Apec CEO summit: Amal Clooney urges businesses, govts to work together on human rights issues


In this image made from video, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney delivers her keynote speech via Zoom from Australia, Nov 11, 2021. - AP

AUCKLAND (Reuters): Liberal governments and companies should work hand-in-hand to uphold human rights, renowned lawyer Amal Clooney said at the Apec CEO Summit on Thursday (Nov 11), calling businesses "absolutely essential" to advancing rights.

Speaking at the virtual forum in a Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting hosted by New Zealand, Clooney called for a multi-stakeholder response to preserve human rights and highlighted the increasingly intertwined role countries and businesses play in safeguarding them.

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