December 10th 2008
Business Leaders mark UDHR 60th Anniversary
Today - on the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - corporate, trade union and civil society leaders have added their voices to the call by The Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and Realizing Rights for better corporate reporting on human rights.

December 8th 2008
Every Human has Rights
The Elders gathered a wide ranging group in Paris on Sunday for the Every Human has Rights Media Awards, including 30 award winning human rights journalists, to amplify the voices of millions of people around the world, re-committing themselves to the goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and calling on governments & individuals everywhere to renew their commitment to human rights.

December 4th 2008
International Seminar on Business and Human Rights
The Business and Human Rights International Seminar is took place from 4-5 December 2008, in Paris, France to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Seminar was chaired by Mary Robinson and brought together business, political, civil society and trade union leaders as well as diverse learning from around the world.

December 4th 2008
Subway signs agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Subway, the third largest fast-food chain in the world and the biggest fast-food buyer of tomatoes grown in the U.S. State of Florida, reached an agreement today with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to help improve wages and working conditions for the workers who pick their tomatoes. "Today, the fast-food industry has spoken with one voice,” said Gerardo Reyes of the CIW. “With this agreement, the four largest restaurant companies in the world have now joined their voices to the growing call for a more modern, more humane agricultural industry."