Monthly Archives: August 2013

Swiss-based mining company Glencore Xstrata has pledged to improve its human rights record by signing a letter of intent for an initiative promising to prevent violations by security, military and police forces in the commodities sector. Switzerland had chaired the … Continue reading →

  Author: Peter Rees In July, the World Justice Forum IV (organized by the World Justice Project) brought together more than 550 business and nonprofit leaders, legal experts, development practitioners, journalists, military leaders, social entrepreneurs, and other global luminaries from more than 100 … Continue reading →

Myanmar’s incumbent president U Thein Sein took office on March 2011 and since then the new government has become quasi-civilian, bringing an end to military rule. The new government has also undertaken economic and political reforms to encourage Western countries … Continue reading →

Vice Presidency of Public Affairs and Communications conducted the workshop on Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (PV) to learn more about the implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. More than 30 representatives of companies … Continue reading →

Last Updated: August 9 2013 Article by Xander Meise Bay Foley Hoag LLP The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario’s recent ruling in the matters of Choc v. Hudbay Minerals Inc., Caal Caal v. Hudbay Minerals Inc., and German Chub … Continue reading →