Actualités Hebdomadaires du 9 décembre : COP21 - perspectives africaines et...
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View ArticleBrasil: Investidor entra com ação contra Vale em NY por alegada omissão e...
“Vale é processada nos EUA por perdas causadas por contrato com a Samarco-Em ação coletiva, acionistas pedem indenização pelas perdas, alegando omissão e distorção de informações sobre o contrato entre...
View ArticleWeekly Update - 9 December: Philippines Commission on Human Rights accepts...
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses (including from Danone, adidas and ENI); the latest jobs; and events...
View ArticleРоссия: 2 рабочих погибли, еще 1 пропал без вести при оползне на угольном...
"Двое рабочих погибли при оползне на угольном разрезе в Кузбассе", 9 декабря 2015 года Двое горняков погибли в результате оползня на угольном разрезе в Кемеровской области. Возбуждено уголовное дело....
View ArticleNiger: Examen et mise à jour des Politiques de sauvegarde de la Banque...
"Examen et mise à jour des Politiques de sauvegarde de la Banque mondiale, Niger du 15 au 17 décembre 2015 Malgré l’utilité avérée pour la communauté du développement des politiques de sauvegarde qui,...
View ArticleUnion investor briefing alleges Rio Tinto's use of precarious work...
An investor briefing prepared by IndustriALL alleges that Rio Tinto's growing use of short-term contracts and precarious terms of employment "denies workers job security and the confidence to advocate...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Global Witness says transparency in oil revenue management key...
"Turning the Tide: Building a clean oil sector through South Sudan’s Peace Agreement" On August 27 2015 the leaders of the world’s youngest country signed an Agreement designed to bring to an end its...
View ArticleKenya: Locals accuse agency of compromising representatives to consent to...
"Ksh20 billion dam turns chaotic" A meeting to discuss a Sh20 billion hydro-electric power and irrigation project in Kerio Valley ended in disarray...What initially started as a calm and well...
View ArticleLocals sue Kenya Pipeline Company after oil spill allegedly impacts their...
"Kibwezi residents sue KPC over oil spill" Residents of Kibwezi East in Makueni have sued the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) and Nema, seeking compensation for an oil spill that contaminated River Thange...
View ArticleAmnesty, Greenpeace say, to protect human rights "requires urgent shift to...
"Protection of human rights from climate change requires urgent shift to 100% renewable energy for all", 8 Dec 2015 Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on all governments to protect...
View Article[blog] Digging deeper: the impact of coal on human rights
With governments making commitments at the Paris Conference of Parties (COP21), global leaders must understand the impact and future of coal as a matter of human rights... We chose four specific...
View ArticleUSA: Meathead Movers & 42 other companies help domestic violence survivors...
"'Meathead Movers' Rallies 42 Businesses To Help Domestic Violence Victims", 28 Sep 2015 Meathead Movers, a California-based moving company that helps families affected by domestic violence move out of...
View ArticleEni response
[ENI, through its Agip subsidiary, is the largest shareholder of Nigerian Agip Oil Company] As soon as we received the information of suspected spill along Taylor Creek 2 flowline on...
View ArticleDigging Deeper: Tracking the Human Rights Impact of Coal from the North to...
The issue of coal is as much about the human rights of the individuals and communities aected by coal operations as it is about the environment. And it is as much about ensuring accountability for...
View ArticleBangladesh: Why the time is right for improving factory conditions & what can...
Making Bangladesh’s garment sector safe and sustainable for the long term will require significant effort in three areas...An honest accounting of how many factories are producing for the export...
View ArticleIndia: Protect rights of Human Rights activists, says NHRC acting chairperson
On the eve of International Human Rights Defenders Day, National Human Rights Commission's acting chairperson Justice Cyriac Joseph today appealed to Centre and state governments to take effective...
View ArticlePakistan: The role of private sector in improving public security & access to...
Research by International Alert in Pakistan and elsewhere has identi ed several negative consequences of lack of public security and access to justice for private sector. Some of these consequences...
View ArticleWebinar on Corporate Power and Gender Justice
Have you ever wondered: What the role of corporate sector in the development agenda is? What role corporate power plays in the struggle for gender justice? What can we learn from the experience of the...
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