UN OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [to 16 May 2015]
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Zeid warns against reprisals after failed coup; fears Burundi heading towards further chaos
GENEVA (15 May 2015) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday said there is a real risk of Burundi descending into further chaos, and called upon the authorities to ensure that the instigators of the failed coup are not harmed and that there are no reprisals against their perceived supporters, journalists, human rights defenders and the many ordinary civilians who have been protesting against the Government…

Migrants: “EU’s resettlement proposal is a good start but remains woefully inadequate” – UN expert
5/15/2015
GENEVA (15 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, expressed both hope and disappointment at the new European Agenda on Migration unveiled by the European Commission for dealing with Europe’s migration crisis…
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“The lessons of Rana Plaza have still not been learned” – UN expert group on business and human rights
GENEVA (15 May 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights today said that “the lessons of the Rana Plaza disaster have still not been learned.” The experts’ warning comes after a new tragedy in the global garment industry involving the death of more than 70 factory workers in a fire in a shoe factory in Manila this week.

“The tragic death of factory workers, mainly women, is a stark reminder of the urgent need for action to protect workers in the garment industry, despite of the Bangladesh Accord for Fire and Building Safety, created two years ago, on the same date as the Manila shoe factory fire,” said Michael Addo, who currently heads the expert group.

The collapse of the Rana Plaza building with more than 3,000 garment workers inside in 2013 was a wake-up call for action by governments, trade unions and industry to address systemic human rights issues in the garment sector. “This week’s factory fire in Manila must strengthen our resolve to call for action to prevent such accidents from taking place,” Mr. Addo noted.

The Bangladesh Accord is a legally binding agreement which has been signed by over 150 corporations from 20 countries, global and local trade unions, NGOs and workers’ rights groups…

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Business/Pages/Tools.aspx