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Article: BHR Principles Must Guide AI Development
May 09, 2018
In a recent article, Sherif Elsayed-Ali of Amnesty International writes that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies must fit within the framework of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) in terms of preventing discrimination and requiring transparency and access to remedy.
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OECD Corporate Tax Treaty Comes Online
May 09, 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that its multilateral convention on preventing corporate avoidance of taxation through "base erosion and profit shifting" by modifying pre-existing bilateral tax treaties will enter into force in July after its ratification by Slovenia.
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Consultancy: UK Companies Fail on Labor Reporting
May 09, 2018
Consultancy Sancroft has published a report alleging that nearly half of the top 100 UK government contractors failed to meet legal requirements on their efforts to rid their "large and highly complex supply chains" of forced labor and calling on Britain to incentivize these companies to do more to end "modern slavery."
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Citigroup Pushes Business Clients on Gun Restrictions
May 09, 2018
The New York Times reports that, in response to broad pressure on corporations to take action against gun violence in the wake of the recent mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, banking giant Citigroup has announced it will require business clients who sell guns to halt firearm sales to customers who have not passed background checks or who are younger than 21.
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YouTube Bans Promotion of Firearm Sales
May 08, 2018
The New York Times reports that, after the recent mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, online video platform YouTube announced it would remove videos promoting the construction or sale of firearms and their accessories.
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