Commentaries > 2007

Sir Geoffrey Chandler, former Founder/Chair of Amnesty UK Business Group:  John Ruggie: Compelling corporate action on human rights, in Ethical Corporation, 4 Apr 2007

John Hilary, Guardian [UK]:  Corporate abuse: Efforts to hold multinational businesses accountable for human rights violations are meeting stiff resistance, 30 Mar 2007

Amnesty Intl., ESCR-Net, Human Rights Watch, Intl. Commission of Jurists, Intl. Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH):  [PDF] Joint NGO statement to UN Human Rights Council about John Ruggie's report, 29 Mar 2007

War on Want:  UN report shows need for business curbs, 28 Mar 2007

français : Michel Bührer, InfoSud : Droits de l'homme: gants de velours pour les multinationales, 28 mars 2007

ActionAid:  Tougher measures needed for corporations on UN rights abuses, 26 Mar 2007

Bill Baue, SocialFunds.com:  Ruggie Report Says Voluntary Human Rights Initiatives Set Stage for Binding Global Standards, 19 Mar 2007

Hugh Williamson, Financial Times:  Groups pressed to protect human rights, 9 Mar 2007

français : Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, WILPF (Women's Intl. League for Peace & Freedom/Ligue Internationale de femmes pour la paix & la liberté) & Fédération Syndicale Mondiale (FSM) : Commentaires sur le rapport du Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général sur les droits de l’homme et les sociétés transnationales, mars 2007