Human rights and development

In Industry First, PUMA Creates Sustainability Report Podcast Series to Reach Out to Gen-Z

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.

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  • Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.
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    Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.
  • “During last year’s Conference of the People, we saw that we needed to do more to reach out to younger generations when we talk about sustainability.
  • Throughout the podcast series, PUMA will feature representatives from industry bodies, businesses and NGOs that push brands to ensure more sustainable practises are in place and monitored.

Mondelēz International Releases 2021 Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery Report

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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CHICAGO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mondelz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) today released its annual Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery report for 2021 , demonstrating progress against its 2025 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) goals .

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  • CHICAGO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mondelz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) today released its annual Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery report for 2021 , demonstrating progress against its 2025 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) goals .
  • Along with its progress in supporting human rights across the cocoa supply chain, the 2021 report demonstrates Mondelz Internationals progress in promoting human rights due diligence practices in the sourcing of additional commodities such as palm oil and hazelnuts.
  • This builds upon the companys long-standing focus on promoting human rights with the introduction of a dedicated Human Rights Policy aligned with the United Nations Human Rights Guiding Principles.
  • The Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery report is part of Mondelz Internationals ongoing evaluation and review of best practices in enhancing its approach to respecting human rights.

Press release - MEPs continue to firmly condemn human rights abuses in China

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Articles, Culture, Human rights, Philosophy, Politics, Reactions to the 2014–2017 Venezuelan protests, Human rights and development

The Subcommittee on Human Rights has a duty to monitor the human rights situation across the world and to promote and protect these rights in accordance with the values and objectives on which the European Union is founded, namely, the principle of universality of human rights.

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  • The Subcommittee on Human Rights has a duty to monitor the human rights situation across the world and to promote and protect these rights in accordance with the values and objectives on which the European Union is founded, namely, the principle of universality of human rights.
  • We wish to express our solidarity with other parliamentarians, European universities, think tanks and academics who have also been targeted by these sanctions.
  • We firmly condemn these acts and the Chinese governments recent attempts to interfere in the democratic life of our nations and our European Union.
  • As elected Members of the European Parliament, we will continue to actively denounce human rights violations and breaches of international law, and to urge the EU to keep the respect of human rights at the core of all its external policies."

Human rights: Council adopts conclusions on EU priorities in UN human rights fora in 2021

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Articles, Culture, Human rights, Philosophy, Politics, United Nations Human Rights Council, EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, United Nations, Human rights and development, Labour standards in the World Trade Organization

The Council today adopted conclusions on the EUs priorities in UN human rights fora in 2021.

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  • The Council today adopted conclusions on the EUs priorities in UN human rights fora in 2021.
  • The EU will continue to monitor the human rights situation globally and will denounce human rights violations and abuses wherever they occur, making use of all available instruments including the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.
  • The EU will continue to use all available tools to fulfil its commitments to human rights, including in the framework of the UN Human Rights Council, the UN General Assembly, the UN Security Council and any other relevant fora.
  • Council conclusions on EU priorities at UN human rights fora are adopted on a yearly basis.

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Articles, EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, Human rights, Human rights and development, National human rights institution

As we approach Human Rights Day on 10 December, the European Union and its Member States reaffirm their strong commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.

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  • As we approach Human Rights Day on 10 December, the European Union and its Member States reaffirm their strong commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.
  • The establishment of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime is a landmark initiative to underscore the EUs determination to enhance its role in addressing serious human rights violations and abuses worldwide.
  • The EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime provides the EU with an additional instrument to be able to stand up for human rights in a more tangible and direct way.
  • The EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime targets individuals and entities responsible for or involved in serious human rights violations or abuses as well as individuals and entities associated with them.

Human rights and democracy in the world: Council approves 2019 EU annual report

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Articles, Culture, Human rights, Philosophy, Politics, United Nations Human Rights Council, Human rights and development, Association for Human Rights in Central Asia

The Council today approved the 2019 EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world.

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  • The Council today approved the 2019 EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world.
  • The report marks the final phase of implementation of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015-2019) and confirms that in 2019 the EU demonstrated once more its commitment to protect, support and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide.
  • As a result, on 9 December 2019 the Foreign Affairs Council agreed on the need to work on a possible EU global human rights sanctions regime to tackle serious human rights violations worldwide committed by state and non-state actors.
  • In 2019 the EU remained a leader in the universal promotion and protection of human rights at multilateral level and continued to support human rights, democracy, the rule of law and gender equality in all relevant fora, including the UN Human Rights Council and the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly.

Legal data protection now also in Croatian

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Friday, May 29, 2020
Articles, Constitution of India, Dignity, Ethics, Honor, Positive mental attitude, Human behavior, Human rights, Fundamental rights in India, Human rights and development, Right to health

Fundamental rights define minimum standards to ensure everyone is treated with dignity. We help promote and protect these rights.

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Fundamental rights define minimum standards to ensure everyone is treated with dignity. We help promote and protect these rights.

Protect human rights and public health in fighting COVID-19

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Saturday, April 11, 2020
Articles, Health, Academic disciplines, Euthenics, Health policy, Public health, Sanitation, Human rights and development

Respecting human rights and protecting public health is in everyones best interest they have to go hand-in-hand.

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  • Respecting human rights and protecting public health is in everyones best interest they have to go hand-in-hand.
  • We clearly need strong public health responses to protect life during the pandemic.
  • But we can protect our health and respect human rights.
  • The more we respect human rights, the better will be our public health strategies.

Federal government must respect First Nation children's right to a childhood

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Thursday, November 21, 2019
Law by country, Politics by country, Children's rights, UNICEF, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Human rights instruments, Human rights and development

As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Canada has a duty to prioritize their rights and interests.

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  • As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Canada has a duty to prioritize their rights and interests.
  • The Convention provides a critical framework for ensuring the fundamental human rights of every child.
  • UNICEF -- the only organization named in the Convention -- has a responsibility to speak out and defend children's rights everywhere, including Canada.
  • We defend the right to childhood so children everywhere grow up safe, happy and healthy and able to reach their potential.

Human Rights Protections in International Agreements examined

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Human behavior, Abuse, Law, Criminal law, Ethics, International law, Culture, Human rights, Torture, Extradition, Brexit, Human rights and development

Joint Committee on Human Rights examines human rights post Brexit

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  • Topics likely to be covered include:
    Is it possible to protect human rights in International Agreements?
  • Should the approach to human rights protections in agreements vary as between different types of agreements (eg trade, extradition, data sharing)?
  • How should UK international trade rules ensure adequate human rights protections continue to apply after Brexit?
  • For example, what rules should apply to the export of equipment that could be used in human rights abuses, such as torture?