Nota Sobre a Visita da ONU ao Brasil (inglês) – Direitos Humanos/2015

Declaração de visita da ONU ao Brasil, em dezembro de 2015, com intuito de prevenir e fortalecer a proteção contra violações de direitos humanos.

HAUT-COMMISSARIAT AUX DROITS DE L’HOMME • OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PALAIS DES NATIONS • 1211 GENEVA 10, SWITZERLAND www.ohchr.org • TEL: +41 22 917 9000 • FAX: +41 22 917 9008 • E-MAIL: wg-business@ohchr.org - registry@ohchr.org Mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VISIT TO BRAZIL, 7 – 16 DECEMBER 2015 Background / Mandate The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (Working Group on Business and Human Rights) is composed of five experts and was established by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011 with a mandate to promote the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The Guiding Principles, endorsed by the Human Rights Council in 2011, elaborate the implications of existing international human rights standards and practices for States and businesses and lay out their respective obligations and responsibilities to prevent and protect against human rights abuse, including through ensuring that persons an