The statement, delivered by the ICJ to the UN Human Rights Council, noted the lack of implementation of the existing UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at the national level. It highlighted the systematic obstacles faced by many victims of human rights violations involving businesses.
It called on the council
– to continue building on the normative and institutional progress made by the Guiding Principles
– to take decisive action to start a process towards the elaboration of a legally binding instrument in the area of business and human rights.
Read the full statement here.