The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
24th session
Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

29 August 2013

In June 2011, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework drafted by John Ruggie.

In March 2012, John Ruggie received a well deserved reward for his work: the Barrick Gold mining company (with a heavy record of human rights violations, including violations of environmental rights) named him to the company’s advisory board for social responsibility.

In July 2012, the United Nations Secretary-General published a report, submitted to the twenty-first session of the Human Rights Council, with the evocative title: Contribution of the United Nations system as a whole to the advancement of the business and human rights agenda and the dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (A/HRC/21/21 ).

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