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UNHRC Resolution Pushes BHR Accountability
July 06, 2016
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling on governments to review and lower legal barriers preventing alleged victims from seeking a remedy from corporations for violations of global business and human rights standards.
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NGO Pushes UN Clampdown on Aviation Emissions
July 01, 2016
Katherine Watts of Carbon Market Watch writes that the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization must provide for stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions from the airline industry in order to permit countries to reach their emissions targets under the UN climate deal agreed in Paris last year.
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UN Report Targets Brazil on BHR
July 01, 2016
The UN Working Group on business and human rights issues recently presented a report to the UN Human Rights Council warning of problems in Brazil on BHR issues, including "improper corporate lobbying and political financing," and calling for the country to develop a national BHR action plan.
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UN Agent Prepares Corporate Digital Standards
July 01, 2016
UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, has announced his development of human rights standards for businesses in the digital age, including demands from governments to regulate and censor content and growing calls to delete "hate speech" from social media platforms.
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UNGPs Move from "Soft" to "Hard" Law
June 30, 2016
Consultant Anna Triponel highlights how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are shifting from "soft" international norms to "hard" domestic law by advising companies to interpret the reach of the UK Modern Slavery Act in their supply chains according to the provisions of the UNGPs.
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