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Governance, rule of law and corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Barriers to holding corporations accountable for human rights abuses
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Under international human rights law and the UN Guiding Principles, States have the duty to protect human rights within their territory and/or jurisdiction, including the obligation to prevent abuses by businesses. According to the UNGPs, âThis requires taking appropriate steps to prevent, investigate, punish and redress such abuse through effective policies, legislation, regulations and adjudication.â
State legislation and political will to implement them are the biggest determinants of corporate respect for human rights within that jurisdiction. If businesses do not expect to be held accountable for human rights abuses, they often feel free to cause or contribute to adverse
Most women’s businesses ineligible for Atmanirbhar Bharat stimulus package, says Suhela Khan of UN Women
WeEmpower Asia programme head at UN Women, Suhela Khan talks about the path ahead for women’s economic empowerment in India. December 12, 2020 / 07:29 AM IST
For the past decade, social scientist Suhela Khan has worked at UN Women, leading large-scale transformational programmes on women’s economic empowerment.
Before that, she worked with the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the government of Gujarat to help them formulate and manage their projects and schemes related to the socioeconomic empowerment of women.
Suhela is a Ford Fellow and holds a Master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan, and a Master’s in social work from Aligarh Muslim University.
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