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MP Lilián Galán addresses the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
For the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council, on March 16th, 2022, the Uruguayan MP Lilian Galán, member of the Global Interparliamentary Network (GIN), has presented a statement on behalf of the Transnational Institute. As a member of the Global South, Lilian reminded us of the efforts of corporations and some Northern states […]
The Right to the City and the UN Binding Treaty
VIRTUAL SIDE-EVENT At the occasion of the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council The Right to the City and the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights Wednesday 23rd June 2021 1.30 – 3.00 pm (CEST) PANEL Eric Piolle, Mayor of Grenoble, France Amanda Flety, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) […]
Why do we need a Treaty?
Download “Cities for Human Rights” (3 pages) See here and endorse the Call by Local Authorities worldwide to support the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights Versión en castellano Version française Versão em português More information Today, there is no binding international legal framework to establish the liability of transnational corporations […]
Financial Times: The Call of People’s Representatives Worldwide Advertisement
On 27th October, at the ocasion of the 6th Session of the UNHRC OEIGWG negociations on the Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and other business enterprises with respect to Human Rights, Friends of the Earth International, Friends of the Earth Europe, Milieudefensie, the Transnational Institute, CIDSE and the Global Campaign published an advertisement in the […]
[New!] Local Authorities show their support to the UN Binding Treaty on transnational corporations and human rights
Municipalities are in direct contact with citizens and communities and have often witnessed and suffered the human rights violations committed by transnational corporations and other business enterprises. They can and must be in the frontline of the elaboration of a UN binding instrument to stop impunity. The Second Revised Draft of the binding instrument is […]