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31 Jul 2012

Author:
Michael Posner, US Dept. of State

[DOC] Assistant Secretary Posner Remarks at the July 30 U.S. State Department’s Implementation Workshop on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights for Civil Society Organizations

Human rights law focuses on governments – the obligation of governments to protect the human rights of their citizens. But this is not enough. As the United Nations Human Rights Council recognized last year, the global business community has grown in power and influence, and so it must assume its own responsibility for respecting human rights.

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