Race, Extractivism & Human Rights

This report analyzes the issue of racial equality and extractivism and underscores States’ obligations and the responsibility of private corporations to uphold “racial equality and nondiscrimination [principles] enshrined in the reform, regulation and evaluation of the extractivism economy (A/HRC/41/54, para.

What is this report about

This analysis rejects ahistorical or “color-blind” approaches that are pervasive within the business and human rights space, outlining instead how international human rights law requires a substantive approach to racial equality that is rooted in colonial histories. This report “should be seen as opening the door for further, much-needed analysis of how race, national origin, ethnicity and gender influence the winners and losers in the extractivism economy” (para. 21).

Key considerations

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