France clinical trial: 1 person brain-dead & 5 in hospital after drug testing...
One person has been left “brain-dead” and five more have been hospitalised after a clinical trial on a cannabis-based drug went wrong in France. The health ministry said the “serious accident”...
View ArticleCommentary: "From Expectation to Business Imperative: A New Age of Corporate...
So why should companies focus on communicating about human rights? A driving force in corporate transparency has been increased coverage of human rights abuses in the media...It’s clear that human...
View ArticleNordea Responsible Investments & Guardian partner to raise awareness about...
"Nordea and the Guardian team up to fight climate change", 15 Jan 2016 Nordea Responsible Investments recently entered into an international partnership with the British news giant the Guardian. The...
View ArticleUSA: Ex-employee sues hospital over alleged sexual orientation discrimination
“Lambda Legal to Eleventh Circuit: Federal Law Prohibits Discrimination Against Lesbian Employee”, 7 Jan 2016 Today, Lambda Legal urged the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower...
View ArticlePlight of Syrian refugees in Turkish factories sending shock-waves through...
"The big Western clothing brands are only beginning to wake up to the huge reputation risk of exploited Syrian refugees in the factories they source from in Turkey" said a source in a UK clothing brand...
View Article3 UK tea brands drop Indian supplier over work conditions
Three of the UK's top tea brands have stopped buying from a group of Indian plantations after a BBC investigation exposed dangerous working conditions. The BBC found a disregard for health and safety...
View ArticleItaly: Contribution to Natl. Action Plan recommends ways to overcome...
"The UNGPs Third Pillar in the Italian Action Plan: an assessment of the existing NAPs and of the barriers to the Italian judicial system", The present contribution to the Italian Action Plan aims at...
View ArticleSupply chain audits fail to detect abuses, says report
The clothes you are wearing, the food you ate for dinner last night, and the component parts of your mobile phone – who made them, and how? Maybe they have a sticker or stamp that guarantees the...
View ArticleMyanmar: Police stop farmers' protest of Wanbao’s decision to forego...
“Police stop farmers’ mine protest” About 200 farmers intent on protesting land abuses tied to the Chinese-owned Letpadaung copper mine were halted by police short of their goal…as local people...
View ArticleStudie von EY: Investoren verlangen zunehmend nichtfinanzielle...
Zum zweiten Mal in Folge ließ das Nachhaltigkeitsteam von EY Global in einer unabhängigen Umfrage institutionelle Investoren zu ihrem Interesse an nichtfinanziellen Unternehmensinformationen und zu...
View ArticleCambodia: Parties retain clause in draft union law that requires 50% plus one...
“CPP, CNRP agree to let strike clause stand”, 15 Jan 2016 The controversial draft union law clause requiring a 50 per cent plus one vote by members to authorise a strike will stand, lawmakers from both...
View ArticleMyanmar: Over 500 civil society organizations express concerns about...
“More than 500 civil society organisations from Myanmar express their concerns about the Investment Protection Agreement with the EU”, 14 Jan 2016 “We would like to express our deep concerns about the...
View ArticleThai court confiscates passport and imposes travel ban on human rights...
13 Jan 2016 …[T]he Bangkok South Criminal Court confiscated the passport of British human rights defender Mr Andy Hall and imposed a travel ban on him. The decision prevents the human rights defender...
View ArticleFrankreich: Mann nach Medikamententest gestorben
Der nach einem Medikamententest in Frankreich für hirntot erklärte Versuchsteilnehmer ist tot. Er sei am Sonntag gestorben, teilte das Universitätsklinikum von Rennes mit, ohne nähere Details zu...
View ArticleTchad: La ruée vers un nouveau gisement d'or entraîne la mort de plusieurs...
"Tchad: tensions à Batha autour de la ruée vers l’or", 18 janvier 2016 Au Tchad, c’est la ruée vers la région du Batha où un gisement d’or a été découvert il y’a quelques semaines. C’est par centaines...
View ArticleUSA: Apple’s board rejects diversity proposal as “unduly burdensome and not...
"Apple's board rejects diversity proposal as 'unduly burdensome and not necessary'", 17 Jan 2016 Apple’s board of directors has rejected a new diversity proposal calling it “unduly burdensome”, despite...
View ArticleNGOs release report on plight of human rights defenders promoting corporate...
"‘Unruly’ ‘rebels’? The situation of defenders working on corporate accountability in East Asia", 18 Jan 2016 Human rights defenders working to promote corporate respect for human rights or...
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