Human Rights Human rights are a matter of great importance today. The Geneva Convention on human rights declares them to fundamental rights. According to the United Nations, every nation has to ensure that all
United NationsWomenThis article interrogates whether and how the concept of 'patriarchy' is used by UN human rights treaty monitoring bodies (treaty bodies) and special procedures to interpret state obligations to respect and ensure women's human rights. There are two key points that arise out ...
Our approach to human rights is based on theUnited Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As a signatory to theUnited Nations Global Compact, we actively support human rights and conduct our business in a manner that is consistent with the principles of the Global Compact,the ...
The human rights situation in the United States continued to deteriorate in 2023. In the United States, human rights are becoming increasingly polarized. While a ruling minority holds political, economic, and social dominance, the majority of ordinary people are increasingly marginalized, with their b...
According to the United Nations, women and children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine are at heightened risk of human trafficking and exploitation. Human rights advocates are warning officials to be more vigilant. They say the rapid, mass displacement of people is a ‘recipe f...
In doing so, we aim to implement policies and processes that respect applicable law in the countries in which we operate and take into account the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guideline...
Our approach to human rights is based on theUnited Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. As a signatory to theUnited Nations Global Compact, we actively support human rights and conduct our business in a manner that is consistent with the principles of the Global Compact,the ...
GENEVA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, as the death toll among the Palestinians exceeded 40,000, according to Gaza health authorities. ...
United Nations - Human Rights, Global Peace, International Law: Unlike the League of Nations, the United Nations incorporated the principle of respect for human rights into its Charter, affirming respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for
Our commitment to respecting human rights was underscored in 2000, by introducing the Henkel Code of Conduct, and in 2003, by joining the United Nations Global Compact. This pledge is a fundamental principle in our Code of Corporate Sustainability and Social Standards. Our set of Codes and Corpo...