Human Rights and Business: Upholding Human Rights and Ensuring Coherence
Last Update 25 November 2009
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) appreciates the opportunity provided by the multi-stakeholder consultation organised on 5, 6 October 2009 by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) organized in the framework of the mandate of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on business and human rights to advance the debates surrounding business and
human rights. This position paper provides an analysis of the SRSG’s framework and suggest ways forward to operationnalize the framework.
human rights. This position paper provides an analysis of the SRSG’s framework and suggest ways forward to operationnalize the framework.
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