- CRF 2010, no. 3 - Engaging Engagement: Conversations and Reflections
October 2010
This issue of China Rights Forum explores key questions on China's engagement with the outside world and its successful through the reflections and observations of human rights, legal, and education experts, NGO activists, and members of the business and press communities.- “Doing Business in China: HRIC Interview with M.J.”
Businessman M.J. shares his experiences navigating the Chinese business landscape.
- “Doing Business in China: HRIC Interview with M.J.”
- CRF 2010, no. 2 -“China’s Internet”: Staking Digital Ground
July 2010
This issue of China Rights Forum aims to contribute to a better understanding of China’s strategic objectives in Internet development, as well as their implications for Chinese citizens and the future of an open global Internet, as China attempts to rewrite the rules of the game. - HRIC Submission: “Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law”
May 2008
Written statement by HRIC to the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. - CRF 2008, no. 1 - Human Rights: Everyone's Business
January 2008
This issue of China Rights Forum focuses on corporate social responsibility (CSR), its potential, and its impact on human rights in the face of domestic reform challenges and globalization dynamics.- “Business & Human Rights: Corporate Recognition and Responsibility”
Advisor to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on business and human rights Christine Bader discusses business's role in society within a human rights framework. - “Bringing Together Business and Human Rights”
Sharon Hom talks with Human Rights First president Michael Posner about his experience with and insights on corporate social responsibility. - “Selling Security Systems to China: Risky Business”
Scott Greathead discusses risk management and the sale of sophisticated "crime control" equipment and technology. - “A Critical Look at Hubei Yihua Group’s 'Corporate Culture'”
Wei Ziyou exposes the company’s shameful practices, in which the pursuit of profit undermines human rights. - “A History of the 'Yahoo! Incident'”
Hu Kunming provides a case overview and raises questions about the risks facing foreign companies in complying with demands of the Chinese government. - “Africa’s Newest Friends”
Ghislain L. Legault offers a Gabonese citizen’s perspective of China’s impact on the central African country. - “The Fate of Wu Lihong and Pollution with Chinese Characteristics”
Jiang Fuzhen recounts a citizen’s battle against the destruction of Lake Tai. - “11 Years in Prison for Striking a Cymbal?”
Jing Chu tells the story of Mudao Village’s attempt to stand up to the government’s "fee-collecting armies." - “Hangzhou’s Changyun Group Cheats Workers out of Rightful Company Shares”
Dong Yuan describes how workers organized after they were swindled by their bosses. - “Two Essays on Market Economy and Democracy”
Qiao Xinsheng presents his arguments on these two questions: "Can authoritarian government further the development of amarket economy?" and "Can amarket economy engender democracy?" - “The Price of Blood”
Evan Anderson exposes the human costs of the industrial, economic, and social forces at play in the bloodmarket.
- “Business & Human Rights: Corporate Recognition and Responsibility”
- “Incorporating Responsibility 2008: Maximizing the Impact of CSR in China”
May 2006
This HRIC backgrounder from CRF 2006, no. 3 explores the tensions and tractions affecting the progress of corporate social responsibility in China. - CRF 2005, no. 3 - China's Rise and Human Rights
August 2005
This issue of China Rights Forum focuses on China's growing prominence on the world stage through its rise as an economic powerhouse, including the place of corporate social responsibility in China.- “Enforcing Corporate Human Rights Obligations:Tools for Engagement”
August 2005
Director of Global Corporate Accountability at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility David M. Schilling describes some measures individuals and groups can take to ensure that corporate social responsibility is more than a public relations exercise in this article from CRF 2005, no. 3.
- “Enforcing Corporate Human Rights Obligations:Tools for Engagement”