Business & human rights: Weekly Update - February 13, 2008

From the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre:
Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 13 February
2008

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=2008/02/13

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

* Cambodia: CSR-Asia commentary on role of business in forced evictions
for development projects
- Amnesty Intl. report, "Rights Razed: Forced evictions in Cambodia"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/636011

* Principles for effective dispute resolution mechanisms between
companies & people impacted by their operations: Summary by Caroline Rees
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/604348

* Asia: Investment banks such as Lehman Brothers step up efforts to
recruit gay employees
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/198009

* WHO report says shift of tobacco use to developing world due to
targeting "strategy" by tobacco industry
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/764023

* Colombia: Case studies of companies employing demobilized combatants
& lessons learned
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/850069

* (Product)RED & corporate partners have contributed $59 million to
Global Fund to fight AIDS - some criticise advertising costs & lack of
transparency
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/938006

* Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition Nov 2007 discussion paper,
"Corporate Abuse in 2007", proposes changes to UK law
- This paper was recently submitted to UN Special Representative John
Ruggie
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/441927

* Sir Geoffrey Chandler: "Business and human rights - A personal
account from the front line"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/103624

* "Human Rights, Indigenous Rights & the Extractive Industry," Report
on IPIECA workshop, Calgary, Jun 2007
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/566117

* sanofi-Aventis response to Oxfam's "Investing for Life" report
(further to previous Updates)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Oxfamresponses

* Español: Venezuela: Sindicato dice que deterioro de 10 muelles
petroleros pone en riesgo seguridad de empleados
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/598506

* Español: Colombia: Casos y lecciones de empresas que emplean a
combatientes desmovilizados
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/481467

* Español: México: Documental "Maquilapolis" detalla abusos laborales y
daños a la salud de mujeres trabajadoras en Tijuana
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/125776

* Español: Curso de derechos humanos para la industria del petróleo y
el gas (IPIECA)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/920001

* Français : Chine : De plus en plus de travailleurs migrants
protestent contre des conditions de travail déplorables
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/836554

* Français : Le secteur aérien prend des mesures pour déconnecter sa
croissance de son empreinte climatique
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/254678

* Français : France : Chantiers de l'Atlantique (ex-filiale d'Alstom)
et Endel (groupe Suez) condamnés pour l'accident du Queen Mary 2 - mais
8 salariés relaxés
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/182074