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Ukraine recently included a chapter on BHR as part of its National Human Rights Strategy.

For more information on BHR in Ukraine, contact Olena Uvarova (Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University) or Ella Skybenko (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre): uvarova.info@gmail.com, skybenko@business-humanrights.org

Pinned Posts

How (not) to do Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Case Studies

“How (not) to do Business & Human Rights in Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia” – a collection of 15 case studies from 8 countries in the region (Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Poland and Ukraine) is now available...

Report: Status of implementation of UNGPs on Business and Human Rights in Europe & Central AsiaReport:

The progress in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) is uneven in Europe and Central Asia and challenged by ongoing socioeconomic, humanitarian, and conflict-related crises. The Scoping Study commissioned by UNDP Istanbul...

New reports on telework and workers rights in Europe and Central Asia

The ILAW Network has undertaken a research series on telework in Europe and Central Asia. National reports examining the regulation of telework in Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine examine the impact of telework on a range of worker rights issues, including work hours and...

New research: Responsible business conduct in times of war: Implications for essential goods and services providers in Ukraine

The general recommendations are: ...Companies whose business model includes the provision of essential goods and services initially take on a part of a public, socially significant, function. They should provide enhanced human rights due diligence requires companies,...

Towards Human Rights Due Diligence in Ukraine: Connections to Existing Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Rules

Due diligence and other risk-based approaches are not alien to Ukrainian legislation. The anti-corruption and anti-money laundering due diligence is particularly closely comparable by its constitutive elements to HRDD and may become a foundation for the latter’s introduction in Ukraine.

Ukraine: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

Analysis of Ukraine’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, courtesy of the Danish Institute for Human Rights.

Recent Posts

Webinar report: Business conduct in times of war

The Webinar was co-organized by Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University and Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business and supported by the International Visegrad Fund. The event sought input from a range of stakeholders on how to coordinate efforts of companies,...

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