Workshops on Business and Human Rights in NI with Queen's University Belfast 2025
On 17-18 June, Queen's University Belfast, supported by the NIHRC, organised a two-day workshop that brought together local and international experts and participants to discuss the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, human rights due diligence and corporate accountability post-Brexit.
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Business and Human Rights Index Report launch by Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and Queen's University Belfast School of Law
This week marked the launch of the Northern Ireland Business and Human Rights Index Report, which maps the current landscape of business and human rights in the region. For the first time, the report provides an assessment of corporate implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in the region. The project was a collaboration between Dr. Marisa McVey and Anna Montgomery of Queen’s University Belfast School of Law, and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, with support from the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI).
Take from QUB page.
Queen's University Belfast School of Law event on ‘Remedy within Business and Human Rights'.
On 22 May 2024, our Chief Executive, David Russell, spoke today on the role of NHRIs and their mandate in the space of business and human rights, including investigation, legal powers and advice to government, as part of Queen's University Belfast School of Law event on ‘Remedy within Business and Human Rights'.
