India, along with 21 other members of the Asia Pacific Forum (APF), has resolved to use a five-pronged strategy to promote and protect human rights from 2015 to 2020. In a three-day conference, which concluded here on Friday, the National Human Rights Commission and its regional counterparts agreed to focus on gender equality, peace and security, business, priority vulnerable groups. Vulnerable sections include children, women, the disabled, the elderly and displaced persons.
A key inclusion has been that of ‘Business’. While national human rights institutions have traditionally focussed on violations by state actors, the changing economic scenario has led to the scanner on violations by companies.
