For India’s stolen children, a journey into slavery
across the tapestry of a country with a widening rural-urban divide. It is believed that some 135,000 children in India are trafficked each year, to feed the country’s demand for cheap labour in its...
View ArticleReport says Airtel spying on millions of Indian web users, company rubbishes...
The report published on Medium, says that Airtel, which is one of the biggest internet service providers in India, is snooping on traffic that is routed through CloudFlare, putting at risk the privacy...
View ArticleZambia: Community petitions regulatory authority over intended quarrying,...
"Petition to ZEMA over intended quarrying in Maloni", 13 July 2016 [In the petition, the community noted that]...The company has been installing equipment at an old pit that used to belong to...
View ArticlePVH response to KnowTheChain engagement questions
KnowTheChain invited 20 apparel and footwear companies to respond to engagement questions about their policies and processes on supply chain forced labour: the responses are considered in the...
View ArticleLes avocats généraux à la Cour de justice de l’UE rendent des conclusions...
« Voile au travail: deux interprétations divergentes », 15 juillet 2016 Les avocats généraux nommés dans deux affaires de licenciement pour port du voile au travail ont rendu des conclusions opposées....
View ArticleZimbabwe: Police accused of escalating rights violations against villagers...
"Human rights abuses escalate in Chiadzwa, Police launch covert operation targeting villagers", 12 July 2016 Police have launched an all offensive brutal attack characterised by arbitrary human rights...
View ArticleAfrican Coalition for Corporate Accountability press release after hosting of...
"Press Release: ACCA 3rd General Assembly, University of Pretoria, South Africa", 13 July 2016 From 6 – 7 July 2016, the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) hosted its 3rd General...
View ArticleEU court issues advisory opinion stating French technology company wrongly...
“European Court Backs Woman Dismissed in France for Wearing Head Scarf”, 13 July 2016 A French company that dismissed a Muslim woman for wearing a head scarf when dealing with clients unlawfully...
View ArticleThailand: Villagers win pollution & lead poisoning lawsuit against Lead...
“Plaintiffs in Klity Creek case triumph after 13-year effort”, 15 Jul 2016 A 13-YEAR-LONG court battle with a lead-mining company has finally come to an end for people from the Lower Klity village in...
View ArticleIntl. tribunal rules Uruguay has right to protect public health through...
In a recent arbitration decision concerning the legitimacy of tabacco packaging legislation, an international tribunal (the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Dispute) has...
View ArticleGarment Workers Fight Back: How women activists in China are winning the...
Join us for the only London date in this exciting all women panel event You'll hear about undercover investigations of fashion brands exposing grim factory conditions and winning campaigns which have...
View ArticleBusiness Coaching: Managing Your Social Impact - Advanced Training in Human...
Conducting human rights due diligence effectively promises opportunities for improving risk management, securing supply and customer relations and realising future business opportunities, as well as...
View ArticleTraining: How to do Business with Respect for Human Rights
UNICEF, Deutsches Global Compact Netzwerk and twentyfifty Ltd. are pleased to invite you to attend the 2016 event of the forthcoming UNICEF global training package on the steps businesses can take to...
View Article3rd International Conference on Asbestos Awareness and Management
As part of activities leading up to the National Asbestos Awareness Week in Australia 21-27 November 2016, the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is holding the third International Conference on...
View ArticleHonduras: Industria azucarera emite autorregulación en derechos humanos para...
“Azucareros fortalecen una serie de autorregulaciones”, 13 de Julio de 2016 Azucareros del país fortalecerán una serie de autorregulaciones en derechos humanos, medio ambiente y transporte de carga en...
View ArticleColombia: Airplan, operadora de aeropuerto de Rionegro, investigada por...
“Investigan a Airplan por derrame de hidrocarburos” La Corporación Autónoma Regional Rionegro Nare…abrió un proceso sancionatorio contra la empresa operadora del aeropuerto de Rionegro, Airplan S.A,...
View ArticleHSBC response to Facing Finance rejoinder
On defence, our position is quite clear and the publicly available defence policy, available at http://www.hsbc.com/our-approach/sustainability/finance [references]...anti-personnel mines and cluster...
View ArticleTotal response to Facing Finance rejoinder
In the first version of the 2015 Report “Facing Finance”...it was mentioned that Total’s activities in Western Sahara were in breach of international law. As this statement was not accurate, we...
View ArticleInditex response to Facing Finance rejoinder
Inditex has instituted significant supply chain transparency measures to ensure that suppliers and manufacturers comply with Inditex Code of Conduct as follows...As part of the Global Framework...
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