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Joint civil society statement Advancing the global business and human rights agenda: Follow-up to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June. As the Human Rights Council considers his final report, it should take the opportunity to reaffirm its goal to advance the protection of human rights in relation to business activity and assess progress to that end. Importantly, it also should establish a robust follow-on mechanism that builds on and complements the substantial work of the SRSG.
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Joint civil society statement Advancing the global business and human rights agenda: Follow-up to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June. As the Human Rights Council considers his final report, it should take the opportunity to reaffirm its goal to advance the protection of human rights in relation to business activity and assess progress to that end. Importantly, it also should establish a robust follow-on mechanism that builds on and complements the substantial work of the SRSG.
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"Walk the Talk": Housing Rights Activists Call on ASEAN to Match Pro-People Claims with Human Rights Actions
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)-Asia and housing rights activists in the region call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to match its avowed goals of building a people-centered and "sharing and caring" regional community with concrete actions that will seriously address the persistent housing and human rights issues, as well as the growing social and economic justice concerns in the region.
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Living Wage for All! We Demand [..…]! Unite for Asia Floor Wage!
May 1, 2011 is a Global Day of Action for Living Wage! Today, garment workers across Asia unite to demand a living wage for an 8-hour work day --- and stand in one voice for Asia Floor Wage!!
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Joint civil society statement Advancing the global business and human rights agenda: Follow-up to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June. As the Human Rights Council considers his final report, it should take the opportunity to reaffirm its goal to advance the protection of human rights in relation to business activity and assess progress to that end. Importantly, it also should establish a robust follow-on mechanism that builds on and complements the substantial work of the SRSG.
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Living Wage for All! We Demand [..…]! Unite for Asia Floor Wage!
May 1, 2011 is a Global Day of Action for Living Wage! Today, garment workers across Asia unite to demand a living wage for an 8-hour work day --- and stand in one voice for Asia Floor Wage!!
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"Walk the Talk": Housing Rights Activists Call on ASEAN to Match Pro-People Claims with Human Rights Actions
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)-Asia and housing rights activists in the region call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to match its avowed goals of building a people-centered and "sharing and caring" regional community with concrete actions that will seriously address the persistent housing and human rights issues, as well as the growing social and economic justice concerns in the region.
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Joint civil society statement Advancing the global business and human rights agenda: Follow-up to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
The mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Prof. John Ruggie, will come to an end in June. As the Human Rights Council considers his final report, it should take the opportunity to reaffirm its goal to advance the protection of human rights in relation to business activity and assess progress to that end. Importantly, it also should establish a robust follow-on mechanism that builds on and complements the substantial work of the SRSG.
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"Walk the Talk": Housing Rights Activists Call on ASEAN to Match Pro-People Claims with Human Rights Actions
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)-Asia and housing rights activists in the region call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to match its avowed goals of building a people-centered and "sharing and caring" regional community with concrete actions that will seriously address the persistent housing and human rights issues, as well as the growing social and economic justice concerns in the region.
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Press Release on Rape Epidemic in Cambodia
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has serious concerns on the increasing number of rape cases in Cambodia in the last couple of years. Although not all of the reported cases in the newspapers could be verified or investigated but most appear to be the same cases received and investigated by ADHOC.
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Press Release on Rape Epidemic in Cambodia
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has serious concerns on the increasing number of rape cases in Cambodia in the last couple of years. Although not all of the reported cases in the newspapers could be verified or investigated but most appear to be the same cases received and investigated by ADHOC.
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Press Release on Rape Epidemic in Cambodia
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) has serious concerns on the increasing number of rape cases in Cambodia in the last couple of years. Although not all of the reported cases in the newspapers could be verified or investigated but most appear to be the same cases received and investigated by ADHOC.
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