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Article

11 Jun 2014

Author:
Lara Adejoro, Daily Times (Nigeria)

UN Treaty Urgently Needed For Human Rights Defenders, Says New Report

Defenders of the environment often face terrible consequences for their actions, suffering rights violations and violence, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth International to be released on June 26, during the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council...Friends of the Earth International recorded more than 100 incidents of violence against environmental rights defenders and violations of their rights in 27 countries around the world in the period from November 2011 to October 2013, according to the report. The new report calls on the UNHRC to create an international treaty to address corporate human rights violations. Friends of the Earth International is critical of 'voluntary mechanisms' such as the Global Compact and Ruggie’s UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and believes they have not reduced attacks on human rights defenders and are thus insufficient to protect human rights. [refers to Lonmin, Shell, Hidralia, Mekorot, Philip Morris International]