New online forum for U.N. business & human rights mandate

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December 1, 2009 (New York & Geneva) – Today the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on business and human rights, John Ruggie, launched a global online forum, www.srsgconsultation.org.  The purpose of the forum is to gather input for the SRSG as he develops guiding principles to operationalize the U.N. “Protect, Respect, Remedy” framework, as requested by the Human Rights Council. Read more (PDF)…