GENEVA (19 October 2021) – Several UN human rights experts today urged States to engage actively and constructively in negotiations during the seventh session of the open-ended intergovernmental...

Letters published on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, and available now on Special Procedures database . Background: On 14 October 2021, six UN independent experts sent a total of 44 letters to G7 and G20...

NEW YORK (14 October 2021) – UN experts today called on States to ensure that international investment agreements do not provide a “safe harbour” for investors to abuse the human rights of individuals...

Rome, 6 October 2021 Italian Introduction The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights concluded today its ten-day visit to Italy. We thank the Government of Italy for the invitation...

Italian ROME (06 October) – UN human rights experts today called on the Italian government and Italian businesses to take decisive action to end exploitation of foreign migrant workers and address...

Italian GENEVA (24 September) – The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights will undertake its first official country visit to Italy from 27 September to 6 October to assess efforts to identify...

Protect children from exploitation as tourism resumes– UN expert GENEVA (24 September 2021) – As tourism picks up after the pandemic, governments must make sure that more travel does not result in...

GENEVA (21 September 2021) The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights expresses its great sadness at the death of Professor John Ruggie, the former Special Representative of the United Nations...

GENEVA (6 September 2021) – The European Union has a chance to set an example for the entire world by protecting people who risk their lives standing up for human rights in the context of business...

GENEVA (12 August 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on all States to impose a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance technology until they have put in place robust...