With the worst abuses of human rights by corporations taking place in areas of conflict,...[John Ruggie] announced that a group of nations is joining forces with the world body to identify how to quash such violations in war zones. Areas wracked by fighting “attract illicit enterprises who treat them as lawless zones,” John Ruggie...told reporters in New York...The first meeting...will be an informal and off-the-record session to come up with practical administrative and legal measures Mr. Ruggie could then propose to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council...Countries that have agreed to take part include Brazil, China, Colombia, Guatemala, Nigeria, Norway, Sierra Leone, the UK and the US...