Business
Human Rights Watch investigates human rights abuses linked to the economic activities of businesses, governments and key international institutions like the World Bank. We expose harmful practices by multinational corporations that can devastate vulnerable communities. We push tech companies to avoid complicity in government efforts to censor and persecute activists. We show how government failures and predatory business practices can combine to heap misery on the poor. We document the ways corruption in resource-rich countries can fuel abuse and cripple health and education systems. And we use our voice and our leverage to push for real change and help develop standards where they are lacking.
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A Dirty Investment
European Development Banks’ Link to Abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Palm Oil Industry
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“When We’re Dead and Buried, Our Bones Will Keep Hurting”
Workers’ Rights Under Threat in US Meat and Poultry Plants
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Report Exposes Impact of Privatizing US Criminal System
American Bar Association Highlights Rise in ‘User Fees’ on People Living in Poverty
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Japan’s Kirin Should Stop Supporting Myanmar Military
The beer conglomerate's business interests in Myanmar indirectly link it to the Tatmadaw's rights abuses
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Protecting Economic and Social Rights During and Post-Covid-19
Questions and Answers on Economic and Social Assistance
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Covid-19’s Serious Risks for Economic Rights
Questions, Answers, Recommendations for Government Action
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Forced Labor Persists in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields
Report Highlights Shortcomings in Recruitment Practices and Accountability
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Court Corrects Flaw in UK’s Automated Benefits System
Ruling a Victory for Claimants’ Rights, but Problems Remain
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Recommendations For New EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence
Letter to European Commissioner for Justice and Members of the European Parliament
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Bangladesh Coal Plants Threaten World’s Largest Mangrove Forest
Important Coastal Barrier at Risk from Increased Pollution
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Jordan’s Vulnerable Will Pay the Price for Protecting Businesses
Legal Amendment May Threaten Livelihoods and Living Standards
