Colombia: Leaked documents reveal Novartis threatened govt. with intl....
"Compulsory licensing in Colombia: Leaked documents show aggressive lobbying by Novartis", 11 Apr 2017 Leaked letters to the Ministry of Trade and Industry show how Novartis threatened to resort to...
View ArticleCommentary: New French vigilance law complements existing laws for...
"French Companies Must Show Duty of Care for Human and Environmental Rights", 4 Apr 2017 After the Constitutional Court rendered its recent decision on the law regarding the duty of care of parent...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Marti Flacks appointed as Deputy Director North America
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Deputy Director, North America. Marti Flacks will join the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on the 1st May, working out of Washington...
View ArticleBrasil: ONU Direitos Humanos e Com. Inter. de Direitos Humanos manifestam...
"ONU Direitos Humanos e CIDH manifestam preocupação com a proteção de defensores de direitos humanos no Brasil", 27 de março de 2017 ...O Escritório Regional para América do Sul do Alto Comissariado...
View ArticleBrasil: Audiência Pública do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial 2017
[Informação recebida por email] ...Audiência Pública do Questionário ISE... O evento ocorrerá no dia 10 de maio de 2017, das 8h30 às 18h00, no Auditório de Economia da Fundação Getulio Vargas, em...
View ArticleHonduras: Defensora de derechos humanos, Hedme Castro, denuncia varios...
“Sabotaje al estilo paramilitar: Desconocidos colocaron tornillos en todas las llantas del vehículo de defensora de derechos humanos”, 10 de Abril de 2017 …Castro [Hedme Castro, Coordinadora de la...
View ArticleHonduras: Amenazas y difamación contra radios comunitarias que defienden...
“Honduras: Amenazas de muerte y ataques contra colaboradores de radios comunitarias y periodistas vinculados a movimientos sociales de Honduras y la defensa de la tierra”, 5 de Abril de 2017 …El 28 de...
View ArticleCentro América: Análisis sobre las maras y la violencia propone inversión...
“El salario del miedo: maras, violencia y extorsión en Centroamérica”, 6 de Abril de 2017 Las maras de Centroamérica son responsables de actos brutales de violencia, abuso de mujeres y el...
View ArticleMéxico: Asesinan a defensor de derechos humanos, opositor a la minería y a...
“Asesinan a activista opositor a la minería y las altas tarifas de luz, en Oaxaca”, 11 de Abril de 2017 …El representante común de la resistencia a las altas tarifas de la energía eléctrica en...
View ArticleRigged reform
The extreme gap between rich and poor is helping reshape US politics in unpredictable ways...A new analysis by Oxfam of the 50 largest public US companies shows that this task is harder than ever....
View ArticleDonald Trump’s tax holiday 'would help top US companies save $300bn'
Donald Trump’s plan to encourage US companies to repatriate profits held offshore will allow the 50 biggest American corporations to save at least $300bn (£240bn), according to research by Oxfam. The...
View ArticleBig-league tax dodging
The US’s top 50 public corporations have $1.6 trillion stashed offshore, and current tax reform proposals by President Trump and Congressional leadership will only make the problem worse...In a new...
View ArticleMasterclass: Understanding climate change & migration
This one day course explores myth and reality of this complex issue. Climate change could radically change patterns of migration across the planet. Shifting weather and altered patterns of natural...
View ArticleGlobal Witness Evening Briefing - OPL 245 - Shell Knew
On 10th April, Global Witness and Finance Uncovered exposed leaked emails that revealed that Royal Dutch Shell knowingly participated in a vast bribery scheme for one of Africa’s most valuable oil...
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