Defending Rights & Realising Just Economies: Human Rights Defenders & Business (2015-2024)

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
New research about the essential work of human rights defenders challenging corporate harm across the globe

From January 2015 to December 2024, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre recorded more than 6,400 attacks across 147 countries against people who voiced concerns about business-related risks or harms. The report analyses this concerning trend, as well as includes examples of the vital work of HRDs from around the world, information about recent advances in legislation, voluntary commitments and principles and recommendations for companies, investors, and States.