Monthly Archives: January 2012

Where we stand on human rights ArcelorMittal supports the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (or ILO) and the United Nations Global Compact. We are active members of the United Nations Global Compact group on … Continue reading →

Colombia has become the country to watch in the Southern hemisphere: oil is now the country’s biggest export and Colombia has become the third-largest producer in South America after Venezuela and Brazil. To raise awareness of human rights and security … Continue reading →

Recently, United to End Genocide recognized the one-year anniversary of South Sudan’s historic vote in favor of independence and took a hard look at some of the serious challenges that face this new nation today. High among them is the development of … Continue reading →

(Reuters) – Iraq risks sliding back towards authoritarian rule with Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s security forces cracking down on protests, harassing opponents and torturing detainees, a U.S.-based human rights monitor said on Sunday. In its annual world report, New … Continue reading →

The long-term impact of finite mining operations in focus Investing in African Mining indabas attract miners from around the world. This year’s indaba is in February “‘The council wants to discuss tough issues, where mining companies could benefit from hearing … Continue reading →

OTTAWA, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW/ – The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) today released a report providing an update on the status of recommendations arising from the National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries. In 2007, Mining … Continue reading →

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision last year– opening the floodgates for corporate monetary influence over elections – was a landmark victory for the “business civil liberties” movement founded by the Chamber of Commerce in the early 1970s. At … Continue reading →

‘Corporate and securities law directly shapes what companies do and how they do it. Yet its implications for human rights remain poorly understood. The two are often viewed as distinct legal and policy spheres, populated by different communities of practice.’ … Continue reading →

The Labour government’s social justice credentials have taken another body blow with a report from the parliamentary joint committee on human rights. The report presents the findings from the committee’s inquiry into the human rights obligations of the private sector, and … Continue reading →

How can businesses and their shareholders avoid moral and legal complicity in human rights violations? This central and contemporary issue in the field of ethics, politics and law is of concern to intergovernmental organizations such as the UN and to … Continue reading →