myanmar

US Business and Human Rights in Myanmar

Last month the Obama administration eased financial and investment sanctions on Myanmar, praising it’s government for freeing hundreds of political prisoners and finally allowing the political opposition to take part in elections. While the easing of sanctions demonstrates valuable support for further political reforms in Myanmar, the US investment policy does not effectively address the [...]

Doing the Wrong Thing

The Economist has a great article in their latest issue about the gap between human rights organizations and business. Much work is needed to create a more fruitful engagement. Suggestions? Doing the wrong thing Oct 25th 2007 | NEW YORK Human-rights activists fall out over how to deal with companies MANY human-rights activists believe that [...]