Social movements celebrate historic vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council: UNHRC moves away from voluntary standards and towards a binding treaty to prevent transnational corporations’ human rights violations

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Twenty country members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, representing a population of 3.8 billion people, vote in favour of a historic resolution to build a binding treaty June 26th, 2014, Geneva – After weeks of negotiation and furious●●●

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International jury rules in favour of binding laws for Transnational Corporations

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  Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hears compelling testimony from impacted communities while the United Nations Human Rights Council debates a historic proposal to adopt binding codes for TNCs June 26, 2014, Geneva – On Monday June 23rd, representatives from communities impacted●●●

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A New International Debate on Human Rights and Corporations

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The 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in Geneva on June 10th. A major focus on the UNHRC agenda is the issue of binding regulations for Transnational Corporations (TNCs). This demand has been raised by●●●

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