Published 02-10-11
Submitted by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is launching its first regional briefing on "Business & human rights in Anglophone Africa - a round-up of recent developments."
The briefing provides a reality-based snapshot of business' human rights impacts in the region. It highlights concerns raised by civil society, company responses to allegations of misconduct, positive initiatives by business, and developments in law, policy and lawsuits. Subjects in the briefing range from efforts in new oil economies such as Ghana and Uganda to avoid the "resource curse," to a landmark ruling by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights regarding tourism and indigenous people in Kenya.
Abiola Okpechi, the Centre's Anglophone Africa Researcher based in South Africa, said:
She added:
Companies mentioned in this briefing:
Accor | Elf/Total | Newmont | Agip/Eni | Ericsson | NH Hotels |
Anglo American | ExxonMobil | NNPC |
AngloGold Ashanti | Firestone | Olaniwun Ajayi LP |
Armstrongs | Ford | Rapaport Diamond Trading Network |
Barrick Gold | General Motors | Red Back Mining |
Best Western | Hess | Rheinmetall |
Canadile Miners | Hilton | SABMiller |
Carlson | Hyatt | Salini Costruttori |
Cartier | IBM | Shell |
Chevron | Intercontinental | Starwood |
Collum Mine | Lahmeyer | Vanco Energy |
Core Mining | Marathon | Wal-Mart |
Daimler | Marks & Spencer | Wilderness Safaris |
De Beers | Mbada Diamonds | Zain |
Devon | Microsoft | Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp. |
DLH | MTN | |
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs | New Reclamation |
Mary Robinson chairs its 80-member International Advisory Network. Its 22 Academic Partners include leading institutes in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
The Centre has regional researchers based in five regions:
We plan to recruit researchers based in Latin America and the Middle East later this year.
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