Where is the human rights due diligence?

Lost in the debates around boycotts and sanctions is a critical question: where is the human rights due diligence? The norms – established in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and echoed elsewhere – are clear that human rights due diligence (HRDD) should be underway at all times in all places. The norms also make it clear business enterprises are to carry out heightened HRDD in high-risk circumstances.

Stakeholders should have seen signs of concerted HRDD all around – signs that businesses were meaningfully consulting with affected rights holders and local human rights defenders and experts to determine the most responsible decisions and responses.

After the attempted coup, as foreign business communities faced decisions that would deeply impact the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, stakeholders should have seen signs of concerted HRDD all around – signs that businesses were meaningfully consulting with affected rights holders and local human rights defenders and experts to determine the most responsible decisions and responses.

CAM and A30/ engaged local researchers and advocates and reviewed corporate disclosures to examine the extent and quality of HRDD underway in Myanmar. Our research revealed fateful gaps when and where HRDD was needed most.

See full article @ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/where-is-the-human-rights-due-diligence-appraising-foreign-business-following-the-coup-in-myanmar/