Controverse on a video tape released about executions in Sri Lanka
Text: OHCHR
Photos: Action Press/Virot
May 31, 2011
Controverse on a video tape released about executions in Sri Lanka
During a Press Conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva,John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises,said, he presented his final report as the Special Representative and it was his finding that multilateralism worked yesterday. The mandate on business and human rights began in 2005 amidst divisive debate among stakeholders and little consensus among States. Three years later, the Council had been unanimous in welcoming the Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework that he had developed. The framework had addressed the “what” question: what States and business enterprises needed to do to ensure business respect for human rights. Today, the Council had before it the Guiding Principles that addressed the “how” question: how to move from concept to practical, positive results on the ground. This Council had recognised the need for a coherent set of ground rules in the area of businesses and human rights and now the world was witnessing significant global convergence around a United Nations initiative.
