Human Rights

Human rights are under attack – it’s time for the business world to do more

An Indonesian trade union supporter sits behind razor wire as he attends a protest outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta September 1, 2015.

Can South-East Asia's governments pay the same attention to their human rights as their economic growth rates? Image: REUTERS/Beawiharta

Salil Shetty
Digital Member, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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