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Countries Propose a Treaty to End Corporate Impunity | The Youth Cafe

Countries Propose a Treaty  to End Corporate Impunity | The Youth Cafe

BY HANS WETZELS

When Ecuadorian diplomat Luis Gallegos first proposed a “Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights,” many countries and environmental activists welcomed the idea with open arms. Backed by South Africa, Mr. Gallegos urged the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, to immediately begin negotiations to end human rights violations and environmental damage by transnational corporations.