UK Parliamentary human rights committee issues report on UK businesses
In 2009, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on business and human rights. London Mining Network and a number of its member groups and associates made submissions to this inquiry. Volume 1 of the Committee’s report includes conclusions and recommendations. The cross-party Committee of both Houses of Parliament is very [...]
LMN groups’ submissions to Joint Committee on Human Rights
LMN member group Forest Peoples’ Programme has made a submission to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into business and human rights. FPP’s submission deals with Indigenous Peoples and the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent. See http://www.forestpeoples.org/documents/law_hr/uk_govt_fpic_submission_may09_eng.pdf. The Working Group on Mining in the Philippines, which includes, among others, LMN [...]
