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CHRP’s Position Paper on the Draft General Comment on State Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Context of Business Activities

CHRP submitted this position paper that provides its views and inputs to the draft General Comment on state obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities. Likewise, this was submitted as contribution to the efforts of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) that prepared a consolidated position of NHRIs on the same General Comment.

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