UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2024 | Is the Arms Industry Exempt from Human Rights Due Diligence?

Heartland co-organized the session “Is the Arms Industry Exempt from Human Rights Due Diligence?” at the annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva.

Given the increasing exemptions of the arms industry from mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD), Susi Snyder (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Tulia Machado-Helland (Storebrand), James Ninrew Dong (Assistance Mission for Africa), Radhya al-Mutawakel (Mwatana for Human Rights), Rodrigo Pintado (Mexico), and Tara Van Ho (Essex Business and Human Rights Project) explored alternative frameworks that, together, can ensure effective HRDD, promote responsible arms trade, and provide access to remedy for victims.

The session was co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights, in collaboration with PAX; Quaker United Nations Office; Asser Institute for International and European Law; Global Rights Compliance; American Bar Association Center for Human Rights; and Essex Business and Human Rights Project, University of Essex

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