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Weekly Update - 6 August 2014
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US-Africa Leaders Summit (4-6 Aug): Civil society calls for investment that respects human rights
African Coalition for Corporate Accountability, Global Rights, Global Witness, Institute for Human Rights and Business, Intl. Corporate Accountability Roundtable, Africa PWYP Steering Committee, Africa Progress Panel and others
Also provided:
- open letters from African civil society to President Obama and heads of state
- "Investment that respects rights can be 'an act of justice'", says Joe Kibugu of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- Global Witness urges USA to push for transparency in natural resource wealth management to transform lives in Africa
- US President Obama's speech at US-Africa Business Forum
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US Court rules Union Carbide cannot be sued for Bhopal chemical plant contamination in India despite plaintiffs' evidence company oversaw construction
Earth Rights Intl., Hindu (India)
- Earth Rights Intl. says the decision is “erroneous” & plans to appeal
- includes full text of judgment, case profile also provided
John Ruggie comments on civil society participation in implementing UN Guiding Principles & responds to binding treaty debate
Casio adopts a human rights policy - refers to UN Guiding Principles
New on National Action Plans on business & human rights:
- campaign urges US to adopt National Action Plan - petition open for signatures
- Tanzania commits to adopt National Action Plan
- reminder: UN Working Group online consultation re guidance on National Action Plans (deadline 1 Sep)
Switzerland's highest court rejects case against Nestlé over alleged indirect responsibility for death of Colombian trade unionist
AFP, European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights
- European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights criticises decision
- case profile also provided
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Members of London Palestine Action chain themselves to roof of UAV Engines over claims it arms the Israeli army
IBT, RT, Lichfield Live
- Amnesty Intl. says no UK-based company should currently be supplying the Israeli military with any arms or equipment
Google removes "Bomb Gaza" mobile game from online app store, following public backlash
Guardian (UK)
Libya: 13,000 Filipino workers in Libya trapped in crossfire between militias, says member of House of Representatives in Philippines
Inquirer.net (Philippines)
- says Philippine Govt.'s "desire to appease transnational corporations operating in Libya" endangers workers' lives
Mada Masr (Egypt)
- media reports that winning consortium will be led by Dar al-Handassa (Armed Forces Engineering Authority is a local partner) and Dutch consulting company Royal Haskoning DHV
- wider development projects in the Suez Canal will be contracted to foreign, Arab as well as Egyptian investors
- مشروع محور قناة السويس يطرح تساؤلات منها التمويل، والإطار القانوني الناظم، والدور الإقتصادي للجيش
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Company responses
Non-responses
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Forthcoming events:
- launch of report on Petroleum Revenue Management in Ghana (Washington DC, 7 Aug)
- online courses: "Socially Responsible and Sustainable Business" (1 Sep)
- conference on ecological sustainability and social equity (Leipzig, 2 Sep)
- conference on corporations, global food system and human rights (Oslo, Norway, 11-12 Sep)
- workshop: practical guide to business and human rights (London, 17 Sep)
- conference on corporate social responsibility and the legal profession (London,18-19 Sep)
- course on implementation of UNGPs by businesses (Frankfurt, 23 Sep)
- IPCC Fifth Assessment Report business engagement workshop (Washington DC, 25 Sep)
- training course on stakeholder engagement (Frankfurt, 25 Sep)
- course on preventing community conflict (Barcelona, Spain, 1 Oct)
- International Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion and Tax Justice (Barcelona, 2-3 Oct)
- conference on the global trade in services (Geneva, 17 Oct)
Details of these and future events can be found here
Please send relevant event information to Sam Whannel: whannel@business-humanrights.org
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