HOM - The Humanist Committee on Human Rights

The Humanist Committee on Human Rights (HOM) is a Dutch independent human rights organisation. It seeks to contribute to the development and use of instruments to measure effects of policies and practices on a particular human rights situation.

HOM has an extensive governmental, academic, private sector and NGO network. The Human Rights and Business project of HOM is financed by the Dutch National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO) and Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS).

For more information on HOM, please visit http://www.hom.nl and please view their HRIA Resource Centre at http://www.humanrightsimpact.org.

Please note the following dates of project forthcoming activities:

October 2007

Another Roundtable Meeting of which the outcomes of the Market Research and the Multi-Stake Holder Conference will be discussed.

National Human Rights and Business Conference: March 18th and 19th, 2008

AICC, in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, is holding a National Human Rights and Business Conference entitled 'Business, Development, and Poverty'. The event will be held at the Nedbank Sandton Auditorium. To register, and for more information, please see: www.africagrowth.net/humanrightsandbusiness

Round Table Discussion

There will be a roundtable discussion on the 10th & 11th July hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission.

Please contact us for further details.