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Il y a 18 years 1 month. Human rights. Fondo Mundial de Alternativas - http://www.forumdesalternatives.org/articulo.php?id=1620
Activists Push for Sustainable Mining
Stephen Leahy | IPS
Publicado el 01/10/2006
Civil society activists want the Canadian government to impose mandatory human rights and environmental standards on Canadian mining and oil companies operating in Latin America and other developing regions.
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Il y a 18 years 1 month. . NOUVELLES RÉCENTES concernant LES INSTITUTIONS FINANCIÈRES INTERNATIONALES
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Il y a 18 years 2 months. Transparency and disclosure. Fallout at Bank and Fund meetings in Singapore
The Work Bank and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) fall meeting in Singapore from September 19-20, were mired in controversy this year. In the days prior to the meeting, it became clear that Singapore intended to ban numerous accredited organizations from entering the country. In response, groups unilaterally boycotted the official program. Organizers of the parallel International Peoples Forum in Batam, Indonesia, reported that 54 individuals from 17 groups were detained at the Singapore airport without explanation, and subjected to custodial interrogation and deportation. Many groups felt that, with IMF reform and good governance and corruption on the agenda, the choice of Singapore as the venue for the meetings underscored the superficial nature of the Bank and Fund reform agenda.
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Il y a 18 years 2 months. Human rights. September 29, 2006
Mr. Fraser Reilly-King
Coordinator
Halifax Initiative Coalition
153 Chapel St., Suite 104
Ottawa, On KIN I H5
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Il y a 18 years 2 months. Human rights. African Civic Groups Urge Canada Government To Rein In Mine Cos
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Il y a 18 years 2 months. Human rights. Mine Your Own Business
Should Canadian mining companies operating abroad abide by Canadian law?
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Il y a 18 years 2 months. Corporate accountability, Human rights, Transparency and disclosure. 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.
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Il y a 18 years 2 months. Corporate accountability. This power-point presentation was made as part of an expert session in Toronto on incentives and instruments for encouraging better CSR, one of four Read more ...
Il y a 18 years 2 months. . Obligatoires, et NON volontaires
Des normes en matière d’environnement et de droits de la personne applicables aux sociétés minières, pétrolières et gazières canadiennes opérant à l’étranger : UNE URGENTE NÉCESSITÉ
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