Further Information

Instruments

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights  (click here to see the UDHR in over 337 languages) 
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Full list of the core international human rights instruments
• UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Reports and other Documents

• Report to the 17th session, UN Human Rights Council: “Business and human rights: Implementing the “protect, respect and remedy” framework” 21 Mar 2011, (for the addenda and commentary on the report, see the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre)
• Report to the 14th session, UN Human Rights Council: “Business and human rights: Further steps towards operationalizing the “protect, respect and remedy” framework” 9 April 2010 (for the related material and commentary on the report, see the Business and Human Rights Resource Center)
• Report to 11th session, UN Human Rights Council: "Business and human rights: Towards operationalizing the “ protect, respect and remedy” framework" 22 Apr 2009 (for the addenda and commentary on the report, see the Business and Human Rights Resource Center website)
• Final Report of the Secretary-General's Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises 7 April 2008 (for the addenda and commentary on the report, see the Business and Human Rights Resource Center website)
• Report of the Secretary-General's Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises 9 February 2007 (for the addenda and commentary on the report, see the Business and Human Rights Resource Center website)
• Interim Report of the Secretary-General's Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises February 2006 (for multi-stakeholder commentary on the report, see the Business and Human Rights Resource Center website )
• Report of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Related Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights February 2005
• On Corporate Responsibilities for Human Rights - paper by the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on the Global Compact April 2006
• List of UN Human Rights publications

Links

UN agencies

• Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  The Global Compact partners with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on all its human rights work.

• International Labour Organization
  The UN Global Compact partners with the ILO on the labour related dimensions of human rights.

Non-governmental organizations

Some examples of civil society organizations active on business and human rights include:

• Amnesty International
• Business and Human Rights Resource Center — Sign up for free weekly business and human rights email updates!
• Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
• The Danish Institute for Human Rights
• The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights
• Human Rights First
• Human Rights Watch
• International Business Leaders Forum
• International Commission of Jurists
• International Federation for Human Rights
• Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative