Civil Society’s performance in the process of negotiation of the Treaty on Business and Human Rights By Renata Guarino, Translation by Davi Marcenes Cunha Civil society activism toward an effective instrument to fight against human rights violations perpetrated by transnational corporations started gaining prominence in the 1990s, following the launch of the UN Global Compact. The […]
The Actions of the States. What do they stand up for? By Janyne Gomes, Translation: Davi Marcenes Cunha In the previous posts, we talked a little about the process of creation of the Treaty on Human Rights and Business, as well as the power of transnational corporations and their influence over the Guiding Principles and Norms. […]
The International Treaties on Human Rights As we have already seen, the human rights are rights that should be applied to every human being, simply because they exist, without any distinction of race, gender, nationality, culture, language and religion. That includes the right to life and liberty, freedom of opinion, the right to education and […]
