UNHRC moves away from voluntary standards and towards a binding treaty to prevent transnationalcorporations human rights violations
Twenty country members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, ...
... local municipal council is obliged to put a process in place to consult the population. At least 20% of the registered voters must participate in the referendum for it to be binding.
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... which encompasses 26 municipalities, the councilors assure that the mine was initially in charge of the company "Entremares S.A" and is now managed by the Canadian company "Bluestone Resources INC" that ...
... which encompasses 26 municipalities, the councilors assure that the mine was initially in charge of the company "Entremares S.A" and is now managed by the Canadian company "Bluestone Resources INC" that ...
... (MARN), Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), Presidential Commission for Dialogue, the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC), members of Community Development Councils (COCODES) and the Municipal ...
... Council to investigate cases of detention imposed arbitrarily or otherwise inconsistent with international human rights law.
In accordance with its mandate, the WG carries out its task with discretion, ...
... the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted resolution 26/9 for the development of a legally binding international instrument for transnational companies in relation to human rights. The objective ...
... in the province, some of them within key biodiversity areas and protected areas.
“The DENR and the PCSD [Palawan Council for Sustainable Development] must be reminded that under the Strategic Environmental ...
... the Dunedin City Council said this week it was replacing several kilometres of old pipes in the area at a cost of about $6million, council Three Waters group manager Tom Dyer included OceanaGold’s Macraes ...
... projects—Pristine Bay and Palmetto Bay—on the Honduran island of Roatán, where she serves as vice-president of the patronato, the community governing council. Her family has been in Crawfish Rock for five ...
... villages particularly between Nagtipunan town of Quirino province and Kasibu town of Nueva Vizcaya province.
To support the Bugkalot-llongot tribe, the Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) of Nagtipunan ...
... or the construction of health centers with specialized laboratories in the Coata river basin.
Finally, the leaders also demanded that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Presidencia del Consejo ...
... General Water Law that would guarantee the human right to water, protect community water councils, and prevent the sale and contamination of water resources. More than 90% of El Salvador’s potable water ...
... in Belarus, is represented by the Coordination Council, initiative of brave women - main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich; musician and political activist ...
... the park, the Honduran Council of Private Companies called on authorities and the Hernández administration to respond to the standstill at mine sites around the country caused by local resistance movements. ...
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In Honduras, the Council of Ministers approved an Executive Decree on April 11, which establishes "measures to guarantee food sovereignty and security." The next day, President Juan Orlando Hernández ...
... is trying to cover up its dirty track record and soften up local opposition. In 2019, an open council meeting in Tocoa passed a resolution opposing mining. While the company trumpets its handouts, it has ...
... There must be an advisory council made up of 14 people from the agro-industry, agricultural cooperatives, industrial sector, tourism, indigenous groups, students, and regional watershed committees. All ...
... meeting generated disagreements between political leaders and residents who described the declaration as a demagogic act of the part of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE). The open council was ...
... the same site in 2008 and allegedly destroyed and displaced 187 family homes, beat residents, and used tear gas, truncheons, and shields. The UN Human Rights Council also received a report in 2019 detailing ...