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IOC rejection of Dow concerns leaving toxic legacy for Olympics
It is extremely disappointing that Olympic organizers continue to side with Dow Chemical Company while refusing to listen to legitimate concerns over the company’s sponsorship of the London games,
The organizers of the London 2012 Olympics have rejected a call to terminate Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the Games.
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India: Dow Bhopal protester
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India
19° 23' 43.62" N, 77° 25' 53.9076" E
“Unbelievably the IOC says Dow is committed to ‘good corporate governance’, shocking when you consider all the facts and that the company refuses liability for a corporate disaster the scale of Bhopal, creating a toxic legacy for London 2012. said ”
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Seema Joshi, Amnesty International's Head of Business and Human Rights
Date:
Thu, 16/02/2012
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Olympics ethics chief: London 2012 committee ‘apologists’ for Dow chemicals
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News story, 26 January 2012
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London 2012 organisers must admit Dow mistake after ethics chief quits
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News story, 25 January 2012
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London 2012 organizers must not forget Bhopal disaster
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News story, 2 December 2011
It is extremely disappointing that Olympic organisers continue to side with Dow Chemical Company while refusing to listen to legitimate concerns over the company’s sponsorship of the London games, Amnesty International said today.
It is extremely disappointing that Olympic organisers continue to side with Dow Chemical Company while refusing to listen to legitimate concerns over the company’s sponsorship of the London games,
Les membres de l'armée indienne accusés de graves violations des droits humains doivent être jugés, au lieu de se cacher derrière la très controversée Loi de 1958 relative aux pouvoirs spéciaux des forces armées, a déclaré Amnesty International mardi 7 février.
Les membres de l'armée indienne accusés de graves violations des droits humains doivent être jugés, au lieu de se cacher derrière la très controversée Loi de 1958 relative aux pouvoirs spéciaux des
Members of the Indian army must stand trial when facing charges of serious violations of human rights, instead of hiding behind the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), Amnesty International said today.
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India: Security forces must face trial for violations
Members of the Indian army must stand trial when facing charges of serious violations of human rights, instead of hiding behind the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSP
Members of the Indian army must not be allowed to invoke a controversial law to avoid trial for human rights violations.
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AFSPA India
Story Location:
India
22° 30' 6.2316" N, 77° 10' 4.6884" E
“We welcome the Supreme Court’s statement that there should be no need to obtain prior approval for prosecuting security personnel charged with having committed grave human rights violations such as rape and murder.”
Source:
Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Programme Director
Date:
Tue, 07/02/2012
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Video: Indian police forcibly evict Indigenous people
Protesters in the state of Orissa, India have clashed with police durin
Protesters in India have clashed with police during a protest over land earmarked for a Vedanta toxic waste dump.
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india
Story Location:
United Kingdom
22° 37' 7.4784" N, 85° 17' 52.2672" E
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رئيسة لجنة مراقبة الأخلاق في اللجنة المنظمة للألعاب الأولمبية في لندن للعام 2012 تستقيل
عندما يصل المشجعون والرياضيون إلى لندن صيف هذا العام لحضور الألعاب الأوليمبية والمشاركة فيها، لن يكون حاضراً في أذهانهم ضحايا كارثة تسرب الغاز التي وقعت في إحدى ليالي الش
رئيسة لجنة مراقبة الأخلاق في اللجنة المنظمة للألعاب الأولمبية في لندن للعام 2012 تستقيل بسبب بسبب العلاقات التي تربط بين مجموعة شركات "داو"، وهي إحدى الجهات الراعية للألعاب، وكارثة مدينة بوبال الهندية عام 1984.
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United Kingdom
21° 57' 38.5524" N, 78° 34' 27.1884" E
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“هذه الاستقالة تعني أن منظمي أولمبياد لندن 2012 لا يمكنهم تجاهل مسائل حقوق الإنسان المرتبطة بشركو داو
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سيما جوشي، منظمة العفو الدولية
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Olympics ethics chief: London 2012 committee ‘apologists’ for Dow chemicals
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News feature, 26 January 2012
La organización de las Olimpiadas de Londres 2012 debe admitir que ha cometido un error al conceder un lucrativo contrato a la empresa química Dow, ha manifestado Amnistía Internacional hoy, tras la renuncia de la responsable de ética de los Juegos por la preocupación que suscita la empresa en materia de derechos humanos.
La organización de las Olimpiadas de Londres 2012 debe admitir que ha cometido un error al conceder un lucrativo contrato a la empresa química Dow, ha manifestado Amnistía Internacional hoy, tras
Les organisateurs des Jeux olympiques de 2012 à Londres doivent reconnaître qu’ils ont fait une erreur en accordant un contrat lucratif à la Dow Chemical Company (Dow), a déclaré Amnesty International jeudi 26 janvier après la démission de la commissaire à l’éthique des Jeux Olympiques, qui considérait comme contraire au respect des droits humains de traiter avec cette société.
Les organisateurs des Jeux olympiques de 2012 à Londres doivent reconnaître qu’ils ont fait une erreur en accordant un contrat lucratif à la Dow Chemical Company (Dow), a déclaré Amnesty Internatio
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Olympic commissioner on why she quit over Dow
When sports fans and athletes arrive in London this summer to celebrate the Olympic Games, the victims of a gas leak disaster that happened on a winter night in central India almost 30 years ago ar
London 2012 ethics chief tells Amnesty International why she quit her role on Olympic commission over Dow's connection to the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
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bhopal meredith
Video: Why I am resigning
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United Kingdom
22° 26' 2.5692" N, 78° 45' 0" E
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“The Commission ended up becoming an apologist for Dow Chemicals ”
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Meredith Alexander, ethics commissioner, Commission for a Sustainable London
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London 2012 organisers must admit Dow mistake after ethics chief quits
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News, 26 January 2012
