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9 Dec 2019

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopts resolution and recommendations on business & human rights

On 3 March 2016, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a recommendation on human rights and business. It was the Council’s first inter-governmental instrument on business and human rights and provides guidance to member states on preventing and remedying human rights abuses by business and calls for measures to incentivise business respect for human rights. 

A year later, the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe adopted its own recommendation, encouraging the promotion of the Committee of Ministers' recommendation and calling on member states to implement the recommended actions. Their webpage now includes a dedicated site on business and human rights with relevant materials and guidance.

In November 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe announced its position, and called on the Committee of Ministers to examine the implementation of their recommendation, available below.

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