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Swiss Council Approves BHR Due Diligence, Liability Proposal
August 03, 2018
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has applauded the Swiss National Council for approving a proposal to impose mandatory human rights due diligence obligations and parent company liability on large Swiss businesses in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
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Lawyers Examine “Failure to Prevent” Offense for Rights Abuses
August 03, 2018
Claiming the idea that only states can violate human rights has become “obsolete” in an era of growing business power, Andrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple of the law firm Corker Binning examine the possible construction of a “failure to prevent” offense in the UK to prosecute companies associated with human rights abuses in other countries.
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NGOs Criticizes BHR Treaty Draft for Lack of Enforcement
August 03, 2018
An article on Telesur illustrates the opposition by activist organizations to an intergovernmental working group’s recent draft text of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) for failing to create a strong enforcement mechanism at the international level that would hold companies to account for BHR violations.
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UN Initiative Pushes Companies on “Sustainable” Fashion
August 03, 2018
The UN Economic Commission for Europe and the Food and Agriculture Organization have launched a “Forests for Fashion” initiative seeking to “dress the world in wood” by pressuring companies in the fashion industry to use “renewable, biodegradable textiles” in their products rather than “fossil fuel-based” synthetic fibers.
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UN Chief Launches Panel on Global Digital Regulation
August 02, 2018
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation to issue recommendations on global policies advancing “more effective use” of digital technologies and preventing such technologies from threatening democracy and “economic, social, and cultural rights.”
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