Monthly Archives: December 2013

VPSHR – BG Group

Our strategy and targets We respect human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and aim to provide assurance to internal and external stakeholders that we are meeting our commitments to human rights. We participate in … Continue reading

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VPSHR – Press Confab On Promoting Human Rights Held – Gov’t commended

A framework on safeguarding and respecting human rights within the country’s extractive industries had been formulated to be soon adopted by government. The framework, the’’ Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights’’ which is also a set of principles designed … Continue reading

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VPSHR – Confab On Promoting Human Rights Held: Gov’t Commended

A framework on safeguarding and respecting human rights within the country’s extractive industries had been formulated to be soon adopted by government. The framework, the’’ Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights’’ which is also a set of principles designed … Continue reading

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VPSHR – Africa: Managing Human Rights Risk in the Extractives Industry

For decades, countries rich in oil, gas, or minerals have been cursed by conflict surrounding these resources. Companies in the extractive industries are often accused of complicity in violating human rights. In the 1990s, a flurry of allegations of extractive … Continue reading

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VPSHR – STATEMENT OF ACTION BY NIGERIA CSOs

STATEMENT OF ACTION BY NIGERIA CSOs ON THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE ON SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS HELD AT DENIS HOTEL, ABUJA, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2013. Introduction The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Benin City, with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy convened a one-day … Continue reading

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VPSHR – Repsol

Repsol expressly includes the application of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in its contracts with private security service companies and agreements with the forces responsible for maintaining public order. What are the Voluntary Principles on Security and … Continue reading

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