India to legalise mica mining in bid to tackle endemic child labour
India is to legalise the mining of mica, a sparkly mineral used in eyeshadows and car paint, in a bid to cut the number of children who labour – and often die – to produce it...Activists lauded the...
View ArticleAhli United Bank Response
Cairo, 30 April 2017 We refer to your e-mail dated 24 April 2017, regarding the blocking by Ahli United Bank (Egypt) SAE (AUBE) of the accounts of Mrs. Azza Soliman, to which we have been requested to...
View ArticleEgypt: Court upholds asset freeze motion on human rights defenders
‘Punished for doing their jobs:’ Lawyers defend HR workers in court, 14 December 2016 A Cairo court upholds the asset freeze motion for rights lawyer Azza Soliman and the Lawyers for Justice and Peace...
View ArticleForthcoming book: How firms'& govts.' use of tax havens affect human rights
"Forthcoming book: Tax Havens and International Human Rights Law", 8 May 2017 Tax havens cause enormous damage, not least because they block governments from fulfilling their human rights obligations....
View ArticleSummary of OECD complaint against ING urging ambitious carbon footprint...
On 8 May 2017, 4 NGOs based in The Netherlands, have sent a formal complaint against ING Bank to the (Dutch) National Contact Point OECD-Guidelines (NCP, https://www.oecdguidelines.nl/ncp). Oxfam...
View ArticleJordan: Govt., EU & ILO launch EU-Jordan Compact pilot project to facilitate...
"Pilot project to reduce unemployment launched" A new pilot project to help reduce unemployment and facilitate the relaxation of the rules of origin agreement was launched on Wednesday in cooperation...
View ArticleJordan: ILO launches e-learning programme on labour rights & responsibilities...
"e-learning programme on rights in Jordan for Syrian refugees" The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday launched an e-learning programme for Syrian refugees in Jordan that explains their...
View Article200 investors urge G7 to uphold climate commitments amid concerns that US may...
"200 large investors urge G7 to keep climate change promises", 8 May 2017 Calpers, Amundi and Schroders have teamed up with 200 other large investors to urge governments globally to stand by their...
View ArticleBrazil: 350.org office broken into before Global Divestment Mobilisation in...
28 de abril de 2017 Recently, the offices of 350.org Brasil were broken into -- just 1 week before actions for the Global Divestment Mobilisation begins. “We will not be intimidated. We will continue...
View ArticleBrazil: 350.org office broken into before Global Divestment Mobilisation in...
In April 2017, the offices of 350.org Brasil were broken into, days before actions for the Global Divestment Mobilisation from fossil industry and oil & gas auction.
View ArticleBrasil: OIT lança campanha para Brasil assinar tratado internacional de...
“OIT lança campanha para Brasil assinar tratado internacional de combate ao trabalho forçado-Na próxima terça-feira, 9 de maio, trabalhador resgatado da escravidão pedirá a ratificação do Protocolo da...
View ArticleBrasil: Sede da 350.org Brasil sofre nova tentativa de invasão antes de...
“Sede da 350.org Brasil sofre novamente com tentativa de invasão”, 28 de abril de 2017 …[T]oda vez que um leilão de petróleo e gás estiver perto de acontecer a sede da 350.org Brasil e da COESUS –...
View ArticleBrasil: Indígenas protestam contra violência, retrocessos & ameaças a seus...
“O maior Acampamento Terra Livre da história! - Indígenas se mobilizaram em número recorde e dão uma lição de democracia ao governo que trabalha para acabar com os direitos originários”, 28 de abril...
View ArticleBrazil: Gamela had severed hands and were shot in an attack coordinated by...
“Horrific: Ranchers attack and mutilate Indians who demanded their land back”4 May, 2017Thirteen Brazilian Indians have been hospitalized after a brutally violent attack by men armed with machetes in...
View ArticleBrazil: Gamela had severed hands & were shot in attack coordinated by farmers...
Gamela indigenous people had severed hands and were shot in a violent attack coordinated by landowners in Maranhão, claim their leaders as well as organizations such as Conselho Indigenista...
View ArticleCommentary: Legal empowerment of local communities is a powerful tool to...
"To stop the relentless march of climate change we must empower those most at risk", 21 Apr 2017 ...Climate Change is doing irreparable harm to ecosystems and livelihoods...We should invest...in...
View ArticleLe fonds souverain norvégien se désengage de Bharat Heavy Electricals suite à...
« Le fonds souverain norvégien sévit contre des groupes pour des raisons éthiques », 5 mai 2017 Sensible à la protection de l’environnement, le fond norvégien a décidé de se désengager du groupe...
View ArticleKenya: Journalist says environment conservation initiative depriving...
An investigative journalist alleges that the Northern Rangelands Trust, a Kenya-based conservation initiative, has been dispossessing pastoralists of their land and depriving them of livelihood. The...
View ArticleChinese families demand independent diagnoses after receiving suspected...
Chinese families who say they were affected by tainted vaccines have called on the government to take steps to help them, saying they were unable to obtain compensation for their health problems....
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