-
NGOs Call for Increased Remedy Access in BHR Treaty
November 29, 2017
A group of nongovernmental organizations recently published a letter to the Ecuadorian chair of a UN working group charged with negotiating the development of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) pushing for the inclusion in the treaty of, among other things, an effective international oversight body and expanded access to courts for BHR violations.
-
Toolkit Pushes for Business SDG Implementation
November 28, 2017
The website Eco-Business reports that, as part of its annual business "toolkit" on corporate social and environmental policies, advisory firm Earth Security Group asserts that businesses will face negative economic consequences if they fail to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their operations around the world.
-
Jurists Body Supports Global Regulation of Security Companies
November 28, 2017
In a statement at the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Jurists supported UN efforts to establish "an international regulatory framework" to prevent human rights violations by private military and security companies.
-
Guidance Seeks "Assurance" of UNGPs Implementation
November 28, 2017
As part of their UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework project, nongovernmental organization Shift and auditor Mazars have published guidance on how companies should provide "independent assurance" to investors and other parties on their progress in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
-
NGO Criticizes US for Pharmaceutical Patent Protection
November 28, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has criticized US and EU officials for hindering UN action on provisions of a report from the international organization's High Level Panel on Access to Medicines seeking to "override patent protections" and require transparency at pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of medicines.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies