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Author: Angela Boldrini , Letícia Casado e Patrícia Campos Mello, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)
"Decisão liminar anula patente de remédio contra a hepatite C no país", 24 de setembro de 2018...
Egypt: Refugees and host communities receive support for establishing social businesses
Author: Salesian Missions
"Egypt: Sudanese refugee able to launch training center to help other refugees thanks to “Sunrise Project”", 13 August 2018...
New guidance for companies encourages action to support civic freedoms & human rights defenders & explores opportunities for engagement
Author: Bennett Freeman with Sif Thorgeirsson, Adele Barzelay & Brooks Reed
"Shared space under pressure: Business support for civic freedoms and human rights defenders," 29 August 2018 ...
- Related in-depth areas: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms Latest news on human rights defenders Positive company initiatives Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: "S Group" adidas ADM (see Archer Daniels Midland) Alphabet Anglo American Apple Archer Daniels Midland Asia Pulp & Paper (part of Sinar Mas) Associated British Foods Barrick Gold Ben & Jerry's (part of Unilever) Bunge Cargill Cartier (part of Richemont) Chevron Chobani Cisco Systems Coca-Cola DLA Piper Eileen Fisher ExxonMobil Facebook FIFA General Electric Golden Agri-Resources Google (part of Alphabet) Grupo Hame IOI Group Johnson & Johnson Lyft McKinsey Microsoft Natural Fruit Nestlé Newmont Nike Oath Inc (formerly Yahoo! & AOL (part of Verizon)) PepsiCo Primark (part of Associated British Foods) Reforestación de Palma del Petén (Repsa) (part of Grupo Hame) Richemont Salesforce.com Shell Siemens Sinar Mas Group Starbucks Stonyfield Farm Telenor Tiffany Uber Unilever Vedanta Resources Verizon Volaris Websense Wilmar International
Global Network Initiative report details human rights impacts of internet shutdowns & recommends involving businesses in advocacy against disruptions
Author: Jan Rydzak, Global Network Initiative
Since 2011, network disruptions and large-scale network shutdowns have become a widespread tool of information control. Governments in at least four continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America) have shut down connectivity or social media... ...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: Alphabet Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Orange Twitter Whatsapp (part of Facebook)
Commentary: Tech companies can contribute to violations of freedom of expression & privacy by complying with govt. user data requests
Author: Isabel Laura Ebert, OpenGlobalRights
"The corporations' dilemma: navigating government access to information," 16 Aug 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on human rights defenders Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: Alphabet Cellcom Israel Google (part of Alphabet) MTN Orange Telefónica
Author: Isabel Laura Ebert, OpenGlobalRights
Technologie kann zur Verwirklichung von Menschenrechten in Konflikt- und Post-Konflikt-Ländern beitragen... Gleichzeitig ermöglicht Technologie Menschenrechtsverletzungen......
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: Alphabet Cellcom Israel Google (part of Alphabet) MTN Orange Telefónica
Egypt: Photo essay denounces the health consequences of Titan Cement Company's plant on local residents
Author: Sara Aridi, New York Times
"A Portrait of an Egyptian Neighborhood Breathing Toxic Dust", 7 August 2018...
- Related companies: Titan Cement
Thales responded
Author: Thales
Thales is very concerned by the protection of Human Right. Moreover, Thales fully complies with the French, European and US regulations on export control. The Group fully supports the UN Arms Trade Treaty. All these regulations include the Human Right...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Thales
Airbus responded
Author: Julie Kitcher, Airbus
... Airbus offers a wide portfolio of satellite capabilities and services to governments and institutions... These include Egypt's Nilesat and Algeria's ALSAT 2A, which has spent more than five years in orbit. Airbus works together with states,...
- Related stories: NGOs accuse French companies of contributing to state repression in Egypt, mixed response from companies
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights
- This is a response from the following companies: Airbus
Dassault Aviation did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Dassault Aviation to respond to allegations of human rights abuse relating to its sales to the Egypitan government. Dassault Aviation did not respond.
- Related stories: NGOs accuse French companies of contributing to state repression in Egypt, mixed response from companies
- This is a non response from the following companies: Dassault Aviation