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Article

1 Jun 2011

Author:
CIDSE, ESCR-Net, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID)

[DOC] Corporate Accountability at a Crossroads: Advancing Steps to Protect Human Rights in Practice

At this critical crossroads in the United Nations’ efforts to prevent and protect people from business-related human rights abuses, this special event will bring together southern NGOs, community members directly affected by business human rights abuses and other experts to present their views and recommendations on what concrete steps are needed to help ensure that the Council's decisions on business and human rights are grounded in the experiences of those directly affected and to deepen its understanding of the existing gaps in protection. Speakers: Mr. Georges Kapiamba, Democratic Republic of Congo,...Association africaine de Défense des droits de l’Homme (ASADHO); Mr. Mario Maderazo, Coordinator Anti-Mining-Campaign, Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc., Philippines; Mr. Miloon Kothari...Housing and Land Rights Network, South Asia and Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing [also features participants from missions of Brazil & France; International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH); team of UN Special Representative on business & human rights John Ruggie]