Business & human rights: Weekly Update - July 11, 2007

From the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre:

Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 11 July 2007

CLICK THIS LINK FOR ALL TOP STORIES added past 7 days /
Principales noticias / Articles de premier plan:
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Topstories?date=2007/07/11

The top stories include / Las noticias incluyen / Les articles
incluent:

* "Business and Human Rights - the Evolving International Agenda", by
John Ruggie
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/644668

* John Ruggie questionnaire for national human rights institutions
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/322450

* Indonesia: Friends of the Earth calls on major banks to withhold
further loans from Lapindo Brantas gas project until it compensates people
displaced by Sidoarjo mud volcano disaster
- Responses by Barclays, Credit Suisse, Fortis, Santos
- Medco Energi indicated it has sold its interest in the project
- Natixis, Energi Mega Persada have not yet responded
- Merrill Lynch declined to respond
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Sidoarjomudvolcano

* UN Global Compact Leaders Summit: Speeches, reports & new initiatives
- Includes webcasts of speeches by Ban Ki-moon, Irene Khan, Neville
Isdell; Bernard Kouchner; others
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/792480

* Israel: Volvo bulldozers photographed in destruction of Bedouin Arab
villages - US church group urges divestment
- Volvo Group response
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/553890

* Nigeria: Chinese bakery owners arrested after their Nigerian workers
found caged near oven
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/886554

* France: Adecco and L'Oréal subsidiary Garnier found guilty of racial
discrimination in recruitment campaign
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/112658

* "Human Rights and Business Learning Tool": Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights & UN Global Compact
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/160324

* Goldman Sachs publishes investment framework incorporating Global
Compact principles on human rights, labour, environment, corruption, &
says "leadership on these issues is crucial"
- Includes list of 44 firms Goldman Sachs believes will outperform,
partly for environmental/social reasons
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/939156

* CAFOD calls on Argos, Goldsmiths to sign 12 "Golden Rules" to reduce
harmful social & environmental impacts of gold mining
- Argos response
- We have not yet received a response from Goldsmiths - if we do we
will include it in a future Update
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/748087

* "Beyond monitoring: A new vision for sustainable supply chains"
(Business for Social Responsibility)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/412451

* Español: Ecuador: En continuación a la actualización de la semana
pasada, la Fundación Regional de Asesoría en Derechos Humanos (INREDH) le
contesta a Ecuavital Biox
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/426938

* Español: Amnistía premia a periodista hondureña amenazada después de
investigar abusos laborales por parte de empresas de seguridad
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/370729

* Español: EE.UU.: Comienza juicio contra Drummond por su presunta
colaboración en el asesinato de sindicalistas en Colombia - caso sentaría
precedente
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/696079

* Español: Brasil: Liberan a más de 1000 trabajadores en condiciones de
"esclavitud"
- Pará Pastoril e Agrícola (Pagrisa) niega todo; Petrobras suspende
compras a Pagrisa
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/554934

* Español: En cumbre del Pacto Mundial, presidente de Repsol dice que
reto de empresas es hacer más extensivo el desarrollo económico y social
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/958315

* Español: Cuestionario de John Ruggie para las instituciones
nacionales de derechos humanos
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/105413

* Français : France : Garnier, filiale de L'Oréal, et Adecco condamnés
pour discrimination raciale à l'embauche
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/268310

* Français : Bernard Kouchner, ministre français des Affaires
étrangères, dit que Total ne fait pas assez pour pousser la Birmanie à libérer
les prisonniers politiques
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/468727

* Français : Discours d'Irene Khan, secrétaire générale d'Amnesty
International, au sommet du Pacte mondial
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/358270

* Français : Rép Dém du Congo : Perenco mise en cause dans la pollution
- la société a mis à pied d'oeuvre une équipe pour débarrasser les
sites touchés du pétrole
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/936918

* Français : "Chaîne d'approvisionnement : pour dépasser la
surveillance" - Business for Social Responsibility propose 4 piliers
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/870445

* Français : Questionnaire de John Ruggie à l'attention des
institutions nationales des droits de l'homme
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/550482