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By Justice Lee Adoboe   American oil exploratory company Kosmos Energy has promised to live up to its growing corporate and social responsibilities while upholding human dignity and high labour standards in Ghana.      The company, which is credited … Continue reading →

Kosmos Energy Ghana on Monday launched its business principles document to reflect the company’s commitment to doing the right thing across its spectrum of activities. Mr Ken Keag, Vice-President and Country Manager of Kosmos, said the business principles articulates the … Continue reading →

The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the UK action plan on business and human rights. The Foreign Secreatary said: I have today laid before the House a copy of the UK Government paper – Good Business: Implementing … Continue reading →

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has pledged government’s readiness to sign onto the Voluntary Principles (VPs) on security and human rights in the extractives sector. The VPs will provide government and the extractives industry the opportunity … Continue reading →

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 →

GENEVA, 17 July 2013 / PRNewswire Africa / – Ghana needs to prepare its economy, society and institutions to ensure its expanding economy does not undermine human rights protection, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has cautioned. … Continue reading →