NGO Monitor Responds to Letter Sent by UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk to the Local Government Pension Scheme

NGO Monitor responded the 22 November 2021 letter authored by UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), “Responsible Investments – UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Investments in the Israeli settlement economy.” This response corrects multiple misrepresentations made by Lynk in his letter, relating to business and human rights in conflict zones and the UN Human Rights Council “database”.

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• BDS
• Business and Human Rights
• Michael Lynk
• Pension divestment
• UN BDS Blacklist
• UN Special Rapporteur

NGO Monitor Submission to the Committee to review the Guidelines for Observation and Exclusion of Companies from the Government Pension Fund Global

The Institute for NGO Research presents this submission to the Committee in advance of its review of the Guidelines for Observation and Exclusion of Companies from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).

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• BDS
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• COVID-19
• Norway
• OECD

• Pension divestment
• UN BDS Blacklist
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• UNHRC
• Water

Submission to the Working Group on Business and Human Rights Project on Business in Conflict and Post-conflict Contexts: Corporate Due Diligence in Situations of Armed Conflict

Anne Herzberg brings this submission to the Working Group on Business and Human Rights to assist it in formulating recommendations regarding the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles in conflict and post-conflict situations to be presented to the UN General Assembly in October 2020.

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• Business and Human Rights
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Human Rights
• IHL

• Terrorism
• UN BDS Blacklist
• United Nations

Submission to the UNHRC 40th Session - OHCHR's BDS Blacklist is Discriminatory, Promotes Conflict, and Violates Human Rights

The Institute for NGO Research expresses its significant ongoing concerns regarding OHCHR’s preparation of a “database” of business entities based on UNHRC Resolution 31/36.

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• BDS
• OHCHR
• UN BDS Blacklist
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• United Nations

Amuta for NGO Responsibility Submission to the Human Rights Council on UNHRC Blacklist

The Amuta for NGO Responsibility, in Special Consultative with ECOSOC, submitted the following information regarding the preparation of a discriminatory blacklist aimed at entities doing business over the 1949 Armistice Lines.

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• UN BDS Blacklist

Submission of the Institute for NGO Research Position Paper Regarding the Preparation of a Discriminatory Blacklist Pursuant to UNHRC Resolution 31/36

The Institute for NGO Research, an NGO in Special Consultative with ECOSOC, submitted the following information to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in advance of its preparation of a discriminatory blacklist aimed at entities doing business over the 1949 Armistice Lines, pursuant to UN Human Rights Council Resolution 31/36.

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• Distortions of International Law
• International Law
• UN BDS Blacklist
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• United Nations