Al-Haq, together with the Global Legal Action Network, have just released ‘Business and Human Rights in Occupied Territory: Guidance for Upholding Human Rights’. The report is a most valuable contribution […]
Very pleased to share Part II of this guest post by Gerry Liston, a legal officer with the Global Legal Action Network and Sadaka – the Ireland Palestine Alliance, who has […]
I am very pleased to share Part I of this guest post by Gerry Liston on a very significant legislative development in Ireland in the context of business and human rights. Gerry Liston […]
Amnesty International has called on the Irish government to take regulatory action against Airbnb for its activities in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. There is a strong connection between Ireland […]
The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has been tracking the story of the divestment by Norwegian pension fund KLP from two international companies, CEMEX and HeidelbergCement, because of their operations […]
My home institution, the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway, has announced that the annual International Criminal Court Summer School will take place from […]
The first guest post as part of the series currently running on the blog was contributed by Shawan Jabarin, the Director of Al-Haq, a leading Palestinian human rights organisation. One of […]
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued ‘Advice for Irish Citizens and Businesses regarding involvement in financial and economic activities in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling on States to warn companies of the risks arising from doing business in the Israeli settlements in Palestine. The […]
This past few weeks have been tough for human rights advocates taking on companies in court. Most prominent was the United States Supreme Court decision in Kiobel v. Shell, where the Court restricted the […]
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