"First regional consultation in Thailand, FIDH and ESCR-Net Treaty Initiative", 1 May 2015

FIDH and ESCR-Net will hold the first regional consultation meeting in the framework of their joint Treaty Initiative project in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between May 1st to May 3rd...[T]he meeting will enable strategic discussions between Asia-Pacific civil society and grassroots groups and members of the international Expert Legal Group working together to develop concrete content proposals for a binding instrument to address corporate related human rights violations...The Asia Pacific consultation will be followed by similar meetings in major regions of the world, and ongoing online consultations with greater numbers of civil society groups, with a view of ensuring that...voices...of groups around the world can be reflected in the final content proposals for a treaty...FIDH and ESCR-Net's two-year project will aim to provide constructive input to the activities of the UN intergovernmental working group...