World risk report 2016 unu collections united nations university. Environmental, social and human rights risk and impact. Global risk analyst verisk maplecroft has published its annual human rights outlook report, outlining ten human rights risks impacting business in 2017. Pol 404061 2016 this summary report provides an overview of the key research findings, highlighting the range and extent of human rights abuses and violations suffered by sex workers. Amnesty international annual report 201617 amnesty. The government of iraq continued to make military progress against daesh with the support of. The worlds nation states form the reference parameter for the index. Department of state released 2016 country reports on human rights practices. English infographic on world and 11 other countries about protection and human rights. Were the worlds only provider of structured human rights risk data, a third of our indices are subnational and each index is updated either quarterly or. Nine years after the socalled arab spring protests swept the middle east and north africa, with mostly young people calling for the end of autocracy and respect for their human rights, civil and human rights are more at risk than ever. The human rights atlas collates and displays quality data from over 200 indicators, across 190 countries and territories.
Discover exclusive insight and analysis from our specialist academics to supplement how you use the atlas. The universal declaration of human rights the universal declaration of human rights udhr is a milestone document in the history of human rights. World report 2018 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2016 through november 2017. In 2018, singapore was ranked 151st by reporters without borders in the worldwide press freedom index. We cannot simply rely on governments to protect human rights, so we the people have to take action. How to conduct a human rights risk and impact assessment. A research summary on human rights abuses against sex workers 26 may 2016, index number. Environmental, social and human rights eshr risk and impact categorisation of civil nonaerospace cases for which support was issued during 2015 to 2016 that fell within the scope of. Over twothirds of the 176 countries and territories in this years index fall.
The atlas analyses human rights risk trends in 197 countries across 31 different violations and. The government in singapore has broad powers to possibly limit citizens rights or to inhibit political opposition. Were the worlds only provider of structured human rights risk data, a third of our indices are subnational and each index. We helped people to understand the eight salient human rights issues included in our first human rights report pdf 5mb. Chrb, london march 20, 2016 by creating a comparative ranking, companies will be incentivized to race to the top of the. The benchmark ranks 98 of the worlds largest publicly traded companies, from 3 at risk sectors, on human rights performance. According to the report, 281 human rights defenders were murdered in 25 countries, 49 percent of whom were defending land, indigenous and environmental rights.
No country gets close to a perfect score in the corruption perceptions index 2016. By human rights risk we understand a business enterprises potential adverse human rights. Finding the right word for the poor countries in africa. Country reports on human rights practices united states. The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture. The breadth, depth and quality of our data is unmatched. World report 2016 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide.
Universal declaration of human rights united nations. The human freedom index 2016 was published in november 2016, covering 159 countries. Human rights encompass a wide variety of rights, including but not limited to the right to a fair trial, protection of physical integrity, protection against enslavement, the right to free speech, and the right to education. The corporate human rights benchmark chrb released its results at an event in london on march 2017. Approaches for assessing human rights risks and impacts and for dealing with the identified challenges will thus also vary from company to company. Dec 04, 20 risk analysis company maplecroft is releasing its 7th annual human rights risk atlas today. And surely for further info on countries, we have consulted human rights watch world report for 2020. By human rights risk we understand a business enterprises potential adverse human rights impacts.
The annual report on human rights defenders at risk in 2016 documents hundreds of physical, legal, and social attacks on activists around the world in 2016. From the international womens march to the prodemocracy protests in the gambia which inspire us all to stand up for our freedoms, read about the state of human rights in 2016. Bsr conducting an effective human rights impact assessment 2 foreword by christine bader if youve picked up this report, youre probably a company manager who has been charged with figuring out what human rights. Rule of law scores have declined in 38 countries since 2016. Human rights day is observed every year on 10 december the day the united nations general assembly adopted, in 1948, the universal declaration of human rights udhr. Whether youre looking at your exposure to human rights violations or legal planning, data is essential to smart decisions.
Country reports on human rights practices the annual country reports on human rights practices, also known as the human rights reports, cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the universal declaration of human rights. How does a company identify its human rights impacts. The business persons guiding business in human rights. Companies and investors face an increasing array of legal, ethical and reputational challenges around the world, and a deteriorating human rights environment can provide a telling signal about related issues such as political risk. The ciri human rights data project measures a range of human, civil, womens, and workers rights.
Country reports on human rights practices the annual country reports on human rights practices, also known as the human rights reports, cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the universal declaration of human rights and other international agreements. Corporate human rights benchmark chrb weighting source. Having set the criteria, lets check out which the worst human rights countries in 2020 are. Risk analysis company maplecroft is releasing its 7th annual human rights risk atlas today. Human rights risk index 20 lexas landerdaten laenderdaten. Global risk affairs is the publishing arm of berlin risks research institute. Conducting an effective human rights impact assessment.
Companies banks included may 1 cause an adverse impact, 2 contribute to an adverse impact, or, alternatively 3 their operations, products or services. Over twothirds of the 176 countries and territories in this years index fall below the midpoint of our scale of 0 highly corrupt to 100 very clean. Over half of the 198 countries assessed in the index 55% or 110 countries are high or extreme risk in verisk maplecroft human rights risk index 2016 q4. Rights at risk observatory on the universality of rights trends report 2017 chapter title 2 the observatory on the universality of rights ours is a new collaborative initiative that aims to monitor, analyze, and share information on initiatives that misuse religion, culture, and tradition to undermine the universality of human rights. Companies and investors face an increasing array of legal, ethical and reputational challenges around the world, and a deteriorating human rights environment can provide a telling signal about related issues such as political risk and levels of good f governance. The unique feature of the index is to enable the user to access and search treaty body, special procedure and upr recommendations through several categories. The human freedom index is a resource that can help to more objectively observe relationships between freedom and other social and economic phenomena, as well as the ways in which the various. The benchmark ranks 98 of the worlds largest publicly traded companies, from 3 at risk sectors, on human rights. Verisk notes that modern slavery risks are set to increase as the united states toughens its immigration policy, pushing countless undocumented migrants further underground and exposing them to greater exploitation. This data is displayed in a unique interface that allows you to visualise and interact with this international information like never before. Human rights indicators are essential in the implementation of human rights standards and commitments, to support policy formulation, impact assessment and transparency.
Human rights describe moral norms or moral standards which are understood as inalienable fundamental rights of every human person. Learn about the development of the atlas and the strategic partners involved with this evergrowing project. Ohchr has developed a framework of indicators to respond to a longstanding demand to develop and deploy appropriate statistical. The reception is therefore closed until 14th april 2020. Advancing human rights in our own operations sustainable. Reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the international agreements. It was created in 1994 and is now hosted by the university of connecticut. The corporate human rights assessments conducted in 2012 and 2016 drew upon results from existing assessment processes and audit programs, including for example code of conduct audits of operations in high risk. Jul 12, 2016 summary of ukefs new and existing environmental, social and human rights.
Corruption perceptions index 2016 transparency international. Social and human rights risk and impact categorisations 2015 to 2016. Responsible banking in practice human rights report 2016. The index allows the user to find out about human rights issues worldwide, and to see how the legal interpretation of international human rights law has evolved. The atlas analyses human rights risk trends in 197 countries across 31 different violations and provides. The worldriskindex states the risk of disaster in consequence of extreme. International confederation of free trade unions, human rights watch annual reports and amnesty international annual reports. All staff at the danish institute for human rights are working from home to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus. Annual report on human rights defenders at risk in 2016. The universal human rights index provides easy access to countryspecific human rights information emanating from international human rights mechanisms in the united nations system. It reflects investigative work that human rights watch staff undertook in 2015, usually in. The overall human rights situation in iraq remained gravely concerning between january and june 2016. The corporate human rights assessments conducted in 2012 and 2016 drew upon results from existing assessment processes and audit programs, including for example code of conduct audits of operations in high risk countries, and supplier audits. The risks to companies posed by human rights abuses in their supply chain are real and present.
Mar 20, 2016 corporate human rights benchmark chrb weighting source. This article contains a list of freedom indices produced by several nongovernmental. The protection of human rights is certainly one of the most important aspects of development. Summary of ukefs new and existing environmental, social and human rights.
This data is displayed in a unique interface that allows you to visualise and interact with. Aug 01, 2016 according to pwc, 89 companies in the fortune 500 average more than 100,000 suppliers each, which means that, to protect human rights as part of the overall risk management strategy, it is essential to take a broad view of the extended business, including its supply chain partners, said ian livsey, ceo of the u. Freedom in the world, published each year since 1972 by the u. Chrb, london march 20, 2016 by creating a comparative ranking, companies will be incentivized to race to the top of the annual benchmark.
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