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.
NEW YORK, NY. - November 10, 2008 – The Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC) announced the launch of a new membership drive today, with up to 35% savings. The drive responds to industry requests to maximize collaborative and cost saving opportunities in compliance. "In...
LONDON. - October 29, 2008 - Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launches a free online portal – the first to bring together and demystify lawsuits from across the world alleging human rights abuses by companies. The portal summarises in...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. - October 7, 2008 - The Steering Committee for the human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of Goldcorp Inc.'s operations in Guatemala announced today the selection of On Common Ground Consultants to conduct the Assessment and International Alert to serve as...
NEW YORK CITY/SAN FRANCISCO. - September 30, 2008 – Faith–based and socially responsible investors commend Wal-Mart for taking action to put an end to child labor in Uzbekistan. Today, Wal-Mart announced that it has "instructed its global supply base to cease sourcing cotton...
AMSTERDAM. - September 23, 2008 - Marking sixty years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, three leading organizations are launching a new initiative to foster greater integration of human rights principles into corporate sustainability...