High Commisioner Pillay, Assistant Secretary Posner, Chairman Ruggie at Forum on Business and Human Rights

High Commisioner for Human Rights Pillay, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner, and John Ruggie speak before a plenaary of the Forum on Business and Human Rights December 4. Around one thousand participants gathered in Geneva Dec 3-5 to participate in the Forum on Business and Human Rights, the largest global discussion to date on how governments and businesses are moving to address the impacts of business activities on human rights.

 

 

Read more about the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

www.humanrights.gov/2012/12/03/un-guiding-principles-on-b...

 

OHCHR Press Release about the Conference: www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID...

 

U.S. Mission Photo by Eric BridiersU.S. Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers

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