Monthly Archives: October 2013

VPSHR – Rights activists advocate Voluntary Principles for extractive industry

Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin

Rights advocates in Nigeria have moved for the adoption of Voluntary Principles (VPs) on security and human rights by the Nigeria government and multinational companies operating within the country as a way of ending the obviously overwhelming crisis in the … Continue reading →

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VPSHR – Ghana To Join The Group Of VP On Human Rights- Hon Inusah Fuseini

Posted on October 23, 2013 by admin

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini (MP) has given firm assurance that the Government of Ghana will take necessary steps to join the Group of Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights to boost its image … Continue reading →

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VPSHR – Kosmos Energy committed to local content implementation

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

The Vice-president and Country Manager of Kosmos Energy Ghana, Mr Ken Keag, has said the company was committed to the full implementation of local content, which will ensure that many Ghanaians benefitted from the new oil and gas industry in … Continue reading →

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VPSHR – Corporate social responsibility: a new era of transnational corporate liability for human rights violations?

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

  Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Janne Duncan, Robert I. Frank , Janet Howard and Michael Torrance Canada September 11 2013 Can a Canadian parent company with a subsidiary operating in a foreign jurisdiction be liable for human rights violations in … Continue reading →

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