While for many of us the Eurovision song contest has always been just an opportunity to spend a fun night with friends, this year the contest has taken an unexpected turn. This is because it is held in Azerbaijan following the victory of the unfortunately named Eldar and Nigar with their rather insipid song Running… Continue reading

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre is recruiting an Anglophone Southern & Western Africa Researcher & Representative, based in South Africa, to work 21 hours per week. The closing date for applications is 3 July 2012. Continue reading

On Tuesday I was invited on the TV show The Stream on Al Jazeera to discuss the recent rise in executions in the Middle East, despite strong evidence from the United Nations and organisations such as Amnesty International that the use of the death penalty is gradually decreasing worldwide, year after year. In another post… Continue reading

Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office in Brussels is offering a traineeship in the area of Business and Human Rights starting in September. Deadline for applications is 3 June. Continue reading

The Irish Centre for Human Rights recently released a report on Business and Human Rights in Ireland. It covers the business and human rights international context, the UN Guiding Principles and their significance for Ireland as well as 12 practical recommendations for the Irish government. The report is extremely well documented and contains interesting case… Continue reading