Ethiopia: Govt. cancels plans for infrastructure development after local...
"Ethiopia cancels Addis Ababa master plan after Oromo protests" Ethiopia's government is set to abandon plans to expand the boundaries of the capital, Addis Ababa, which have caused months of deadly...
View ArticleEthiopia: Displacement for agribusiness has negatively impacted local...
"The refugee who took on the British government" One day in late 2010...Opik...woke up in his village in the remote Ethiopian province of Gambella...[o]fficials from the regional government in...
View ArticleMalawi: Villagers say local leaders' plan to sell land to investor will...
"Chiefs Clash With Subjects Over Land Sale to Indian Investor" Communities in the area of Chief Malemia in Nsanje have turned down a proposal by their traditional leaders to sale their customary land...
View ArticleMST in International Human Rights Law
Welcome to Oxford University’s Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law. The course is offered jointly by the Department for Continuing Education and the Faculty of Law. It is conducted on...
View ArticleCourse: Business, Human Rights & Corporate Responsibility
This course aims to provide an advanced understanding of how law and regulation relate to current debates about corporate responsibility and business respect for human rights standards. What would...
View ArticleUN High Commissioner for Human Rights says Qatar has made progress on...
Qatar has made progress in its efforts to improve the lives of migrant labourers, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday, departing from previous U.N. criticism of the...
View Article"Forced Labor in Corporate Supply Chains: A Powerful Role for Benchmarking"
...A report released this week by KnowtheChain, in which the Business and Human Rights Resource Center is a partner, assesses 20 companies’ policies and practices on supply chain forced labor. The...
View ArticleEcuador: Amnistía Internacional lanza campaña por dos dirigentes opositores a...
“Acusación de ‘terrorismo’ contra líderes comunitarios” Manuel Trujillo y Manuela Pacheco han sido acusados de cometer actos de terrorismo organizado, un cargo que conlleva una pena máxima de ocho...
View ArticleGlobal: Adecco y 12 empresas más lanza iniciativa #GrandesProfesionales, en...
“Adecco presenta iniciativa para sensibilizar sobre diversidad laboral” Fundación Adecco, en colaboración con 12 empresas presenta #GrandesProfesionales, una iniciativa que demuestra que el talento...
View ArticleChile: Endesa decide rediseñar central hidroeléctrica Neltum tras rechazo...
“Endesa retira central hidroeléctrica por fuerte impacto ambiental y social” …En un comunicado oficial, Endesa [parte de Enel] informa que la decisión es parte de su nueva estrategia de sostenibilidad...
View ArticleMattel response to IGLHR report on Dongguan Zhenyang Toy factory
Mattel has for many years taken steps to ensure adequate working conditions at its owned and operated and supplier sites. While the Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights report noted in your...
View ArticlePerú: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos presenta caso a la Corte...
“CIDH presenta caso sobre Perú a la Corte IDH” …El caso se relaciona con el despido de Alfredo Lagos del Campo el 26 de junio de 1989, como consecuencia de ciertas manifestaciones realizadas siendo...
View ArticleChina: Concerns regarding working conditions at Dongguan Zhenyang Toy factory
In December 2015, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights published a report, “Dirty Toys Made in China” on working conditions (including excessive hours and unexpected pay deductions) at...
View ArticleHuman rights impacts of tax havens & low tax areas have been hiding in plain...
"The Isle of Man & international human rights", 14 Jan 2016 …This essay will review the use of fiscal/taxation initiatives and structures in the Isle of Man as being representative of low tax areas...
View ArticleFrance : Un tribunal juge que la Saur ne peut pas réduire le débit de l’eau...
« Peut-on couper l'eau à un mauvais payeur ? La réponse est non », 14 janvier 2016 Afin de contourner la loi Brottes de 2013, qui interdit «les coupures d’eau à toute époque de l’année pour l’ensemble...
View ArticleBulletin trimestriel sur la responsabilité juridique des entreprises - Numéro...
Bienvenue à notre bulletin trimestriel sur la responsabilité juridique des entreprises, qui met en relief un sujet particulier tous les trimestres, de même que des développements importants en matière...
View ArticleFrance : Les licenciements de femmes enceintes sont de moins en moins...
« Licenciement de la femme enceinte sous haute surveillance », 13 janvier 2016 Les femmes enceintes bénéficient de garanties solides et très protectrices contre le licenciement...Le code du travail a...
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