Business and Human Rights
Businesses Should be Made Accountable: Parliamentarians on NAP-BHR
As India inches closer to its first official policy on business and human rights (BHR), several civil society organisations (CSOs)… Read More
The issues faced by India’s first NAP-BHR
As India inches closer to its National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights (BHR), civil society voices and… Read More
How the Tamil Nadu garment industry is cracking under unethical BHR policies
The success of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP-BHR) in India rests on it being adapted… Read More
Mainstreaming Human Rights in Businesses: Recommendations to the MCA NAP released
“There are fears and reservations across multiple quarters that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ National Action Plan on Business and… Read More
Business and Human Rights: 10 Years of an Arduous Journey
The ‘Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ (UNGPs) provide guidance for the implementation of the United Nations’ ‘Protect, Respect… Read More
COVID-19: Business and Human Rights in the Spotlight
The public imagery of the global pandemic COVID-19 is about stranded migrant workers, impoverished informal workers, jobless middle-class workforce, dejected… Read More
Havoc of Gas Leaks: India Must Work on Business and Human Rights
Almost a month after the incident of Vishakapatnam gas leak, an incident of boiler blast occurred on 3 June in… Read More
India’s NAP on Business and Human Rights: Will It Leverage Public Procurement?
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights (UNGP) envisages Protect–Respect–Remedy framework locating the state’s role primarily in the… Read More
Intersection of Business and Human Rights from Various Perspectives
The evolution of Business and Human Rights (BHR) in the last couple of years has been inspiring. While a few… Read More
Business and Human Rights: From Zero Draft to National Action
The protection of human rights has been an intrinsic part of Indian tradition. As the largest democracy in the world,… Read More