On the Margins of Profit

Rights at Risk in the Global Economy

Summary

Background: Understanding the Different Ways Business Activity Can Infringe Human Rights

Impacts: A Selection from Reporting by Human Rights Watch

Right to Security of the Person

Economic and Social Rights

Civil and Political Rights

Non-Discrimination

Labor Rights

Rights of Communities or Groups including Indigenous Peoples

Right to an Effective Remedy and Accountability

Findings

Conclusion

Acknowledgments