Tibetan groups in Switzerland file complaint against the IOC
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, July 26: Four Tibetan organizations based in Switzerland on Friday filed a complaint against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with National Contact Point in Bern over violating OECD Guidelines by awarding China to be the host of Beijing Winter Olympics scheduled in February next year. The OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises are legally non-binding recommendations on responsible business conduct addressed by the various governments.
The four Tibet groups include the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association, Tibetan Youth Association in Europe, Tibetan community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and Tibetan Women’s Organization in Swiss. The guidelines obligate multinational enterprises like the IOC to respect globally recognized human rights, as the groups said were being violated under the Chinese government.
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Rio Tinto, Bougainville Community Residents To Assess Legacy Impacts Of Panguna Mine
LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Rio Tinto and Bougainville community members, represented by the Human Rights Law Centre, have reached an agreement to identify and assess legacy impacts of the former Panguna copper mine in Bougainville.
A joint committee of stakeholders will be formed to oversee a detailed independent assessment of the Panguna mine to identify and better understand actual and potential environmental and human rights impacts of the mine which ceased operating in 1989, Rio Tinto said.
The Panguna mine was operated by ASX-listed Bougainville Copper Limited BCL, majority owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and subsequent civil war.