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November 21, 2009

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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.


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Letter from Council of Women World Leaders expresses concern over recent actions taken by Government of Sudan

Published: Mar 09, 2009 – 11:30 AM EST

9 March 2009 To H.E. Omar al-Bashir, President, Republic of Sudan To Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations To H.E. Jean Ping, President, African Union Commission At a meeting of the Council of Women World Leaders and special guests convened during the...

'Lend to End Poverty' Campaign Calls On World Economic Forum to Prioritize Microfinance

Published: Jan 28, 2009 – 10:21 AM EST

Over 20,000 People Sign Petition in Advance of Davos Meeting

Leading Corporate Law Firms Assist UN Special Representative to Map if and How Corporate Law fosters Business Respect for Human Rights

Published: Jan 26, 2009 – 08:01 AM EST

NEW YORK and GENEVA. - 26 January 2009 - Fifteen leading corporate law firms from around the world will participate in a UN-led effort to identify whether and how national corporate law principles and practices currently foster corporate cultures respectful of human rights....

NGOs to Further Challenge UN Global Compact to Uphold its "Integrity Measures"

Published: Jan 19, 2009 – 06:00 AM EST

Precedent-setting action prompted by PetroChina's complicity in genocide

Equal Exchange Joins Critique of Fair Trade Plantations

Published: Jan 13, 2009 – 10:59 PM EST

Tea estate workers voice skepticism over ethical claims.

Petrochina Accused of Complicity in Genocide by Over 80 Civil Society Organizations

Published: Jan 07, 2009 – 08:00 AM EST

Groups ask UN Global Compact to remove PetroChina as a participant unless it acts to help end genocide

Launch of Bases Wiki

Published: Jan 06, 2009 – 08:37 AM EST

A New Online Resource on Access to Non-Judicial Remedy

Marriott and Milk

Published: Dec 16, 2008 – 09:21 AM EST

Commentary by Marc Gunther

Lebanon: The Future of a Sovereign State

Published: Dec 15, 2008 – 02:00 PM EST

Washington, DC - December 15, 2008 - With an eye towards exploring the legacy and the future of Lebanon's 2005 Cedar Revolution, which forced the exit of Syrian forces from Beirut, the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation (LRF) and the Aspen Institute hosted a forum...

Financial Empowerment Grants Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence

Published: Dec 11, 2008 – 01:09 PM EST

The Allstate Foundation Domestic Violence Program Awards $552,000

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