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5 Jul 2016

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UN Human Rights Council

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[Section related to business & human rights:] ...[Urges] States  to  create  and  maintain,  in  law and  in  practice,  a  safe  and enabling  environment  for  civil  society, and  in  this  regard encourages  States to  use  good practices  such  as, inter  alia, those  compiled  in  the  report  of  the  High  Commissioner  on practical  recommendations  for  the  creation  and  maintenance  of  a  safe  and  enabling environment for civil society, based on good practices and lessons learned by, inter alia: (a)Taking  steps  to  ensure  a  supportive  legal  framework  and  access  to  justice, including  by  acknowledging  publicly  the  important  and  legitimate  role  of  civil  society  in the  promotion  of  human  rights,  democracy  and the rule  of  law, including  through  public statements and public information campaigns, and better addressing business-related human rights  abuses  through  effective  implementation  of  the  Guiding  Principles  on  Business  and Human Rights...

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