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* UK Parliament Joint Committee inquiry on business & human rights - submissions by:
- Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition & London School of Economics
- Rights & Accountability in Development
- Richard Hermer QC, Doughty Street Chambers
- Business for Social Responsibility
- Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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* Report from John Ruggie to UN Human Rights Council: "Business and human rights: Towards operationalizing the 'protect, respect and remedy' framework"
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* New summary profile: Jeppesen lawsuit (re extraordinary rendition flights)
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* NGOs raise concerns about Rio Tinto's social & environmental impacts at its annual general meeting
- Rio Tinto response
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* Publish What You Pay welcomes Rio Tinto's decision to publish payments it makes to 13 governments
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* UK: Children's treatment at immigration detention centre run by Serco is "shameful", says Children's Commissioner report
- Serco response
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* Lawsuit in USA against Dole over alleged payments to Colombian paramilitaries who "killed thousands"
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* Vietnam: Human Rights Watch documents govt. crackdown on independent trade unions
- makes recommendations to foreign companies in Vietnam
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* USA: DiversityInc top 10 companies for people with disabilities - top 5: Cisco, Ernst & Young, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Procter & Gamble
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* "Amazon Crude": CBS 60 Minutes documentary on lawsuit against Chevron over pollution & health impacts in Ecuador
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* EarthRights says to oil firms that new investment in Burma poses "huge risks"; corporate responsibility programmes there are "impossible"
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* Zambian President says employers should not use economic downturn as excuse to abuse fundamental labour rights
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* Israeli human rights org. brings lawsuit against mining companies operating in West Bank quarries, supplying settlement construction
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* Yahoo! hosts business & human rights "summit" on freedom of expression - participants include human rights orgs., Google, Microsoft
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* Halliburton, KBR sued in USA for alleged health impacts of garbage burning on US bases in Iraq & Afghanistan
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* USA: Florida farmworkers: Compass subsidiary Bon Appétit & Coalition of Immokalee Workers form agreement on working conditions - company plans to boycott growers that do not participate
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* Lebanon: NGO says disabled face widespread discrimination by employers
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* India: Goa "cursed by its mineral wealth"
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* Wiwa v Shell: US judge denies Shell's motion to dismiss lawsuit over 1995 execution of Nigerian activists
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* Green America project to get more shareholders engaged on climate change, human rights, other issues
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* "Leading Perspectives" publication on business & human rights, Business for Social Responsibility
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* Round table on improving labour standards in the global electronics industry (7-8 May, Amsterdam)
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* Event: Launch of ECCR report "Vulnerable Migrant Workers: The Responsibility of Business" (London, 28 May)
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* Call for proposals for new book series on responsible investment - editor Dr Rory Sullivan (Insight Investment)
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* Español: Según demanda en EE.UU., Dole financió paramilitares en Colombia acusados de asesinar a miles de personas
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* Español: Bolivia: ONG denuncia concesiones petroleras en el Amazonas, pidiendo al gobierno "respetar" la Constitución que manda proteger a indígenas
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* Español: Libro completo: "¿Pueden las empresas contribuir a los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio?" - incluye ejemplos positivos de empresas
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* Español: Argentina: Manpower continuará con actividades que favorecen la inclusión laboral de mujeres en situación de cárcel
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* Español: Honduras: Gildan informa a sus empleados sobre salud ocupacional, seguridad y VIH/SIDA
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* Français : Maroc : Terrains de golf en croissance - leur consommation d'eau en prive les consommateurs & les agriculteurs, selon des ONG
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* Français : Vietnam : Human Rights Watch dénonce la répression du syndicalisme indépendant
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* Français : Nestlé annonce trois nouvelles initiatives, dont un programme mondial d'éducation sur la nutrition & la santé en coopération avec l'ONU
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* Français : Gabon : AREVA va évaluer et surveiller l'impact sanitaire et environnemental de ses anciennes activités minières à Mounana
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ARCHIVE of past Weekly Updates / ARCHIVO de actualizaciones pasadas / ARCHIVE des Actualités hebdomadaires précédentes:
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