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Human Rights and Business inquiry

Inquiry

Government Response

Special Report: Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2016–17
Special Report: Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2016–17 (PDF 248 KB)

The inquiry looks in particular at:

What steps the Government takes to monitor compliance with the UN Guiding Principles
How far the Government is able to enforce the UN Guiding Principles
Whether, and if so what, progress British business has made in carrying out its responsibility to respect human rights
Whether victims of human rights abuse involving business enterprises within UK jurisdiction have access to effective remedy

Work news

Human Rights and Business: Government response published

Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes response to its report on Human Rights and Business

12 January 2018

Stronger legislation and enforcement needed to protect workers' human rights

Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on human rights and business

EHRC and GLA Chairs questioned on human rights and business

Joint Committee on Human Rights hears from David Isaac CBE and Margaret Beels

27 January 2017

Fashion retailers questioned on human rights responsibilities abroad

Joint Committee on Human Rights hears from ASOS, Next and Marks and Spencer representatives

25 January 2017

Claimant in human rights case against Shell to detail experiences

Joint Committee on Human Rights examine case against Shell for human rights and business inquiry

31 October 2016

Solicitors give evidence on human rights and business

Joint Committee on Human Rights takes evidence from solicitors

19 October 2016

Progress on business and human rights

Joint Committee on Human Rights continues its inquiry into Human Rights and Business

5 September 2016

Progress on business and human rights Guiding Principles examined

Joint Committee on Human Rights takes evidence on UN guiding principles on business and human rights

Human Rights and Business: Committee launches inquiry

Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry assesses UN standards compliance and progress of British business

Contact us

The Committee is unable to look into individual cases

Email: jchr@parliament.uk
Phone: 0207 219 2793 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8430 (media enquiries)
Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA