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13 Mar 2014

Author:
International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) & Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)

Upcoming Latin America Dialogue on National Implementation of Business and Human Right Frameworks

As part of [its] ongoing regional consultations, the NAPs Project has initiated the Latin America Dialogue on National Implementation of Business and Human Rights Frameworks, taking place in Bogotá, Colombia on 17-18 March 2014...This multi-stakeholder event will bring together over 50 participants from across the Latin America region, including key stakeholders from governments, civil society, indigenous organizations, academia, the business and investor communities, National Human Rights Institutions, and international organizations. The overall objective of the event is to reflect on and share experiences and progress to date on States’ implementation of the UNGPs since their adoption in 2011, including through the development of NAPs on business and human rights. The Dialogue is supported by Dejusticia, the Presidential Program for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Rights of the Government of Colombia, Sustentia Innovación Social, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) of the Government of Spain, CIDSE, the German Institute for Human Rights, and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).

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