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UN Agent Accuses Canada of Discrimination on Toxic Waste Exposure
June 12, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances Baskut Tuncak has accused the Canadian government of “a pervasive pattern of inaction” rising to the level of discrimination in its alleged failure to address the exposure of indigenous people to toxic chemicals and to impose regulations on the extractive industries.
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Dutch Banking Initiative Issues BHR Guidance on Remedies
June 12, 2019
Participants in the Dutch Banking Sector Agreement on business and human rights (BHR) issues have released guidance for banks, based on the UN Guiding Principles on BHR, on providing remedies for alleged human rights violations to which they are linked through client relationships.
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NGO Calls for “Gender-Responsive” Binding BHR Treaty
June 12, 2019
The nongovernmental organization Christian Aid has published a report calling for UN bodies and governments to address the “deeply ingrained power imbalances” between men and women in the global economic system through a “gender-responsive,” binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR).
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EU Agency Demands Improved Data Quality for AI
June 12, 2019
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has published a “focus paper” calling on businesses to improve data quality in artificial intelligence technologies to protect a range of fundamental rights, including to privacy, non-discrimination, and gender equality.
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FIFA, UN Agree Gender Equality Partnership
June 10, 2019
UN Women and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) have signed a memorandum of understanding in which they agree to work together to ease access to soccer for women, to use sporting events to combat discrimination, and “to disseminate diverse sports content to promote gender equality.”
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