Web pages about "Business And Human Rights"

Breakthrough in Canadian Indigenous rights flashpoint - 14 March 2008

An Indigenous Canadian community’s longstanding campaign to stop clear-cut logging on its land has prompted a multinational paper company to stop buying wood fibre from the area.

Rape: ever present danger for Darfur's women - 14 February 2008

At least 2.3 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Darfur; most now live in more than 65 camps dotted around Darfur.

Why is Amnesty International in Davos? - 25 January 2008

Judit Arenas writes from the World Economic Forum in Davos about talking to those that can take steps to improve human rights – not just governments, but also companies.

World leaders urged to tackle Musharraf at World Economic Forum - 23 January 2008

Irene Khan has written to world political and business leaders, calling on them to raise the issue of Pakistan's human rights situation with President Musharraf at the World Economic Forum.

Blood Diamonds are still a reality - 23 January 2007

Conflict or blood diamonds fuel conflict, civil wars and human rights abuses.

Business and Human Rights

Globalization has significantly changed the world we live in, presenting new and complex challenges for the protection of human rights.