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The changes made by the Chemical Control Act include the addition of “off-site” impact assessments and risk control plans to prevent “chemical accident leakage” from facilities handling hazardous substances and wastes. (...) Businesses have the responsibility to respect human rights.27 Business enterprises are expected to carry out human rights due diligence in order to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their impacts on human rights. (...) The Special Rapporteur notes the obligation of the Republic of Korea to realize the right of victims of hazardous substances to an effective remedy. 34 Part of an effective remedy is taking measures to prevent recurrence. Regrettably, the Special Rapporteur does not believe adequate measures have been taken by the Government or relevant businesses to prevent future recurrence. 32 See A/HRC/32/53, case No.

The main preoccupation must thefore be ta prevent it ; and, to that end, a11 preparatory ticts must be punished. (...) Thus history showed beyOnd doubt that the punishment of preparatory acts was necessary to prevent the perpetration of the crime. s É ; a 1: n à é a a t1 d h S e The Yugoslav delegation considered that the main abject of the convention was to prevent genocide; it would therefore vote for the USSR amendment. 0 C n Mr. (...) Fitzmaurice stated that, ac- cording to most legal systems, the amendment of the Soviet Union would not serve to prevent genocide. Mr. SPIROPOULOS (Greece) stated that theo- retically there was nothing to prevent the adop- tion of the USSR amendment.

Together, these rights and obligations create a duty for Canada to prevent exposure to toxic and otherwise hazardous substances. (...) A/HRC/45/12/Add.1 GE.20-16040 3 rests with the State. 4 However, businesses too have critical responsibilities to prevent exposure. B. Canadian businesses and human rights 6. (...) A/HRC/45/12/Add.1 GE.20-16040 5 Canada has also taken action to prevent exposure to other substances of concern. For example, since the 1970s, various measures have contributed to a 90 per cent reduction in mercury emissions.15 19.

However, it considers that, although the Working Group’s activity has been very commendable, the growing number of reports of enforced disappearance highlights the urgent need for a legally binding international instrument to prevent and punish the practice, such as the text of the draft convention (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/19, annex). (...) Enforced disappearance committed by a subordinate shall not exempt his superiors from criminal responsibility if they failed to exercise their authority to prevent its commission or to put an end to it, provided that they were in possession of information that it was being or would be committed. (...) In article 2 (2) it is neither clear for whom the legal duty to act to prevent is to exist, nor how the obligation has to be fulfilled.

Nations Unies A/71/858 Assemblée générale Distr. générale 3 avril 2017 Français Original : anglais 17-05341 (F) 100417 110417 *1705341* Soixante et onzième

Further calls on the leaders of both communities to urgently agree on the reopening of all the crossing points and the return to the operating status that existed prior to 29 February 2020 as soon as practically achievable, and to work on harmonizing the protocols governing the crossing points, and urges effective coordination to prevent the spread of COVID-19, ensuring any continuing restrictions on movement across the island to prevent the spread of COVID-19 do not go beyond what is necessary to protect public health; and noting that the opening of the crossings since 2003 has been an important confidence-building measure between both communities and one which is essential for the settlement process; 8. (...) Expresses serious concern at the continued violations of the military status quo along the ceasefire lines, urges the sides and all involved parties to respect UNFICYP’s mandated authority in, and delineation of, the buffer zone, urges the use of the 2018 United Nations aide-memoire by the sides to ensure peace and security in the buffer zone, calls on the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council and troop-contributing countries any actions that impede UNFICYP’s ability to fulfil its mandate, and calls on both sides to remove all unauthorised constructions and to prevent unauthorised military or civilian activities within and along the ceasefire lines, and urges both sides to take all appropriate measures to ensure the safety and security of UNFICYP personnel; 11. (...) Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take necessary measures to ensure full compliance of all UNFICYP personnel, civilian and uniformed, including mission leadership and mission support personnel, with the United Nations zero - tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council fully informed about the Mission’s progress in this regard, including by reporting on the start, agreed deadlines, and outcomes of UNSCR 2272 reviews, stresses the need to prevent such exploitation and abuse and to improve how these allegations are addressed in line with its resolution 2272 (2016), and urges troop- and police- contributing countries to continue to take appropriate preventative action, including vetting of all personnel, pre-deployment and in-mission awareness training, and to take appropriate steps to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel, including through timely investigations of allegations by troop - and police-contributing countries, and UNFICYP as appropriate, holding perpetrators to account, and repatriating units when there is credible evidence of widespread or systemic sexual exploitation and abuse by those units; 17.

The objectives of the visit were to explore the incidence, trends and root causes of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, in Seychelles and to examine the initiatives and measures taken by the Government and civil society to combat and prevent this phenomenon, in the light of existing international law. 4. (...) At the international level, Seychelles has been a party to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime since 2004 and to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing it (Palermo Protocol) since 2010. (...) In addition, the Special Rapporteur points out that the low literacy level of some migrant workers may prevent them from reading the information provided in the leaflets, even when provided in their own language. 37.

We consider that one should prevent the attempt by Armenia to misuse the human rights protection system, which continues to violate the fundamental norms and principles of international law, the UN Security Council Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 dated 1993, requesting full and unconditional withdrawal of the forces of Armenia from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols, as well as doesn’t implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the pilot case Chiragov against Armenia. (...) We inform that the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan fully and resolutely respect the international humanitarian law in the counter operations conducted within the right to self-defense to prevent another military aggression by Armenia and protect the civilian population densely residing along the frontline.

In addition under rule 43 the Coroner may report where there are circumstances that create a risk that other deaths may occur and action should be taken to prevent this. The Inquest was delayed until the outcome of criminal cases in relation to the terrorist bombings, and did not commence until over 5 years after the event. (...) The families as interested persons suggested to her a number of recommendations to prevent such an incident occurring in the future; some of these were accepted by the Coroner. (...) While she concluded they could not have done anything to prevent the bombings, she made detailed recommendations to the security services, including in relation to documentary processes.