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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Global Rights Nigeria has said that oil companies in Niger Delta are losing $56 billion annually on security and other sundry issues, calling on the government and extractive companies to ensure that human rights of people living in the region … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

  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 →