Conferences and Workshops

International Conferences on Business and Human Rights in Africa

Objectives of African Conferences

 

1.The State duty to protect human rights: To engage African Governments on their performance against key international instruments and policies on democratic governance including economic, social, civil and political rights

 

 

2.The corporate responsibility to respect human rights: To act as a resource not just for businesses, but also for Governments, civil society, investors, lawyers and others who engage with business on these issues

 

 

3.The need for greater access to remedy for victims of business-related abuse: To educate the citizenry, create awareness among African States and advocate for remediation using all platforms necessary including national, regional and global platforms such as working in partnership with the United Nations.

 

 

Result Areas:

 

Sustainable development within African states

 

Africans informed and empowered to claim key rights and freedoms

 

The African Union and Member States act to ratify, popularise, monitor implementation of key standards

 

Access to national and Continental Platforms capacitated to popularise, engage and hold Governments and Enterprises accountable

 

Economic Empowerment of women and the youths through partnership programmes

 

 

 

 

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