Spotlight on Sovereignty
UN Official Promotes UN Governance of McDonald's
May 23, 2013
In a clear case of interfering with economic freedom and sovereignty, Margaret Jungk, a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, is publicly promoting a shareholder resolution that would require McDonald's Corporation to engage in a costly human rights due diligence process based on the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights. To read more, click here.
UN Official Calls for Global Governance to Achieve MDGs
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE
May 22, 2013
UN Economic and Social Council ("ECOSOC") President Nestor Osorio says achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals ("MDGs") will require more global economic governance. To read more, click here.
U.S. State Department Hosts Investment and Human Rights Event
May 22, 2013
The U.S. State Department's fourth "stakeholder" workshop this year on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights focused on how to promote human rights through investment. To read more, click here.
OSCE Condemns U.S. Media Probe
May 22, 2013
The representative on media freedom at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") writes that she is "distressed" by the U.S. Department of Justice's seizure of reporters' phone records as part of a leak investigation. To read more, click here.
Ex-Ford Employees Indicted in Argentina
May 22, 2013
An Argentinian court has indicted three former executives from Ford Motor Company's subsidiary in Argentina on charges of aiding the 1970s military government in identifying workers who were allegedly kidnapped and faced torture and imprisonment. To read more, click here.
Polls Find Disenchantment with EU
May 15, 2013
A new Pew poll reveals a steep drop in the percentage of European citizens who favor the EU, including a 19% decline of support in France since 2012. To read more, click here.
UN Chief Wants Businesses to Promote Economic Rights and Equality
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY & CULTURE
May 15, 2013
At a UN Global Compact board meeting, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on businesses to do more to police their supply chains and to work with the UN to promote economic rights and equality. To read more, click here.
Iran Will Lead UN-Sponsored Disarmament Panel
May 15, 2013
The Islamic Republic of Iran, which has been accused of developing a secret nuclear weapons program and supplying arms to terrorists, will preside over this month's Conference on Disarmament, a panel funded by and charged with advising the UN on international weapons issues. To read more, click here.
Experts Challenge Court Decision on In-Vitro Fertilization
May 15, 2013
A group of doctors, lawyers, and scientists have issued a rebuttal to the Inter-American Court for Human Rights' reasoning in striking down a Costa Rican law prohibiting in-vitro fertilization. To read more, click here.
Switzerland Approves NCP Reorganization
May 15, 2013
The Swiss government has approved a reorganization of the country's National Contact Point ("NCP"), an entity charged with promoting implementation of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. To read more, click here.
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