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Article

10 Dec 2012

Author:
Andreas Zumach, Deutsche Welle [Germany]

Protecting human rights in a globalized economy

When the UN Human Rights Council passed the [Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights] in June 2011, that was only the first step...But which concrete measures have been taken over the last 18 months to implement the guidelines? Experts gathered in Geneva during a global forum for the economy and human rights to discuss such questions...Debbie Stothard, human rights activist...could not think of any concrete example among Southeast Asian nations where the new UN guidelines had already been implemented...[b]ut [is] still hopeful that they could prove an effective instrument in the future at least to improve human rights protection...There have...been instances where national courts have taken on cases alleging human rights violations against multinational corporations ...which [gives] reason to hope that protecting human rights will be improved. [Refers to Sakhalin Energy (joint venture Shell, Gazprom, Mitsui, & Mitsubishi), Nestlé]

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