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UN Holds Africa Regional Forum to Advance BHR
May 27, 2015
The UN Working Group on business and human rights (“BHR”) issues recently held an African Regional Forum with government officials, business leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and others in order to push the UN’s BHR agenda across Africa.
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UN Seeks Buy-in from Businesses on Climate Agenda
May 27, 2015
The UN Global Compact and a group of nongovernmental organizations have launched an initiative seeking to pressure 100 companies to commit to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 in line with UN predictions of disastrous climate change effects.
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NGOs Scrutinize EU’s “Better Regulation” Measures
May 27, 2015
A watchdog group of nongovernmental organizations (“NGOs”) will examine measures passed by the European Commission as part of its initiative to cut red tape, as these NGOs argue deregulation measures may subordinate citizen, worker, and consumer rights to those of businesses in the EU.
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Bernaz: U.K. Bill of Rights Would Harm BHR Agenda
May 27, 2015
Dr. Nadia Bernaz of Middlesex University School of Law writes that the proposed adoption of a British Bill of Rights in place of the U.K. Human Rights Act would close off avenues for alleged victims of human rights violations by businesses to seek redress.
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EU Handbook Guides Foreign Claimants Against Businesses
May 26, 2015
The EU project "Human Rights in Business" is seeking comment on a handbook guiding alleged victims of rights violations by European businesses operating in foreign countries how to seek redress for their claims within the EU.
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