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Interview of Jan Klawitter, Government Relations Manager at Anglo American by Luke Wilde, Director of twentyfifty   The mining multinational Anglo American and its record in contributing to social and economic development will be well known to regular readers of Business Fights … Continue reading →

It emerged on Wednesday that over $53billion was spent by operators of the petroleum sector to protect oil facilities and personnel in the Niger Delta region between 2007 and 2011. An expert in oil industry security, Austin Onuoha who gave … Continue reading →

Executive Summary: How can a voluntary multistakeholder initiative that brings together NGOs, governments, and companies best address one of the most intractable problems in international human rights protection? This question has become salient because the United States and a number … Continue reading →

Click here for FFP’s Annual Report to the Voluntary Principles Plenary 2013 The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights is a multistakeholder initiative that promotes a common understanding, framework and platform for improving security in and around extractive industry … Continue reading →

“Strong respect for human rights isn’t merely an indicator that a country is likely doing well. It actually unleashes a country’s potential, and it helps to advance growth and progress.” – Secretary of State John Kerry Business today is conducted … Continue reading →

  By Sara Schonhardt | 08:39 am LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh — Syukri A-Wahap still bears scars from the two days he spent tied to a chair at a military checkpoint here in northern Indonesia in 2003. Indonesian soldiers who suspected he was aiding … Continue reading →

Apr 17, 2013 For more information, contact: Jessica Forres, Extractive Industries and Humanitarian Press Officer (202) 777-2914 (office) (202) 460-8272 (mobile) jforres@oxfamamerica.org International relief and development organization Oxfam America has announced that it will be leaving the Voluntary Principles on … Continue reading →

Over the last 13 years, governments, major multinational corporations, and non-governmental organizations have worked together in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative, in an effort to make sure that when companies extract resources in some of the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Over the last 13 years, governments, major multinational corporations, and non-governmental organizations have worked together in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative, in an effort to make sure that when companies extract resources … Continue reading →

News item | 18-03-2013 Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen is calling on resource-rich countries to sign up to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs). She announced this at the annual meeting of this … Continue reading →