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UNOHCHR Launches BHR Remedy Initiative
March 11, 2015
A new initiative of the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights ("UNOHCHR") will set out guidance and recommendations to countries regarding the implementation of civil and criminal investigations and sanctions for alleged violations of the international business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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UN Targets Small Agribusinesses with Sustainability Agenda
March 11, 2015
The UN Global Compact and the International Trade Centre have announced their cooperation in pushing small- and medium-sized companies in the agricultural industry to adopt the UN's international agenda on sustainable practices and the environment.
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UN Agent: Private Finance of Regimes Prolongs Rights Violations
March 11, 2015
The UN's Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky has issued a report calling for the development of guidance for public and private institutions in financing governments that commit human rights violations, including violations of "economic, social, and cultural rights."
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NGOs Push for Action Based on BHR Impact Assessments
March 11, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations and the bank Barclays recently held an event at which participants discussed how businesses must translate "human rights impact assessments," developed by activists to advance the international business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, into action.
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U.K. Export Credit Agency Seeks BHR Guidance
March 11, 2015
Officials from U.K. Export Finance, the country's export credit agency, recently engaged in a discussion with developer of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") John Ruggie and members of his nonprofit group Shift on the implementation of Ruggie's international BHR Principles.
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