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IHRB Proposes Binding Measures in U.S. BHR Plan
December 31, 2014
The Institute for Human Rights and Business ("IHRB") has published a series of recommendations for the upcoming U.S. national action plan on business and human rights ("BHR"), including the need for binding regulatory measures that require business compliance with the UN's BHR agenda.
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Activist: Capitalism Is Root of Human Rights Violations
December 31, 2014
Amit Singh writes that instead of voluntary principles or a binding treaty aimed at addressing alleged corporate human rights abuses, the world must solve the problem of "unabashed" capitalism, which is "not compatible with human rights."
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Microsoft Celebrates UN's BHR Agenda
December 31, 2014
Microsoft has announced that for the occasion of the 2014 Human Rights Day, it organized a roundtable discussion in Warsaw, Poland to demonstrate its commitment to implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
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IBA Seeks Comments on Draft BHR Guidance
December 31, 2014
The International Bar Association ("IBA") has announced that it is seeking comments on its guidance to attorneys around the world to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") in their legal advice to corporations.
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U.K. Announces Support for BHR Rating Mechanism
December 24, 2014
The British Government has announced that it will provide financial support to a nonprofit and business initiative, the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, that ranks companies on their compliance with the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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