On Human Rights

Human Rights Defenders and the Role of Business

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Sinopsis

This episode of ’On Human Rights’ features the full length seminar on the role of business in the violation and protection of human rights. The discussion took place at this year’s Mr-Dagarna (human rights days) in Stockholm, Sweden and was a collaboration between the Raoul Wallenberg Intstitute, Forum Syd, Swedwatch, Diakonia, Amnesty International, Naturskyddsföreningen (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation), Afrikagrupperna and FIAN Sverige. Frances Quimpo Dungueto, Baskut Tuncak, Jakob Kiefer, and Luisa Book discuss the dangers of being a human rights defender and how business have the potential to directly and indirectly influence human rights practices. RWI’s Stockholm Office director, Malin Oud moderates the event.