Documents exposed tax rulings secured by PricewaterhouseCoopers that allow aggressive tax avoidance by business; open letter calls for whistleblower not to be prosecuted - Global Witness, Transparency Intl., Business & Human Rights Resource Centre amongst signatories
photo: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
"A new path to access remedy?" highlights cases with International Criminal Court
bulletin includes new profiles of lawsuits against Nevsun (re Bisha mine, Eritrea) and Juren Academy (re gender discrimination in China); updates of existing cases
event on challenges & opportunities for business after human rights impact assessments (London, 4 Feb)
final EJOLT Conference: "Building the Road to Environmental Justice" (Brussels, 3 Mar)
responsible sourcing summit (West Hollywood, 3-4 Mar)
capacity building workshops on business & human rights (Aarhus, 9-10 Mar)
seminar on ethical sourcing (New York, 26-27 Mar)
Details of these and other events further in the future can be found here. Please send relevant event information to Eniko Horvath: horvath@business-humanrights.org
Centro de Información sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos
Incluye nuevos perfiles de demandas judiciales contra Nevsun (Mina Bisha, Eritrea) y contra Juren Academy (discriminación laboral por razones de género en China)
Últimas actualizaciones de demandas judiciales en todo el mundo, incluyendo contra Drummond, Occidental y Shell
Centre de Ressources sur les Entreprises et les Droits de l'homme
Avec des nouveaux résumés de procès contre Nevsun (concernant la mine de Bisha, Érythrée) et contre Juren Academy (concernant discrimination dans l'emploi en Chine)
Derniers développements dans les procès, y compris contre Eternit, Shell et Pfizer