We are pleased to send you the BCHR Newsletter. It is aimed at providing a host of insights into the work of the Network on Business, Conflict and Human Rights (BCHR Network) and its members.
The main purpose of this newsletter is to a) share information about the work of the network and its members, and b) to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination between the network members themselves and with other interested parties.
Our newsletter is now available in four languages:
BCHR Newsletter (English / Français / Castellano / Català)
Network announcements
SAVE THE DATE: Annual meeting, 28 November 2019, Geneva.
Other announcements
a. Events, workshops, and courses
- The new climate for Business - BSR Conference 2019
b. New library resources
- The Global Magnitski Act of the United States: International Sanctions against corruption and severe Human Rights Violations.
- Enemies of the state? How governments and businesses silence land and environmental defenders.
- Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development.
- Interview with John E. Katsos on his most recent book “Business, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development”.
International News
- How Hong Kong maids became caught in a ‘humanitarian tsunami’.
The living hell of young girls enslaved in Bangladesh's brothels.
Gorillas, charcoal and the fight for survival in Congo's rainforest.
Sierra Leone faces legal challenge over ban on pregnant schoolgirls.
Large Swiss firms must start gender pay gap reporting in 2020.
Blogs and Opinions
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