Month: May 2017

The EU Conflict Minerals Regulation is published on the Official Journal of the EU

On May 19, 2017, the Official Journal of the EU published Regulation 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 of May 2017. This document establishes obligations in the scope of due diligence “designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of Union importers, and of smelters and refiners

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The UN’s Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) requests States to provide information on State-based non-judicial mechanisms in the case of business-related human rights violations before May 31st, 2017

The OHCHR has launched a series of questions directed to States in the context of the “Accountability and Remedy Project II” (ARP II). The questions address the current practices and challenges with respect to the use of State-based non-judicial mechanisms as a way of enhancing access to remedy in cases of corporate abuse.    

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