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EU Handbook Guides Foreign Claimants Against Businesses
May 26, 2015
The EU project "Human Rights in Business" is seeking comment on a handbook guiding alleged victims of rights violations by European businesses operating in foreign countries how to seek redress for their claims within the EU.
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NGO Reviews Push for "Responsible" Corporate Tax Practice
May 22, 2015
The nongovernmental organization ActionAid has published a report reviewing proposals for "tax responsibility" of corporations that will serve as the basis for a discussion paper pressing companies not to engage in tax avoidance and to fully report their tax practices to the public.
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NGO Holds Forum in Asia on Binding BHR Treaty
May 21, 2015
The nongovernmental organization the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development recent held a civil society forum in Chiang Mai regarding demands of activists and communities in Asia on what should be included in a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR").
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India Bank Launches CSR Foundation
May 21, 2015
As financial institutions around the world face pressure to fund business and human rights and corporate social responsibility ("CSR") initiatives, the State Bank of India has announced that it is forming a foundation that will be devoted entirely to CSR activities on behalf of the bank.
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Intergovernmental Session Will Discuss Binding BHR Treaty
May 20, 2015
Sudeep Chakravarti writes that an intergovernmental working group meeting in Geneva in July will discuss the development of a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR"), following efforts by activists and governments at the UN Human Rights Council to move beyond the UN Guiding Principles on BHR.
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