The Growing Concern of Social Protection in the Garment and Textile Sector
Senior Fellow Liz Umlas comments on the lack of social protections supply chain workers around the world face, particularly in the garment and textile sector.
Business and Human Rights: The time is now for radical change
Senior Fellow Liz Umlas reflects on the 10th annual UN Business and Human Rights (BHR) Forum and the need for radical change.
Animal Law Conference Brings the Pieces Together
Liz Umlas pens a piece on her reflections from the Animal Law Conference hosted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF).
Reflections on the 7th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
The UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, held every November in Geneva, might be a victim of its field’s success. Business and human rights (BHR) has emerged as a topic of study and practice in the past 20 years, and has taken off since the 2011 endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), whose 47 member states are mandated to promote and protect human rights globally.
