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.
AMSTERDAM. - 10, December 2008 - Today - on the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - corporate, trade union and civil society leaders have added their voices to the call by The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI),...
While human rights luminaries such as The Elders gather in Paris to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), work continues around the world on improving human rights on the ground. For...
Toronto, ON - December 05, 2008 – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10th 2008), jhr is pleased to announce its new public face-a new website, new logo, new head office and new way of...
- December 4, 2008 - To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Realizing Rights and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre have been encouraging more companies to adopt human rights policies. Mary Robinson, President of Realizing Rights,...
This is a periodic publication aimed at informing a broad audience about Verité's innovation and learning in the practice of ethical sourcing and corporate social responsibility. This first report, Strengthening Institutions for Worker Empowerment, focuses on our capacity-building work among civil society organizations...
San Francisco, CA - December 3, 2008 - To address the need for health education among women in Egypt's rapidly growing garment industry, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has partnered with Levi Strauss & CO. (LS&CO.) and the Levi Strauss Foundation to...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 19, 2008 - With more than 90 million people around the world migrating for work every year, labor migrants are often subject to human rights violations such as unsafe work conditions, unfair wages, and cramped and unhygienic living...