Monthly Archives: December 2011

AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) has conducted a thorough review of its security system and procedures, leading to far-reaching preventive measures to protect the rights of people at its operational areas. A statement issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency in … Continue reading →

The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) are a set of non-binding principles created to assist extractive companies to balance security concerns with human rights.  The VPs were launched in 2000 and are a tripartite multi-stakeholder initiative.  Participants … Continue reading →

Human rights Governments have a duty to protect human rights. Companies have a responsibility to respect human rights when doing business. Our business principles require us to respect the human rights of our employees and to support fundamental human rights … Continue reading →

Our context In our values we commit to treating others with dignity and respect, this includes respect for human rights and an undertaking to operate according to the highest standards of business ethics. As a business that aspires to live … Continue reading →

Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) The presence or intervention of either public or private armed forces can amplify the risk of human rights violations. In recognition of that fact, the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights … Continue reading →

Human rights BG Group supports the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and has committed to abide by the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR), to which we are a signatory. Human rights issues are relevant to all aspects of BG … Continue reading →

The initiative to develop the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR ) was taken by the US and the UK governments in 2000, with the Netherlands and Norway joining later. Together with companies in the extractive and energy … Continue reading →

This toolkit on implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights is a by-product of a project undertaken by MIGA’s Japan Social and Environmental Challenges Fund for Africa in collaboration with one of MIGA’s client companies, Anvil Mining … Continue reading →

Events in Geneva and New York on 9 December (PDF) will celebrate the work of human rights defenders and examine the role of social media as a crucial element in modern political and societal shifts. NEW YORK The UN High … Continue reading →