Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights - The impact of UK-based mining companies on the Philippines, particularly focusing on the right to food
In 2009, the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on business and human rights. Below are materials related to the inquiry. For the Committee’s final report, and commentaries on it, click here.
All submissions received by the Joint Committee:
Written evidence received by the Committee as of 21 May 2009 [PDF]
Call for Evidence:
Call for Evidence, 6 March 2009 [PDF]
Audios, videos of hearings:
- Associated British Foods, BP, Confed. of British Industry, Rio Tinto, Tesco, 30 June
Submissions:
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- ActionAid [DOC], 30 Apr
- Amnesty UK, 1 May
- Anti-Slavery [DOC], 1 May
- Business & Human Rights Resource Centre [PDF], 25 Feb
- Business for Social Responsibility [PDF], 1 May
- Business in the Community [PDF], 1 May
- Chandler, Sir Geoffrey [DOC], 21 Apr
- Cockayne, James [DOC], 4 May
- Colombia Solidarity Campaign, regarding Mandé Norte/Murindó mining project, 23 Apr
- Responses by Muriel Mining, Rio Tinto
- Confederation of British Industry [DOC], May
- Corner House [PDF], May
- Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition [PDF], 1 May
- Danish Institute of Human Rights, Human Rights & Business Project [DOC], Jun 2009
- Drakos, Maassarani, Radon [PDF], 1 May
- Drive Up Standards [DOC], 1 May
- We invited National Express to respond but it did not do so
- EarthRights International [PDF], 1 May
- Global Witness [PDF], 5 May
- Hermer, Richard QC, Doughty Street Chambers [DOC], 30 Apr
- Institute for Human Rights & Business [DOC], 30 Apr
- International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) [PDF], 1 May
- Kinley, Professor David, University of Sydney [DOC], 30 Apr
- Leigh Day & Co [PDF], 30 Apr
- Meyersfeld, Bonita [DOC], 1 May
- Oxfam GB [DOC], 1 May
- Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID) [DOC], 6 May
- Survival International, 30 Apr
- Synergy Global Consulting [PDF], 1 May
- van Dam, Professor Cees [PDF], May
- Vigeo [PDF], 28 Apr
- War on Want, 7 May