Human rights principles for companies

Human rights principles for companies

London: AI, 1998

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This document addresses the responsibility of (multinational) companies to uphold human rights. It includes a checklist and sources in international human rights standards. From the introduction: “All companies have a direct responsibility to respect human rights in their own operations. Their employees and other people with whom they work are entitled to rights such as freedom from discrimination, the right to life and security, freedom from slavery, freedom of association, including the right to form trade unions, and fair working conditions. Particular care needs to be taken by companies to ensure that their security arrangements do not lead to human rights abuses. Those companies making arms or other military or security equipment also need to help ensure that their products are not used to violate human rights”.

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