Zambia: Human Rights Commission releases national baseline assessment on...
The Zambia National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights was developed by the Zambia Human Rights Commission, with support from the Danish Institute for Human Rights...The Baseline...
View Article12 months after crackdown, Chinese rights lawyers call for release of...
…Rights lawyers on the Chinese mainland vowed to remain united amid what they say is an escalating threat to their safety as they marked the first anniversary of a sweeping crackdown that targeted...
View ArticleChina: A year after 709 crackdown, nearly two dozen human rights lawyers &...
"…The Chinese government launched its largest-ever crackdown against human rights lawyers and activists on July 9, 2015, seizing and questioning hundreds of people nationwide in a campaign that sent a...
View ArticleNigeria: Shell compensation for Bonga spill not transparent; say communities
"Bonga spill: Shell compensation not transparent, say communities", 11 July 2016 Some victims of the 2011 Bonga oil spill in the Niger Delta have accused Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production...
View ArticleMali : la mine de Morila va devenir le « Centre Agro-industriel de Morila »,...
« Mali : Centre Agro-Industriel de Morila (CAIM) Le nouveau projet remplacera la mine d’or en 2019 », 4 juillet 2016 La mine de Morila cessera définitivement ses activités d’exploitation minière en...
View ArticleA new guide showing how rainforest projects use technology give useful tools...
"New Rapport from Rainforest Foundation Norway: Rainforest Technology", 5 Jul 2016 [The Rainforest Foundation Norway and The Engine Room has created a primer] to help you and other organisations get...
View ArticleNew resolution on DuPont case sentences the company to pay punitive damages...
"DuPont must pay extra $500,000 in lawsuit over Teflon-making chemical", 8 Jul 2016 U.S. jurors ordered DuPont on Friday to pay an additional $500,000 in punitive damages to a man who said he developed...
View ArticleNew BSR working paper on opportunities for sector collaboration to address...
"Addressing Workers’ Rights in the Engineering and Construction Sector: Opportunities for Collaboration", 6 Jul 2016 BSR conducted research to assess the feasibility of setting up a collaborative...
View ArticleKenya: China Road & Bridge says its community projects including roads &...
“SGR contractor bids to win hearts with projects along rail line” The company contracted to build the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is to hand over the project to the Government next year. But China...
View ArticleBarrick response
…An important step in the grievance assessment process was for BNL's General Manager of Corporate & Legal to request that the ATA verify that it had the authority to lodge these claims on behalf of...
View ArticleAkali Tange Association’s peaceful protest march to petition Barrick Niugini...
17 Jun 2016 …Akali Tange Association Inc (ATA) has submitted 256 names of victims who have been shot dead, injured and raped by the Barrick PJV Security Personnel and its allies...as per the United...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea: Group seeks response from Barrick subsidiary to grievances...
In September 2015, the Akali Tange Association (ATA) submitted a letter to Barrick Niugini, through its Porgera Joint Venture grievance mechanism, alleging that over 250 individuals had been injured,...
View ArticleCall for contributions for 2nd session of UN Intergovt. Working Group on...
"Request for written contributions from relevant stakeholders to the second session of the open-ended inter-governmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with...
View ArticleMid-Year Report: 3RP - Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan In Response to the...
Original publication date: June 2016 ..The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) in response to the Syria Crisis brings together more than 200 partners in a coordinated, region-wide response to...
View ArticleJordan: High expectations for job creation for Syrian refugees, if foreign...
"If a Carrot for Jordan Works, Syrian Refugees Will Stay Put", 9 July 2016 ...Jordan, which has 650,000 Syrian refugees registered with the United Nations inside its borders, has long made it nearly...
View ArticleJordan extends waiver period for Syrian refugee permits
Original publication date: 11 Jun 2016 Jordan has given employers hiring Syrian refugees an additional three months to get work permits for them without paying fees. The Labor Ministry said Monday...
View ArticleCanada: Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation sues Yukon province, demands...
"Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation sues Yukon gov't over duty to consult", 6 July 2016 The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation is suing the Yukon government, demanding a say over mineral exploration in its...
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