12 BOX 1 United Nations human rights instruments elaborating the rights of persons belonging to particular groups or populations The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Convention on the Rights of the Child The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities In most instances, the rights in these instruments relate to the individuals in the groups they address. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples addresses both the human rights of indigenous individuals and the collective rights of indigenous peoples. do not take part directly in armed hostilities—as well as to the assets and capital investments of enterprises. On the other, it imposes obligations on managers and staff not to breach international humanitarian law and exposes them—and the enterprises themselves—to the risk of criminal or civil liability in the event that they do so. The International Committee of the Red Cross has developed guidance on the rights and obligations of business enterprises under international humanitarian law.7 Q 5. How can all internationally recognized human rights be relevant to business? The corporate responsibility to respect human rights applies to all internationally recognized human rights, because business enterprises can have an impact— 7 Business and International Humanitarian Law: An Introduction to the Rights and Obligations of Business Enterprises under International Humanitarian Law (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2006).