The “Just Transition”: People in Poverty and Sustainable Development
Submission, 10 June 2020
The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, intends to dedicate his report to the 75th session of the General Assembly, to be presented in October 2020, to the question of how the human rights of people in poverty can be incorporated in the national plans aimed at putting the economy on a "greener" path, mitigating climate change and preserving and enhancing biodiversity.
In this consultation, we focus on two specific questions (2.1 and 4.2) as they relate to the developing work IHRB is undertaking in two key areas: the Built Environment and Just Transitions.
Lessons from CIIR for the Business and Human Rights Movement
IHRB’s 10th anniversary report rightly notes the business and human rights (BHR) movement’s history predates its visibility over the last couple of decades, with multiple actors nurturing its evolution.
My recent work writing A Record of Change in...
26 November 2020
Commentary by Jon Barnes, Independent Researcher; Research Fellow, IHRB