Malawi: Access to information by local communities vital for development...
"In Malawi, Prioritize Community Access to Information for Real Development" Have you ever thought about how you would react if a large-scale development project ever came to your community?...[A]...
View ArticleUSA: Flint water crisis could prompt billions of dollars in upgrades by water...
"Flint water crisis could cost U.S. $300 billion", 5 March 2016 The ripple effects of the city of Flint's tainted drinking water crisis could eventually prompt water suppliers to spend more than a...
View ArticleMTN on how it manages "Digital human rights"
Operating across southern, west and central-east Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with widely varying political, cultural, economic, social and regulatory contexts place MTN is in a challenging...
View ArticleUSA: Local NGOs oppose Millennium Bulk Terminals' Washington coal export...
"Environmental Damage Linked To Millennium Bulk Terminals Coal Export Project", 2 May 2016 There have been a number of issues involving the environmental impacts from the proposed coal export terminal...
View ArticleUSA: Time to hold pharmaceuticals like Purdue Pharma responsible for opioid...
"It’s Time to Hold Pharmaceuticals Responsible for the Opioid Epidemic", 10 May 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more U.S. citizens died from drug overdoses in...
View ArticleMéxico: 406 quejas por discriminación laboral por religión, edad,...
“Estas cifras revelan la discriminación laboral”, 6 de Abril de 2016 Razones como la edad, las creencias religiosas, tener alguna discapacidad o hasta la apariencia física prevalecen como los...
View ArticleMéxico: Denuncian a Panadería y Pastelería el Danés por acoso, discriminación...
“Las chicas Danés' reviven temor por 'mobbing”, 18 de Mayo de 2016 …Aunque de acuerdo con varios estudios, entre cinco y ocho de cada 10 trabajadores sufren de mobbing o acoso en el trabajo, apenas 2...
View ArticleMéxico: Supermercados Soriana acusó a joven con discapacidad intelectual de...
“Soriana retira los cargos por robo contra un joven con discapacidad intelectual” La cadena de tiendas de autoservicio informó que dada la condición del joven de 32 años retiraba los cargos por el...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: Les défenseurs des droits de l'homme travaillant sur les...
"Profil de défenseur: Pedan Marthe Coulibaly, femme défenseure des droits humains en Côte d’Ivoire", 11 avril 2016 Mme Pedan Marthe Coulibaly est la coordinatrice nationale de la Coalition Ivoirienne...
View ArticleUN Special Rapporteur on toxics & human rights calls on German chemical firms...
Letter in follow-up to the official country visit of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes...
View ArticleAxa se désengage de l'industrie du tabac
« L'assureur Axa se désengage de l'industrie du tabac », 23 mai 2016 …Axa, qui se présente comme un "assureur santé et investisseur responsable" indique dans un communiqué qu'il va "immédiatement...
View Article“No time for complacency” – UN rights expert says as the Paris Agreement...
Mr. Knox recalled that the Paris Agreement is the first environmental treaty to include a strong commitment to protect human rights in addressing climate change. “The Paris Agreement recognizes that...
View ArticleIndonésie : Des ONG demandent au Crédit Agricole et à la Société Générale de...
« La Société générale et le Crédit agricole vont-ils enfin laisser tomber le charbon indonésien ? », 17 mai 2016 Six mois après la COP 21 et ses promesses de limitation du changement climatique à 2° C,...
View ArticleUN Special Rapporteur calls for strong social & environmental safeguards for...
"Climate negotiators focus on carbon credits, underplay human rights", 23 May 2016 Just prior to the UN climate conference now underway in Bonn, Germany, Knox proposed that a new component of the Paris...
View ArticleEurope : 8 parlements nationaux lancent une initiative pour renforcer le...
« Devoir de vigilance : 8 parlements européens lancent l'initiative "Carton Vert"», 23 mai 2016 Le 18 mai dernier, huit parlements nationaux ont lancé l’initiative "Carton Vert" au niveau européen pour...
View ArticleETI releases practical guidance on implementing living wages in global supply...
Through this guide, we share what companies can do to create the enabling conditions for the payment of living wages, in line with their commitment to the ETI Base Code. We outline our expectations of...
View ArticleFrance : Un syndicat de la métallurgie dénonce une augmentation des faits de...
« Corrèze : la CGT dit "STOP"à la discrimination syndicale », 23 mai 2016 C'est une première en France et l'initiative est corrèzienne : la branche Métallurgie de la CGT dénonce une augmentation des...
View ArticleMalaysia: Malaysiakini wins defamation suit filed by Raub Australian Gold...
“Malaysiakini wins defamation suit filed by gold mine company”, 23 May 2016 Online news portal Malaysiakini has won against a defamation suit filed by gold mine company Raub Australian Gold Mining...
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