The Edinburgh Declaration was adopted last October at the ICC’s 10th Biennial Conference, on the topic, “Business and Human Rights: The role of National Human Rights Institutions”...The Edinburgh Declaration is a very important milestone. In it, we affirmed that our mandate under the Paris Principles applies to challenges and abuses of human rights occurring in the private sector, just as in the realm of state activities. The Declaration also signals our collective commitment - at the global level through the ICC, within our regions, and at national level - to build our knowledge, skills and capacities so that as NHRIs we are able to address the need for promotion and protection of human rights with reference to business activities and consequences thereof.