Human Rights is an ideology, belief, and movement that supports the notion that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and thus have inalienable rights including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
On October 17th, the Opportunity Collaboration will bring together leaders from all over the world to create change, leverage resources and create new alliances in the fight against poverty. Registration is still open for those interested in taking action. The Opportunity Collaboration is...
LEXINGTON, Va., Sep. 28 /CSRwire/ - Kathryn Pharr will speak, with map and a few photos, about life in Israel, its diversity and conflicts, and her experiences at the school of Archbishop of Galilee Elias Chacour Lexington, VA native Kathryn Pharr recently returned...
CAMDEN, N.J., Sep. 21 /CSRwire/ - Reinforcing one of its core business strategies to advance a powerful commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) today announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary...
OAKLAND, Calif., Sep. 15 /CSRwire/ - The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) today announced its fourth consecutive year of earning a top rating of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. The index, which was published on Sept. 14, is a nationally...
ATLANTA, Sep. 15 /CSRwire/ - ING, a global financial services company, today announces that it has received a perfect score on the 2010 edition of the Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. “At ING,...
COPENHAGEN, Sep. 01 /CSRwire/ - Refugees United, an "NGO 2.0" organization making innovative use of technology to help people in need, today announced that SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has made a commitment to donate software and expert assistance to the organization....
Belize, Aug. 24 /CSRwire/ - PCI Media Impact is partnering with UNICEF Belize and Red Cross Belize to produce Echo, the first radio magazine show to discuss HIV/AIDS and healthy sex practices in this underserved nation. Echo's highlight is the 20-episode radio soap...
BOSTON, August 10 /CSRwire/ - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, announced today that former CEO María Otero has been confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. With her confirmation,...
London - 30 July 2009 - Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launched the world's only online portal for all materials relating to the work of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative on business & human rights, Professor John Ruggie....
Boston, MA - July 16, 2009 - At today's Fidelity shareholders meeting, results were announced on votes cast by millions of Fidelity customers on adopting a policy to prevent Fidelity from investing their savings in companies that substantially contribute to genocide or crimes...