma vs the people

Big pharma companies have gone to extreme lengths to squeeze every last dollar out of the…
The 10 most viewed BHRJ posts of 2022

As we enter 2023 here are the most read Business and Human Rights Journal blog posts of 2022: …
A new space for Brazil? Prospects under a Lula Presidency

The blog analyses Brazil´s role in the business and human rights agenda after 2014, when two…
The real meaning of participation: Conflict in the Las Bambas mega-mining copper project in Peru

Peru is highly dependent on the mining sector (mining accounts for 10% of its GDP and 60%…