Human Rights: Is It Any of Your Business? - Amnesty International
Human Rights: Is It Any of Your Business? - Amnesty International
Human Rights: Is It Any of Your Business? - Amnesty International
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<strong>Human</strong> rights – is it any <strong>of</strong> your business<br />
Authors: Peter Frankental and Frances House<br />
Case study researchers: Aidan Davy and Raj Thamotheram<br />
Designer: Alison Beanland<br />
Printed by Folium<br />
Photographs from Panos Pictures<br />
© <strong>Amnesty</strong> <strong>International</strong> UK and The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales <strong>Business</strong> Leaders Forum<br />
April 2000<br />
<strong>Amnesty</strong> <strong>International</strong> UK<br />
The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales <strong>Business</strong> Leaders Forum<br />
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<strong>Amnesty</strong> <strong>International</strong>’s mandate is to promote<br />
the values <strong>of</strong> the Universal Declaration <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> and to work worldwide for the<br />
release <strong>of</strong> prisoners <strong>of</strong> conscience, for fair trials<br />
for political prisoners and for an end to torture,<br />
extrajudicial executions, ‘disappearances’ and<br />
the death penalty. <strong>Amnesty</strong> <strong>International</strong> is<br />
independent <strong>of</strong> any government, political<br />
persuasion or religious creed.<br />
The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales <strong>Business</strong> Leaders Forum is an<br />
international charity which was founded in 1990 to<br />
promote socially responsible business practices that<br />
benefit business and society, and which help to<br />
achieve socially, economically and environmentally<br />
sustainable development. The Forum works with<br />
over 50 <strong>of</strong> the world’s leading multinational<br />
companies, and is active in some 30 emerging<br />
and transition economies.<br />
Product code: PB179<br />
ISBN: 1-873328-43-5<br />
This publication is intended to provide terms <strong>of</strong> reference to companies seeking to address the human rights context <strong>of</strong> their<br />
operations. The case studies are presented from the perspective <strong>of</strong> the companies featured and are based primarily on<br />
information provided by them. The recommendations reflect an evolutionary process rather than a definitive statement <strong>of</strong> policy.<br />
Nothing in this document is intended to serve as a judgement on or as an endorsement <strong>of</strong> the human rights record <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> the<br />
companies pr<strong>of</strong>iled.
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