Published by Institutional Investor. April 14, 2011 • Katie Gilbert This July south Sudan is to become the Republic of Southern Sudan. In January’s plebiscite nearly 99 percent of southern Sudanese voted to secede from the north. Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has pledged to abide by the outcome. The […]
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JP Morgan Shareholders Will See Human Rights Proxy Ballot
Published by Institutional Investor. By Katie Gilbert March 31, 2011 A recent decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission means it’s likely that JP Morgan Chase shareholders will see a proposal about investments linked to genocide in the proxy ballot for this year’s annual meeting on May 17. The proposal […]
Are U.S. Investments in Sudan funding genocide?
Published by Institutional Investor. By Katie Gilbert January 11, 2011 – This past Sunday, Barack Obama made an appearance in The New York Times opinion pages. His topic was Sudan, and he opened his piece by expressing hope that this week’s elections there – which could grant the southern part […]
