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Article

23 Oct 2009

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United Nations

[PDF] Business and Human Rights in Conflict-affected Regions: The Roles of States

...The mandate of the Special Representative for business and human rights [John Ruggie]...is meant to identify ways and means for states and companies to prevent, mitigate and redress corporate‐related human rights harm...The most egregious business‐related human rights abuses take place in conflict zones...The main objective of this project is to help identify a range of policy options that home, host and neighboring states have, or could develop, to prevent and deter corporate related human rights abuses in conflict contexts...