Resource Center

The Resource Center provides existing studies, websites, tools, databases and further information on Human Rights in general, and with focus on tourism. 

If you know further resources, please info [at] humanrights-in-tourism [dot] net (subject: Resource%20Center) (let us know) and we are glad to add them. 

Minority Rights Group International

Website

Minority Rights Group International campaigns worldwide with around 150 partners in over 50 countries to ensure that disadvantaged minorities and indigenous peoples, often the poorest of the poor, can make their voices heard.Through training and education, legal cases, publications and the media and cultural programmes we support minority and indigenous people as they strive to maintain their rights.

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Minority Rights Group International

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Indigenous Peoples / Minorities Rights
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Modern Slavery Registry

Website

Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act requires commercial organisations that operate in the UK and have an annual turnover above £36m to produce a statement setting out the steps they are taking to address and prevent the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains; The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre provides this registry, which meets a core set of criteria: independent, accountable to the public interest, robust, credible, free, open, accessible and sustainable.

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Topic(s)

Labour Rights
Modern Slavery
Supply Chain
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Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute [MRTI]

Website

The Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute (MRTI) is a non-profit organisation aiming to support responsible tourism development in Myanmar through knowledge sharing, training, and research. We envision Myanmar as a responsible tourism destination, making it a better place to live, work and visit. Our mission is to create a knowledge sharing and training platform, empowering partners to work together towards responsible tourism.

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Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute [MRTI]

Topic(s)

Tourism Development
Non-profit
Tourism Stakeholder
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
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National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights

Website

This website is an online “one stop shop” for information regarding the development of National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights. It is managed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). NAPs are policy documents in which a government articulates priorities and actions that it will adopt to support the implementation of international, regional, or national obligations and commitments with regard to a given policy area or topic.

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Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR]

Topic(s)

National Action Plan
Due Diligence
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]
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Naturefriends International

Website

Internationally, ecologically and socially minded! Naturefriends are a democratically organised movement that is committed to ecological and sociopolitical causes. The aim of our activities is sustainable development of the environment and the society at the regional, national and global level. Naturefriends International (NFI) is the umbrella organisation of approximately 45 national member organisations, a platform of the ten largest European environmental NGOs.

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Naturefriends International

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Non-profit
Sustainability
Tourism Stakeholder
Environment
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NEPCon Sustainable Tourism Certification Services

Website

Since 1987, the Rainforest Alliance has worked to build a global alliance of people who share our vision of a world where people and nature thrive in harmony. Today, we work in more than 70 countries around the world to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.

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Rainforest Alliance

Topic(s)

Non-profit
Environment
Sustainability

Length

1 pages
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NomoGaia - Guiding Business in Human Rights

Website

At NomoGaia, we believe the business and human rights movement should directly protect people from human rights violations. People in industry, government, consulting, academia and advocacy need easy access to information, tools and resources so they can leverage their own abilities to benefit all humanity.

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NomoGaia

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Non-profit
Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]
Due Diligence
Risk Assessment
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights [OHCHR]

Website

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) is the leading UN entity on human rights. The General Assembly entrusted both the High Commissioner and her Office with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people. UN Human Rights also plays a crucial role in safeguarding the integrity of the three interconnected pillars of the United Nations – peace and security, human rights and development. UN Human Rights provides assistance.

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights [OHCHR]

Topic(s)

General Human Rights Information
Due Diligence
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One Planet Guide - Tipps sammeln für faires Reisen

Website

Dieses interaktive Online-Angebot stellt einen praktischen Begleiter von der Urlaubsplanung über das Reiseerlebnis vor Ort bis zum In-Kontakt-Bleiben nach dem Urlaub dar und soll einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Transformation des Tourismus leisten. Er enthält Tipps zum Ressourcensparen und bietet Orientierung zum Verhalten vor Ort.

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Tourism Watch
Bread for the World

Topic(s)

Human Rights Education
General Human Rights Information
Environment
Non-profit
Sustainability
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Pacific Asia Travel Organisation [PATA]

Website

PATA’s sustainability website is an online platform that allows users to easily search, browse, and find information related to sustainable and socially responsible tourism. The is to serve as the ‘go-to’ resource for all things related to sustainable and socially responsibl tourism. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a not-for profit association that is internationally acclaimed for the responsible development of of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region.

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Pacific Asia Travel Organisation [PATA]

Topic(s)

Tourism Development
Non-profit
Sustainability
Tourism Stakeholder
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PWC Impact Explorer

Website

Today, business success cannot be achieved through a narrow focus on short term shareholder return. Companies that want to excel need to understand how their actions contribute to Good Growth: growth that is real, inclusive, responsible and lasting. Placing a value on how your business impacts the economy, the environment, and wider society is as important as calculating financial return. Altogether, this measures the total impact your business has on society and provides the information.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

pwc

Topic(s)

Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]
Due Diligence
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
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Responsible Tourism Partnership [ICRT]

Website

The Responsible Tourism Partnership works to support the development of responsible tourism businesses and initiatives. We can help organisations in a number of ways and use our experience and expertise to find the most appropriate way to help you. From one-to-one business advice to larger scale destination projects, our skills can help make the difference.

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Responsible Tourism Partnership 

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Non-profit
Environment
Tourism Stakeholder
Sustainability
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Responsible Travel

Website

Various volunteering guides outlining related issues by volunteering type and destination .

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Responsible Travel

Topic(s)

Sustainability
Tour operator
Voluntourism
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ReThink Orphanages

Website

ReThink Orphanages is a global, cross-sector coalition working to prevent family separation and unnecessary child institutionalization by shifting the way countries in the global north engage with overseas aid and development. 80% of children in orphanages aren’t orphans and often have family who could care for them. Poverty, access to education and disability are some of the main reasons why millions of children are living in orphanages.

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Better Care Network

Topic(s)

Children's Rights
Voluntourism
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Rights Tracker - Measuring the human rights performance of countries

Website

The Rights Tracker is created by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative, the first global project to track the human rights performance of countries systematically. Our goal is to measure country performance of every human right in international law. We have begun with a collection of civil and political rights (Empowerment and Safety from the State rights), and a collection of economic and social rights (Quality of Life rights), each measured by a different method.

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Human Rights Measurement Initiative [HRMI]

Topic(s)

General Human Rights Information
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Risks of Modern Slavery in Labour Sourcing training

Website

This free online training is designed to support hospitality companies and their human resources, procurement and legal teams, to identify and address the risks of modern slavery in their hotel operations. raining module designed to improve awareness of modern slavery and human rights risks in hotel operations, focusing on the recruitment of staff or contractors.

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Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Topic(s)

Hospitality
Modern Slavery
Labour Rights
Risk Assessment
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Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism

Website

The Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism is a non-profit association under German law and an international multi-stakeholder initiative promoting human rights in tourism.It provides incentives for enterprises, organisations and institutions that commit themselves to respect human rights in tourism according to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

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Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism

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Non-profit
Tourism Stakeholder
Stakeholder Engagement
Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]
Due Diligence
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SA8000 Standard - the world’s leading social certification program

Website

Standard is the leading social certification standard for factories and organizations across the globe. It was established by Social Accountability International in 1997 as a multi-stakeholder initiative. Over the years, the Standard has evolved into an overall framework that helps certified organizations demonstrate their dedication to the fair treatment of workers across industries and in any country.

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Social Accountability International [SAI]

Topic(s)

Labour Rights
Stakeholder Engagement
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Stronger Together - Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Website

Stronger Together is a multi-stakeholder business-led initiative aiming to reduce modern slavery particularly forced labour, labour trafficking and other hidden third party exploitation of workers. We provide guidance, training, resources and a network for employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives to work together to reduce exploitation.

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Stronger Together

Topic(s)

Labour Rights
Modern Slavery
Supply Chain
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Supplier Code of Conduct Guidance for suppliers

TUI is committed to sustainable, ethical business in compliance with applicable laws, conventions and regulations. Maintaining integrity in dealings with employees, business partners, shareholders and the general public is an indispensable part of the TUI culture and essential to maintaining high morale and producing fair, reliable and innovative products and services. TUI adheres to an internal Code of Conduct as well as policies and procedures orienting our own daily activities and actions.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

TUI AG Group

Topic(s)

Code of Conduct
Supply Chain
Tourism Stakeholder
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]

Length

7 pages
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