The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has now added the UK to the list of countries, about which concerns have been raised following reports of “adverse effects of operations by transnational corporations registered in the State party”.
CERD demands that the British government adopt regulatory measures “to ensure that UK companies respect human rights across their global operations and that UK courts offer access to justice for those harmed”.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11161.