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  • Responsible risk-taking in conflict-affected countries: the need for due diligence and the importance of collective approaches

  • John Bray, Antony Crockett
  • Journal:
    International Review of the Red Cross / Volume 94 / Issue 887 / September 2012
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    06 November 2013, pp. 1069-1087

  • This article discusses some of the challenges that may be encountered by companies seeking to adhere to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights when operating in conflict-affected countries. The authors argue that corporate respect for human rights may not be sufficient to correct or compensate for state failure and also suggest that the leverage or influence enjoyed by individual companies in relation to the conduct of security forces and host governments may be limited, particularly in times of crisis. There is therefore a need for a collective approach to human rights risks in conflict-affected countries, and this should focus on public security sector reform and good governance as well as on corporate due diligence.