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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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Oxfam Calls for Further EU Measures on Tax Avoidance
April 01, 2015
Blaming corporations that pursue tax avoidance measure for "extreme inequality" in the world, Oxfam has published a report pushing the EU to adopt further measures to require more transparency from companies and more cooperation among member states to limit company tax avoidance.
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NGO Guide Calls for Investment in Support of BHR
April 01, 2015
A new guide from the project The SAGE Fund pushes those who make funding decisions for foundations, governments, and private donors to do so with an eye to supporting the international business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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NGOs Blame Economic Inequality for Rights Violations
April 01, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") have signed a manifesto blaming "the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few" for human rights violations worldwide and calling for redistributive policies to bring about economic equality and "climate justice."
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U.S. State Department Explains NAP Process
March 25, 2015
At a recent forum in Berkeley, California, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scott Busby argued that the U.S. should respond to the international community's pressure for a national action plan ("NAP") on business and human rights and look for examples from other countries in its NAP development process.
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