Ramy AbduWhy is the Middle East Drawing Business Investments Despite Turmoil?For the third consecutive year, economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019 fell to 0.1 percent, due to a combination of…Feb 29, 2020Feb 29, 2020
Ramy AbduMiddle East Banks Neglect Human Rights Implications of their Business PracticesMoney makes the world go ‘round, as the saying goes. It greases the wheels of global business as well as eases the pain in the gap between…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Ramy AbduThe double standards of American sanctionshe United States has traditionally positioned itself as the role model for and champion of human rights around the world, speaking out for…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Ramy AbduArms sales are about profit and politics, not ethicsWe must expose where public dollars are really being spent and boycott or divest from the enterprises that profit from selling munitions…Nov 2, 2019Nov 2, 2019
Ramy AbduFacebook and Twitter can’t uphold standards with offices in repressive Middle East countriesLast week, activists and journalists launched a campaign on Twitter, calling on the platform to relocate its regional office in the Middle…Oct 19, 2019Oct 19, 2019
Ramy AbduAs MENA States Grow Increasingly Repressive, Businesses Should Lead ReformAug 16, 2019Aug 16, 2019
Ramy AbduConducting Human Rights Due Diligence and Tackling Negative EffectsThis essay discusses the steps of conducting human rights due diligence; these include the following: Defining and evaluating actual and…Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019
Ramy AbduBusiness Enterprises’ Responsibility of Respecting Human RightsBusiness enterprises’ responsibility of respecting human rights is governed by several foundational and operational principles. The first…Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
Ramy AbduStopping migration by making Gaza livableThe only long-term way to stem the flow of Gazans taking deadly risks to try to leave the Strip (such as digging cross-border tunnels or…Jul 30, 2019Jul 30, 2019
Ramy AbduTowards an effective UN role in combating impunity for crimes against journalistsJournalists do face grim challenges in their reporting whilst, there is a sharp rise noticed in the attacks against them worldwide. These…Jul 28, 2019Jul 28, 2019
