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[Claudio Schuftan]

From: cilfone <cilfone at fian.org>


Social Movements, NGOs and Human Rights Groups
“Call on U.N. Human Rights Council to start developing a treaty to tackle
corporate human rights violations”

PRESS RELEASE-May 7, 2014

Today a global alliance of civil society organizations (the Treaty
Alliance), made up of a large group of civil society campaigns, networks,
social movements and organizations from around the world, call on UN Human
Rights Council members to support an initiative in June that would begin a
process towards creating an international treaty to address corporate human
rights violations.

The Treaty Alliance gathers global networks and alliances including
Dismantle Corporate Power Campaign, ESCR-Net, FIAN, FIDH, Franciscans
International, Friends of the Earth International, Transnational Institute
and OMAL, among others, which collectively represent more than 500 groups
world-wide who are determined to stop corporate human rights violations.

The Treaty Alliance is coordinating civil society actions in over 20
countries with the aim of ensuring that U.N. Human Rights Council (‘HRC’)
member States support a HRC resolution at the 26th Session of the HRC in
June. The aim of this UN initiative is to strengthen international law to
ensure legal accountability for corporate human rights violations, as well
as remedies and justice for affected people.

The Joint Statement of the Treaty Alliance, signed already by over 150
civil society organizations around the world, expresses their intention to
mobilize collective support and advocacy for a treaty that would affirm the
applicability of human rights obligations to the operations of
corporations, have countries monitor and regulate corporations under their
jurisdiction, provide for access to an effective remedy for the people
affected by corporate human rights violations, as well as provide for an
international monitoring and accountability mechanism.

Advocacy Actions
During May and June, advocacy and mobilization in national capitals will be
taking place in Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Johannesburg, New York, Manila,
Brussels, Oslo and elsewhere as well as in Geneva, in order to raise
awareness of concerns about corporate human rights violations and the need
for an international treaty. For information, ideas and support engaging in
advocacy in your country contact treatymovement at gmail.com

As the 26th Session of the HRC gets underway in Geneva coordinated advocacy
will take place both inside and outside of the UN buildings. In support of
the on-going advocacy efforts inside the UN for binding instruments to stop
corporate human rights violations, members of the Treaty Alliance will
coordinate the Week of Mobilization, beginning June 23rd. Activities
planned in this week include:

[June 23] A Hearing of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) on Global
Corporate Crimes (Chevron, Shell, Glencore, and others);
[June 24]  Public Conference on TNC Violations, 8pm @ CETIM, Geneva
[June 24-25] An International Conference on a Human Rights Compliant System
for Food Production and Food TNCs
[June 25] A march in front of the Palais des Nations and an ‘Impunity Tour’
in downtown Geneva.

For further information on the Week of Mobilisation contact
treatymovement at gmail.com or Gonzalo Berrón: gonzalo.berron at tni.org

For further contact with the Alliance, email: treatymovement at gmail.com

To sign the Joint Statement, see the 150+ organizations who’ve already
signed the statement, and see further ways to engage in activities see:
www.treatymovement.com

For your nearest contact see:
Alberto Villarreal (Uruguay): comerc at redes.org.uy
Ana Maria Suarez Franco (Geneva): suarez-franco at fian.org
Brid Brennan (Amsterdam): bridbrennan at tni.org
Diana Aguiar (Rio de Janeiro): dianaguiar at gmail.com
Dominic Renfrey (New York): drenfrey at escr-net.org
Genevieve Paul (Paris): gpaul at fidh.org
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