Friday, August 12, 2016

Call for Inputs--UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment






Professor Knox is currently preparing his thematic report on biodiversity and human rights, to be presented at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council.

He has circulated a call for inputs which follows. For those interested in this important work this is an opportunity to engage in an effective way. I would be especially interested in the intersection of the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the work of Professor Knox. For those committed to a Comprehensive Treaty for Business and Human Rights, this also provides an opportunity to suggest the connections between Professor Knox's work and the substance or principles underlying the treaty effort.


Dear friends and colleagues,

I am writing to you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/11.

I would like to invite you to provide me with contributions for the preparation of my upcoming thematic report on biodiversity and human rights, to be presented at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council.

I would be grateful if you could submit your input (a background note and a questionnaire are accessible here) no later than 30 September 2016.

Please feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone who might be interested in responding.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Soo-Young Hwang, Human Rights Officer, who is supporting my mandate at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (email: srenvironment@ohchr.org or at +41 22 917 9778).

Sincerely,

John H. Knox
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
Henry C. Lauerman Professor of International Law
Wake Forest University School of Law
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
(336) 758-7439
http://srenvironment.org/
https://twitter.com/SREnvironment

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