Part II: Telecommunications companies must join the debate on surveillance
17 June 2013 | by Lucy Purdon
In Part I of IHRB’s series analysing NSA data gathering revelations, Salil Tripathi discussed the human rights responsibilities of Internet companies in light of the disclosures regarding Prism. In Part II, Lucy Purdon looks at how Verizon and other telephone operators have responded to government requests and what they need to do now.

Big Data, Big Government, Big Companies: NSA data gathering raises new questions about corporate human rights responsibilities
12 June 2013 | by Salil Tripathi, IHRB Policy Director
The fact is that while Microsoft, Google and Twitter publish transparency reports which show the number of worldwide government requests they receive for user information and content takedown and whether and how they comply, they now admit that those reports do not include FISA requests, leaving users with only partial information about what is happening to their web presence.

Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct
26-27 June 2013 - OECD Conference Centre, Paris
Join IHRB at the Global Forum to discuss the relevance of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to the ICT sector and efforts to foster Internet freedom. Agenda now available.

Vicky Bowman to lead the new Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
5th June 2013
The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) are delighted to announce the appointment of Vicky Bowman as Director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business.

Business, Human Rights: The International Perspective
CINMIPETROL 9th International Congress of Mining and Petroleum, Cartagena, Colombia, 15 May 2013
Speech by John Morrison, IHRB Executive Director
"Human rights are no longer an optional matter for business in Colombia or in any of the world’s leading economies..."