report: "Occupation, Inc. How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s...
As documented in this report, it is Human Rights Watch's view that by virtue of doing business in or with settlements or settlement businesses, companies contribute to one or more of these violations...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch says business in Israeli settlements contributes to abuses...
In January 2016, Human Rights Watch published a 162-page report, “Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights,” documenting how settlement...
View ArticleRép. dém. du Congo: Les populations accusent la Bralima de polluer l'air;...
"Kisangani : la Bralima accusée de pollution", 19 janvier 2016 Les habitants de la commune de Tshopo à Kisangani accusent la société brassicole Bralima [filiale du Groupe Heineken] d’incinérer des...
View ArticleHow Shell, Total and Eni benefit from tax breaks in Nigeria's gas industry
This report presents a case study of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), Nigeria’slargest gas production facility, and examines the way in which its foreign shareholders – Shell...
View ArticleУкраина: 2 шахтера погибли под завалом породы в шахте на Волыни
"На Волыни два шахтера погибли под завалом породы", 9 января 2016 года На шахте "Нововолынская", Волынской области произошла трагедия. Два рабочих погибли в забое на глубине 360 метров.Об этом сообщила...
View ArticleCambodia: Govt. official & industry groups urge businesses to settle disputes...
“Firms Urged to Opt for Arbitration, Not Courts, to Settle Disputes”, 17 Jan 2016 Commercial arbitration is a swifter, less expensive and more confidential way to settle business disputes than going...
View ArticleShell attacked for its part in 'extraordinary'£2.3bn Nigerian tax break
Royal Dutch Shell has come under fire for being part of a consortium [Nigeria NLG Limited] that accepted an “extraordinary” $3.3bn (£2.3bn) tax break in Nigeria – twice the poverty-stricken country’s...
View ArticleActualités Hebdomadaires du 20 janvier : Mines de cobalt en RDC - travail des...
Vous trouverez ici un aperçu des meilleurs articles et des sujets brûlants relatifs aux entreprises et aux droits de l'homme. Avec les réponses des entreprises aux allégations ainsi que des annonces...
View ArticleActualización Semanal del 20 de enero: Respuestas de empresas sobre proyecto...
Acá están las principales noticias sobre empresas y derechos humanos de esta semana. Se incluyen respuestas de empresas (Conconcreto, Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), Camargo Correa, Odebrecht,...
View ArticleUSA: Guitar Center imposes mandatory arbitration agreement on employees,...
“Guitar Center Tells Employees To Sign Arbitration Agreements Or Lose Their Jobs”, 15 Jan 2016 Employees of the music equipment retailer Guitar Center have been told they must sign mandatory...
View ArticleWeekly Update - 20 Jan: Tackling Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses (including from Acacia Mining, Camargo Correa, Conconcreto,Empresas Públicas de...
View ArticleTPP provision on dispute resolution should be open to civil society & victims...
“How to Make the Trans-Pacific Partnership Work for Workers and Communities”, 14 Jan 2016 …A key focus of TPP debate is the controversial investor-state dispute-settlement chapter...ISDS allows foreign...
View ArticleNGOs call for revision of recommendations by inter-govt. body tackling...
“Global NPO Coalition on FATF calls for revision of the FATF Recommendation 8”, 15 Jan 2016 The undersigned nonprofit organizations (NPOs), representing 123 organizations in 46 countries, coming from...
View ArticleReport highlights main trends in repression of human rights defenders in 2015
“Stop the killing of human rights defenders”, 1 Jan 2016 …Human rights defenders (HRDs) face increasingly restrictive and punitive environments in every region…Extreme violence is being used more...
View ArticleFrance : Man brain-dead following drug trial carried out by Biotrial dies
"France drug trial: Brain-dead man dies in hospital", 17 Jan A man left brain-dead after an experimental drug trial in France has died, local media report...The hospital said the other five remained in...
View ArticleVatican commits to ensuring its supply chains don't use forced labour
"Vatican commits to slavery-proofing its own supply chains", 19 Jan 2016 The Vatican says it will ensure that its supply chains don't use forced labor after a forum of some of the world's biggest...
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