Are human rights threatened by online business activities? The short answer is yes. Yahoo and Google’s missteps in China, retailer and bank data thefts by online criminals, U.S. telecoms data sharing with the NSA are all examples business responses to external factors contributing to this risk. Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Do eBusiness Strategies Threaten Human Rights?
Posted by John Richardson
on July 31, 2010
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Human Rights in the News
Posted by John Richardson
on July 27, 2010
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Israel demolishes Bedouin village
Israeli authorities have demolished the homes of about 300 Bedouins in a village in the southern Negev desert.
The entire village of al-Arakib was bulldozed on Tuesday, with many of the former residents’ cattle, trees and belongings lost.
Cambodians upset by genocide sentence
The Khmer Rouge tribunal delivered its first verdict on Monday and sentenced a top leader of the genocidal regime, comrade Duch, to 30 years behind bars, but many victims outside the emotional courtroom were left complaining over this sentence.
Group says suing UK over Congo conflict minerals
Lobby group Global Witness said on Monday it was taking the British government to court for failing to refer companies trading in Congo ‘conflict minerals’ to the U.N. sanctions committee.
Iraq: Extremist Groups Targeting Journalists
The suicide car bombing that destroyed the Baghdad bureau of Al Arabiya News Channel and killed at least six people on July 26, 2010, was an assault on the fundamental principles of freedom of expression and respect for life, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch, July 26, 2010
Egypt Punishes Gaza More
Almost two months since Egypt announced it would reopen its Rafah border terminal with the Gaza Strip, operation of the crossing remains sorely limited.
SEC Looks at the Proxy Plumbing
Posted by John Richardson
on July 15, 2010
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Yesterday the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a “Concept Release on the U.S. Proxy System.” The Release followed an earlier public hearing in which the Commissioners, led by Chairwoman Mary Shapiro, spoke of the need to possibly modify a voting system that has remained largely untouched for more than 30 years.
The Concept Release, a dense document of more than 150 pages, addresses a wide range of issues including over and under voting, conflicts of interest by proxy advisers and ways in which retail investors can be induced to vote.While this is not the stuff of financial reform a la the Dodd-Frank bill currently slogging through Congress, the outcome of this regulatory exercise may be profound.
Here is a link to the Concept Release document.
As I pour over this document, I will share with you my observations about this Concept Release. Stay tuned.
