Doing business in the Russian Federation: the human rights approach = 1
Harsh realities = 2
What needs to be done = 3
Company conduct and human rights standards = 5
Do human rights standards apply to companies? = 8
The Russian economy today = 10
Investors return = 10
Russian oil: the driving force = 11
The business climate =14
Widespread distrust = 15
Unwritten rules = 16
Corruption: a human rights issue = 18
Corruption and international human rights law = 19
Corruption in the Russian Federation = 21
Anti-corruption initiatives = 22
Human rights violations in the Russian Federation = 24
Human rights violated in the criminal justice system = 25
Discrimination and ethnically motivated violence = 26
Restrictions on freedom of expression = 27
The conflict in Chechnya = 28
What companies can do = 30
Write your own code of conduct = 30
Avoid corrupt practices = 31
Ensure respect for human rights = 31
Do not feed the trade in conflict diamonds = 32
Make information public = 32
UN Global Compact: a useful tool = 32
Use your influence to promote human rights = 33
Appendix 1. Amnesty International’s Human Rights Principles For Companies = 34
Appendix 2. Ratification Status of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions = 37
Endnotes = 39
Harsh realities = 2
What needs to be done = 3
Company conduct and human rights standards = 5
Do human rights standards apply to companies? = 8
The Russian economy today = 10
Investors return = 10
Russian oil: the driving force = 11
The business climate =14
Widespread distrust = 15
Unwritten rules = 16
Corruption: a human rights issue = 18
Corruption and international human rights law = 19
Corruption in the Russian Federation = 21
Anti-corruption initiatives = 22
Human rights violations in the Russian Federation = 24
Human rights violated in the criminal justice system = 25
Discrimination and ethnically motivated violence = 26
Restrictions on freedom of expression = 27
The conflict in Chechnya = 28
What companies can do = 30
Write your own code of conduct = 30
Avoid corrupt practices = 31
Ensure respect for human rights = 31
Do not feed the trade in conflict diamonds = 32
Make information public = 32
UN Global Compact: a useful tool = 32
Use your influence to promote human rights = 33
Appendix 1. Amnesty International’s Human Rights Principles For Companies = 34
Appendix 2. Ratification Status of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions = 37
Endnotes = 39