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Indonesia Develops Action Plan on BHR Agenda
July 06, 2015
The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesia's National Commission for Human Rights is developing a national action plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), including requiring companies to protect the environment and preserve local traditions in operating areas.
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NGO Releases Global BHR Indicators
July 01, 2015
Demonstrating the complex interaction of requirements among business and human rights ("BHR") instruments, the Danish Institute for Human Rights has published its Human Rights Indicators for Business, an evolving set of standards it says companies should use to implement global BHR requirements.
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Switzerland Adopts CSR Action Plan
July 01, 2015
As pressure builds from Swiss nongovernmental organizations for a national action plan on the UN's business and human rights agenda, the Swiss Government has published a plan outlining its commitment to corporate social responsibility ("CSR") standards.
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NGOs Push Remedies for BHR Violations
July 01, 2015
Two nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") that push for global recognition of the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda are forming a joint project calling for countries to eliminate barriers to judicial and nonjudicial remedies for alleged victims of BHR violations.
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NGO: Corporate Lawyers Need Human Rights Expertise
June 26, 2015
As a growing number of law organizations promote a duty of attorneys to push the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, Lise Smit of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law writes that corporate lawyers must develop the knowledge to advise their clients on human rights due diligence.
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