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The United Nations guiding principles emphasis on voluntarism as a softer regulatory approach provide opportunities and challenges in the international human rights regulatory framework for corporate accountability.
Sikho Luthango is the Labour and Economy Programme Manager at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern African office. She specialises in mineral resource governance and global governance to understand how to achieve accountability enhancing institutions. In addition, she also specialises in business and human rights. She holds a Master in Philosophy in Public Policy and Administration Cum Laude .
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