UN Treaty on Business and Human rights
Oil polution in Nigeria, asbetos in the US, forced evictions in Zimbabwe: victims of business related human right abuses often face major barriers when they try to get access to remedy. Now there is a unique opportunity to improve prevention of corporate abuse, and to ensure that victims of corporate abuse have adequate access to justice: the UN binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights. In June 2014, a ground-breaking resolution was adopted by the Human Rights Council that established an Inter-Governmental Working Group (IGWG) to develop an ‘international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights’. SOMO is one of the many NGO’s following the discussions in Geneva and works together with partner organisations advocates for a treaty that will effectively contribute to access to justice and remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses.
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FIDH, SOMO and Asser Institute organise expert meeting on UN Treaty on Business and Human RightsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
No VIP rights for multinationals: human rights and environment first!Posted in category:NewsPublished on: -
EU must lead in establishing binding instruments against corporate misconductPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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The Netherlands should provide input for a binding UN treaty on business and human rightsPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Re-cap: negotiations over the Zero Draft of a binding treaty on business and human rightsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Effective enforcement is the ultimate litmus test for any human rights treatyPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Civil society’s proposal for the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Report of the 4th session of the UN Binding Treaty negotiationsPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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EU civil society organisations call on the EU to contribute substantively to the negotiations on the Zero Draft Treaty on Business and Human RightsPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Historic opportunity to prioritize human rights above business interests, next week at the United Nations in GenevaPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Letter to Europe on UN Treaty on Business and Human RightsPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Letter to UN members on the Treaty on Business and Human RightsPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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International law lags behind economic realityPosted in category:Opinion
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Welcome letter to Luis Gallegos Chiriboga: the new Chair-Rapporteur of the UN’s IGWGPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Support for database on business in/with Israeli settlements in occupied territoriesPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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“Mind the gap” partner meet-up at the 6th annual UN Forum on Business and Human RightsPosted in category:News
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UN treaty process on business and human rights moving into a new phasePosted in category:News
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