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BankTrack comments on Thun group paper on Banks and Human Rights
2013-12-04
| Geneva
Andreas Missbach: +41 44 277 70 07, amissbach@evb.ch
Ryan Brightwell: +31 24 3249 220, ryan@banktrack.org
2013-12-04
| Geneva
Andreas Missbach: +41 44 277 70 07, amissbach@evb.ch
Ryan Brightwell: +31 24 3249 220, ryan@banktrack.org
Today, at the second United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, BankTrack releases a statement on the Thun Group discussion paper for banks on implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The statement, prepared jointly with the Berne Declaration, outlines some key criticisms of the Thun Group's paper, in the spirit of promoting greater discussion on the role and responsibility of banks in respecting human rights as expressed in the Guiding Principles.
Today at the Forum, Andreas Missbach of BankTrack and the Berne Declaration will present the paper at a session titled "Financial sector: Towards greater clarity on how the UN Guiding Principles apply".
Please find the statement here.