Effects of pesticides on the right to food 2017, para. 51
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Businesses, whose decisions “can profoundly affect the dignity and rights of individuals and communities”, also have human rights responsibilities. Yet the State-centric nature of the human rights regime largely fails to account for the considerable role that the business sector plays in the violation of human rights. The inability of the regime to address non-State actors is particularly problematic given that the pesticide industry is dominated by a few transnational corporations that wield extraordinary power over global agrochemical research, legislative initiatives and regulatory agendas.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Food & Nutrition
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2017
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Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/48, para. 51.