Interim report of UN Special Representative on business & human rights, Feb 2006: text of the report, related material & stakeholder commentaries
1. Text of the interim report, 21 Feb 2006, see doc E/CN.4/2006/97 Español: véase E/CN.4/2006/97 Français: voir E/CN.4/2006/97
2. Statement by John Ruggie to UN Human Rights Council, introducing his interim report & outlining his work plan (25 Sep 2006) [PDF]
3. Discussion of Ruggie's interim report by UN Human Rights Council - comments by 12 govts. & 3 NGOs, and Ruggie's remarks (25-26 Sep 2006) [DOC]
4. Video clips of statements at UN Human Rights Council:
- 25 Sep 2006 video clips include (in the following order, near bottom of page):
- John Ruggie's introduction of his interim report
- comments & questions about Ruggie's report by governments: Switzerland, Chile, Finland (on behalf of European Union), Argentina
- 26 Sep 2006 video clips include (in the following order, near top of page):
- comments & questions about Ruggie's report by governments: Belgium, Liechtenstein, Norway, Bangladesh, France, Senegal, United Kingdom, Peru
- comments on Ruggie's report by NGOs: Centre Europe – Tiers Monde, International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples, Indian Movement "Tupaj Amaru"
- response by John Ruggie
5. Commentaries on the interim report:
- [PDF] [scroll to page 8] "Transnational Corporations: ‘Principled pragmatism’ or mere antagonism? How Professor Ruggie’s censure of the Norms on TNCs has affected the stakeholder initiative", Gareth Sweeney, Human Rights Features 18-24 Sep 2006
- [DOC] joint NGO comments, 18 May 2006 (Español) (Français)
- [PDF] response by John Ruggie to joint NGO comments, 22 May 2006
- [PDF] Amnesty International, 27 Mar 2006
- [PDF] response by John Ruggie to Amnesty International, 1 May 2006
- Mary Robinson, President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 31 Mar 2006
- [PDF] response by John Ruggie to Mary Robinson, 31 Mar 2006
- Earthrights International, 22 Mar 2006
- [PDF] Response by John Ruggie to Earthrights International, 23 Mar 2006
- [PDF] FIDH (Intl. Federation of Human Rights Leagues), 15 Mar 2006
- [PDF] Response by John Ruggie to FIDH, 20 Mar 2006
- [PDF] Aron Cramer, Business for Social Responsibility, Mar 2006
- Oxford Analytica, 14 Mar 2006
- Dr. Karsten Nowrot, Faculty of Law, Martin Luther University (Germany), 20 Mar 2006
- Luke Eric Peterson, Embassy - Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly, 15 Mar 2006
- Mallen Baker, Business Respect, 12 Mar 2006
- Bart Mongoven, Stratfor, 9 Mar 2006
