Letter to John Ruggie Re: HRIA - September 24, 2006
September 24, 2006
Professor John Ruggie
UN Special Representative to the Secretary General on Business and Human Rights
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Dear Professor Ruggie
RE: General Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments
We are sharing with you our collective views on general principles for a human rights impact assessment. These have arisen from a meeting on community-driven human rights impact assessments, convened by Rights & Democracy[1] in Johannesburg, South Africa, 21-24 September, 2006.
Press Release - Monday, August 11, 2003
Noranda faces tough opposition: Chilean President against company’s proposed aluminum smelter in Patagonia
For immediate release
Press Responses : Sunday, March 19, 2000
PUBLICATION The Ottawa Citizen
DATE Sun 19 Mar 2000
EDITION FINAL
SECTION/CATEGORY News
Press Responses: October 12, 2006
Canadian mineral industry abroad lawless
Canada's Export Development Corporation: Financing Disaster - November 11, 1999
In 1999, Amnesty International raised alarms about the killing of four indigenous peopl
Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) Submission Re: the April 2008 Report of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights - July 21, 2008
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DFAIT response Re: Three Gorges - July 28, 2003
July 28, 2003
Mr. Fraser Reilly-King
NGO Working Group on the EDC
Halifax Initaitive
104-153 Chapel Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 1H5
Dear Mr. Reilly-King:
Thank you for your letter of May 16, 2003, concerning the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Project in China. I regret the delay in replying to you.
Letter to Prime Minister Harper Re: Formally adopting and implementing full set of recommendations from recent Canadian CSR roundtable process - June 22, 2007
June 22, 2007
The Right Hon. Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
312S Centre Block
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
RE: Formally adopting and implementing full set of recommendations from recent Canadian CSR roundtable process.
Dear Prime Minister:
The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) commends the Canadian government for addressing the issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR) during the G8 summit in early June. The CNCA is encouraged that particular emphasis was placed on the operations of mining, oil and gas companies.
Press Release - Monday, February 9, 2004
High Level World Bank Review calls for the phase out of World Bank involvement in oil exploitation and coal mining
Bank Management to ignore recommendations says leaked report
(Ottawa) February 9th, 2004 -- Conforming to industry’s desires, the World Bank management is pushing to have its Board of Directors reject the recommendations of an independent review of its performance in the oil, coal, and mining sectors, according to a leaked report. The World Bank’s Management Response to the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) was leaked last week.