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UN Official: Countries Face "Duty" to Uphold BHR Standards
April 08, 2015
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein writes that governments face a "duty" under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") to hold companies to account through their court systems for alleged human rights violations.
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NGO Calls for "Comprehensive" Irish NAP
April 08, 2015
Lorna Gold of the nongovernmental organization Trocaire has called for Ireland to include in its national action plan ("NAP") for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights the facilitation of foreign claims against Irish businesses and required human rights due diligence procedures.
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NGOs Applaud EU Committee Vote on Conflict Minerals
April 08, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations are praising the European Parliament's Development Committee for voting in favor of binding restrictions on European companies' use of "conflict minerals" from Africa and seeking to force companies to report how they avoid using these minerals in their supply chains.
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NGO Decries "Privatization" of BHR Standards
April 08, 2015
The nongovernmental organization Rights and Accountability in Development has accused transnational corporations of taking over the implementation of UN business and human rights ("BHR") standards.
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NGOs Call for IACHR to Require Corporate Policing by Countries
April 01, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") recently testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("IACHR") seeking stricter, binding standards on countries to police international business and human rights standards.
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