A majority of independent shareholders of Thomson Reuters on Wednesday voted in favor of a proposal that would have the company assess and report on the potential human rights abuses of its work with Immigration and Customs Enforce
Investors are concerned about the software Thomson Reuters provides to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement to track people for detention and deportation. Photo by shutterstock
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As Canada’s homegrown multimedia and data giant continues to grow its business with immigration enforcement agencies, investor concern over human rights risk is growing. A shareholder resolution at this week’s annual meeting could push the company to finally take action on human rights risks and send an important signal to its global peers.
One of Canada’s most well-known companies, multimedia giant Thomson Reuters, is once again facing investor scrutiny for its work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to enable the tracking and deportation of migrants and asylum seekers.
Michael Allen
Managing Director of Beacon Global Strategies LLC; Former Majority Staff Director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Kari Bingen
Robert Cardillo
John P. Carlin
Marcel Lettre
Jason Matheny
Founding Director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Former Assistant Director of National Intelligence and Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
John McLaughlin
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; Former Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Jami Miscik
Stephen Slick
Director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project; Former CIA Clandestine Service Officer and National Security Council Senior Director for Intelligence Programs and Reform