Violations committed against defenders by non-State actors 2010, para. 23
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- In relation to private national or transnational corporations, the Special Rapporteur refers to the responsibility of companies to respect human rights, as emphasized by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Mr. John Ruggie, in his report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/8/5), submitted in 2008. The Human Rights Council endorsed the Special Representative's policy framework for business and human rights, as elaborated in his report. The framework rests on the three principles of "protect, respect and remedy": the State duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including businesses; the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and the need for more effective access to remedies. The Human Rights Council later emphasized that transnational corporations and other business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights (see Human Rights Council resolution 8/7). Consequently, business enterprises also have a responsibility to respect the rights of human rights defenders.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/223, para. 23.
- Paragraph number
- 23
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