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Rights Holder Voices and the Engagement Gap
As the 13th UN Forum Business and Human Rights comes to a close, once again the data shows that rights holder voices are not centered in that space.
Less Panels, More Action! Reflections on the Asia Pacific Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum
The UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum for the Asia-Pacific region took place last week in Bangkok and what struck me most was rights holder frustration and a desire for less talk and more action.
Rights Holder Voices at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights - Back at the Margins?
Rights holders make up just 8% of the total number of speakers at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights over the past 6 years. This post, coming after the conclusion of the 12th UN Forum, updates previous data on rights holder speakers and calls for more efforts to include rights holder perspectives.
Rights Holder Voices at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights - Part 4: At the Center
This post, coming after the conclusion of the 11th UN Forum, updates previous data on rights holder speakers to include the information from this year and reflects on what the rights holders spoke about at the Forum and what that suggests about the way forward to advance business respect for human rights.
Rights Holder Voices at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights - Part 3: Inclusion
Over the past four years, rights holders have comprised only 6% of the speakers at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights. This post provides several rights holders’ perspectives on the Forum and concludes that the Forum is failing to be inclusive.
Rights Holder Voices at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights - Part 2: The Data
This post examines data on who gets to speak at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, points to systematic issues that are sidelining rights holders at the Forum and ultimately seeks to spark conversations on how to make the Forum better.
Rights Holder Voices at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
The UN Forum on Business and Human Rights needs an overhaul. As the world’s largest annual gathering on business and human rights, it is an important venue for exchange of ideas and good practice — but one that has not provided sufficient space for rights holder expertise and input.
Community Visions of Justice and Ending the Cognitive Empire
Human rights work is a praxis of possibility when it is based in learning from and collaborating with people directly impacted by systemic injustice and oppression. This isn’t happening enough. This post examines this issue through the lens of epistemology, drawing on Santos’ book The End of the Cognitive Empire.