Monday, June 20, 2011

PoliticsGlobal: UN Human Rights Council: Ratifies the 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' framework for 'Business and Human Rights'

 Today the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed the "Guiding Principles for the Implementation of the UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework", 

drafted by UN Special Representative on business & human rights John Ruggie.  

The press release regarding the action by the Council is available here:

    http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/1006797
    The text of the Principles is available here.
    We will add the full text of the resolution alongside the item linked to above, as soon as we receive it – we will also include the resolution in our Weekly Update, says the burgeoning Business&Human Rights bureaucracy brand-new this last year or so.

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