Russia is increasing its influence in Africa through strategic investment in energy and minerals says analyst

Author: The Conversation (South Africa)

"How Russia is growing its strategic influence in Africa", 6 février 2019...

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Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Key Findings Report 2018

Author: Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

Since its inception, the CHRB has been aiming to answer a deceptively simple question; which companies perform best on human rights issues? [...] [T]his document [...] rank[s] 101 of the world’s largest companies in high human-rights-risk sectors and...

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Crude Accountability rejoinder to responses by KPO, Eni, Shell & KazMunaiGas

Author: Crude Accountability

Note: This is an unofficial English translation of the original Russian rejoinder available at the link below...

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Children of Berezovka are diagnosed with toxic encephalopathy

Author: Crude Accountability

In March 2018, Albina Iskakova and Alina Kusmangaliyeva of Berezovka, Kazakhstan were examined at the Semashko Children’s Center for Diagnosis and Treatment...in Moscow, Russia. The girls underwent comprehensive medical consultations and diagnostic...

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77 NGOs from 30 countries support Berezovka parents

Author: Crude Accountability

...[T]he Children or Oil? Coalition launched a letter writing campaign addressed to the companies responsible for poisoning children from the village of Berezovka, Kazakhstan on November 28, 2014. Parents of the affected children, environmentalists,...

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Lukoil did not respond

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Corporate Human Rights Benchmark 2018 Progress Report

In 2017, CHRB launched the first Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, a landmark assessment of the largest public companies in the agricultural products, apparel and extractives industries. In 2018, CHRB will be releasing the follow up benchmark and...

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