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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UN treaty on business and human rights: A historic opportunity to ensure effective remedy for victimsPublished on:Posted in category:Opinion
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Statement NGOs on the publication of the elements for the UN treaty on Business and Human RightsPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Removing Barriers to Justice Published on:Daniel Blackburn, International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR)Posted in category:PublicationDaniel Blackburn, International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR)
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An appeal to the European Commission to truly protect human rightsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
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Options for shaping the UN Treaty on businesses and human rightsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
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Reflections on the first round of negotiations on a binding instrument on business and human rightsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Exciting times at the UN as negotiations on a binding treaty for business and human rights kick offPosted in category:NewsPublished on:
