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With partners and allies worldwide, we seek to put human rights at the heart of business to deliver a just economy, climate justice, and end abuse.

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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 12/10/2026
📢 Our latest Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update is live, featuring new lawsuit profiles, case updates, regional legal developments and resources: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 02/10/2026
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 02/10/2026
Calling investors - we want to hear from you! We'd like to hear about any changes you've observed in US portfolio companies’ efforts on human rights in the last couple of years. Take our short survey today ▶️ forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 01/10/2026
We're joining 60+ organisations and experts to call for an immediate global moratorium on frontier AI until binding safeguards, independent oversight and effective enforcement mechanisms are in place. Read our full statement ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 25/09/2026
Big Tech is shaping every aspect of our society, challenging the limits of domestic and regional legal frameworks. Our online roundtable will explore how a binding treaty on #bizhumanrights could address the challenges posed by tech. Register now: www.business-humanrights.org/en/events/be...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 23/09/2026
🚨 We're hiring! We're looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, and relationship-driven individual to join our team as Major Giving Officer - an exciting opportunity to build and lead our major giving programme. Apply here by 9am EDT 19 October ▶️ bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/118
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 21/09/2026
Attacks against mining sector critics and shrinking civic space are creating a participation deficit – and threatening the energy transition. A just transition starts with robust mineral governance. Governments can still get this right – read the report: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/09/2026
3/3 It’s practical, user-friendly, and seeks to translate complex legal frameworks into accessible guidance that empowers rights holders to make informed decisions. Explore the Remedy and Complaints Compass today ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/r...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/09/2026
2/3 Our new tool helps rightsholders and their representatives identify possible avenues to seek remedy or make a complaint when a business is involved in human rights or environmental harm.
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/09/2026
1/3 Are you seeking information on remedy for human rights or environmental harms connected to business activities? Our new tool can help you explore options. Explore here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/r...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/09/2026
What are the roles for business, investors, and states in respecting human rights and protecting defenders in a rapidly changing global order? If you missed our brilliant Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2026 panel discussion last week, catch up here ➡️ youtu.be/iURqLQRkALM
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Mary Robinson Speaker Series | Human rights defenders powering the transition to green economies
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 15/09/2026
2/2 Make use of the data today. If you’re supporting communities, workers or Indigenous Peoples affected by the energy transition, these cases offer a growing body of evidence on where and how legal accountability can be pursued. ▶️Read more: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Litigating the just energy transition: communities at the forefront of change - Business and Human Rights Centre
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 15/09/2026
1/2 Our updated Just Transition Litigation Tracking Tool now tracks 125 cases worldwide involving transition minerals and renewable energy; cases that have resulted in courts imposing fines, awarding damages or halting projects entirely. ▶️Read more: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 03/09/2026
3/3 The event is free to attend, but advance registration is required and places are limited. Register here ▶️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shared-pro...
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Shared prosperity, rights and conflict prevention in the energy transition
Join us to explore how rights-based approaches can help deliver a successful and durable energy transition while creating shared prosperity.
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 03/09/2026
2/3 Drawing on our evidence base, the panel will explore: ➡️ What is driving conflict across renewable energy value chains? ➡️ How can communities shape successful projects? ➡️ What practical steps can governments, investors and companies take to build trust, reduce risk and create shared prosperity?
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 03/09/2026
1/3 This NYC Climate Week we're bringing together voices from civil society, Indigenous Peoples, business and government to ask: how can the energy transition deliver shared prosperity while preventing conflict and respecting human rights? Register here ▶️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shared-pro...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 02/09/2026
2/2 This year we're focusing on the relationship between civic space and a just transition. What are the roles for business and states in respecting human rights in a rapidly changing global order? 🖊️ Register for free here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 02/09/2026
1/2 🚨 Coming up next week! there's still time to register for our flagship event: the Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2026. 🖊️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 26/08/2026
Our new research exposes the failure of major companies to provide remedy to migrant workers who reported severe abuses on Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy projects. Urgent action is needed to protect the workers powering Saudi’s green energy boom. ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/08/2026
2/2 This year we're focusing on the relationship between civic space and a just transition. What are the roles for business and states in respecting human rights in a rapidly changing global order? 🖊️ Register for free here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/08/2026
1/2 🚨 Less than one month to go! We're delighted to announce the full panel for our flagship event: the Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2026. 🖊️ Don't forget to register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 05/08/2026
Eastern Europe & Central Asia is increasingly important in the global energy transition, but human rights protections aren't keeping pace. Our new analysis documents a 35% increase in allegations of environmental + human rights abuse across the region ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 22/07/2026
4/ Explore the full report here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Shifting ground: Human rights, Chinese investment and the rush for transition minerals - Business and Human Rights Centre
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 22/07/2026
3/ They must recognise that commitment to policies such as engaging in meaningful stakeholder dialogue and ensuring rights-based operational approaches in the renewable energy value chain are crucial to ensuring the wellbeing of the planet and people around the world.
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 22/07/2026
2/ The findings paint a concerning picture in transition mineral supply chains associated with Chinese companies. Urgent action is needed to prevent further escalating harm. Chinese companies have the influence to help drive a just and fair transition.
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 22/07/2026
1/ Our new analysis reveals increasing human rights harms associated with Chinese overseas investment in energy transition minerals. We’ve tracked 434 allegations of abuse since 2021 - a year-on-year upward trend. Explore the full report here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 21/07/2026
🚨Register now for the Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2026. This year we're focusing on the relationship between civic space and a just transition. What are the roles for business and states in respecting human rights in a rapidly changing global order? 🖊️ Join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
🔵 Plus legal developments from all global regions, legal commentaries, and key resources from us and partners. Read and subscribe here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
🔵 Key updates on major cases involving: • BHP and the Fundão dam collapse. • Booking .com and allegations of profiting from illegal Israeli settlements. • Cisco Systems and the US Supreme Court's decision limiting Alien Tort Statute claims. • ...and many more;
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
🔵 New lawsuit profiles covering: • Meta, YouTube and others regarding minors' social media addiction • Telenor facing a class action in Norway over allegations it shared customer data with Myanmar's military authorities.
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
🔵 Our highlight: what jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube mean for tech companies’ accountability - commentary from Madeline Batt, Legal Fellow at Tech Justice Law
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
📢 Our latest Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update is live, featuring new lawsuit profiles, case updates, regional legal developments and resources. Read and subscribe ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u... In this edition:
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 24/06/2026
Our Transition Minerals Tracker shows that the minerals powering our clean energy future are being extracted at a growing human cost – and Indigenous communities, workers, environmental defenders and women paying the heaviest price. Explore here ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/06/2026
Explore our full findings here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/06/2026
But there is cause for hope: companies holding the line show that the business and human rights agenda can both withstand current pressures and remains necessary to address the crises we collectively face. 4/4
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/06/2026
Alongside this, Big Oil and Big Tech are using the moment to aggressively pursue deregulation on both sides of the Atlantic. At stake is a quarter century of hard-won progress on human rights – now under threat at precisely the moment risks are intensifying. 3/4
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/06/2026
Major US companies – including those who have been longstanding leaders on human rights – are cutting staff and programs, losing critical expertise and putting their capacity to implement public human rights commitments at risk. 2/4
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/06/2026
We’ve investigated how US companies are responding to escalating pressures on human rights and sustainability – and the results are concerning. 1/4 Explore our full findings here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 22/05/2026
Companies operating in states engaged in wars of aggression must move beyond vague commitments and adopt clear, time-bound strategies for responsible disengagement. Our new report outlines a framework for corporate disengagement from Russia amid the ongoing war against Ukraine. Read in full below 🔽
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
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Navigating a global crossroads: Human rights defenders and business in 2025 - Business and Human Rights Centre
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
Respecting the rights of defenders is not only a human rights imperative, but essential to responsible business, effective due diligence, and long-term social and economic stability. 8/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
People speaking out against corporate risks and harms are our early warning systems: they expose risks before they become crises, defend ecosystems before they collapse, and challenge injustices before they become entrenched. This is vital information for company and investor risk management. 7/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
Beyond the data, the research highlights a deeper structural shift: The growing convergence between corporate lobbying, securitisation, and the use of digital technologies to undermine democracy and monitor dissent is increasing risks for defenders worldwide. 6/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
The mining, fossil fuels, and agribusiness sectors – leading drivers of deforestation - were connected to the highest number of attacks. 5/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
Judicial harassment was the most common tactic – including arrests, detentions, criminalisation and strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Lethal violence persists, with 53 defenders raising concerns about business killed. 4/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
People safeguarding our planet were among those most at risk. An overwhelming majority of attacks (75%) targeted climate, land and environmental defenders. Despite making up just 6% of the global population, Indigenous Peoples experienced 30% of attacks. 3/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
With more than two attacks on average per day, these are not a series of isolated incidents – they are part of a global pattern of retaliation against people exercising their freedom of expression and advocating for rights-respecting economies and a healthy planet. 2/9
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 13/05/2026
Our new global analysis reveals that in 2025 there were nearly 800 attacks against defenders raising concerns about business-related harms. 1/9 Explore here ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 12/05/2026
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