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Promoting Human Rights in Global Business Practice
Earlier this month, the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution that establishes an expert working group to address human rights in business practices. The group will promote the implementation of the recommendations in Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the final report from John Ruggie, the U.N. special representative on this important issue.
Ruggie took up the controversial task of setting out guiding principles for transnational corporations in the field of human rights. The council will appoint five experts at its next session in September; the experts, "of balanced geographical representation," will serve on the working group for three years. The council will also establish a forum to explore human rights in the context of transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
