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16 Oct 2013

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Steering Committee for Human Rights, Council of Europe

[PDF] Drafting Group on Human Rights and Business: Meeting Report

The CDDH Drafting Group on Human Rights and Business (CDDH-CORP) held its first meeting in Strasbourg from 14 to 16 October 2013...Prof. Willem Van Genugten...addressed in his keynote speech the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the work already done by the Council of Europe in this field, as well as the interest and opportunities for the Council of Europe to pursue actions at the regional level...[Agenda items included:] Information on recent relevant national and international developments...Elaboration of a declaration of the Committee of Ministers supporting the UN Guiding Principles...Elaboration of a non-binding instrument...[Includes revised draft Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on UN Guiding Principles]