Mary Johnson
@marycjohnson
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Globe-trotting for personal and professional satisfaction. Founder, Fair Play Human Rights Consulting (@ConsultFairPlay).
London
Joined February 2009
Looking forward to this! Will be great to discuss legal #bizhumanrights trends with @A_SmithAnthony and Jonathan Drimmer.
#RegisterNow for our webinar tomorrow, looking forward to the discussion on role of #law in ensuring #responsiblesecurity #accountability of #privatesecurity #supplychain covering #modernslavery #HumanRights #duediligence #sanctions #penalties
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At the time the Constitution was ratified, women couldn't vote, much less be judges.
Amy Coney Barrett on originalism: "That means that I interpret the Constitution as a law... I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. That meaning doesn't change over time and it's not up to me to update it or infuse my policy views into it."
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The gov't should apply the same metrics to Africa as they do the rest of the world. Petition: Review travel advice and travel corridor list for African countries
petition.parliament.uk
The Government should review its travel corridor list and advice for travel to African countries, in line with the same metrics used for the rest of the world. If metrics of cases per 100k and...
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I have lived abroad for decades and have always been really impressed with the MN absentee process. Today for the first time I was told my ballot was being rejected. Reason: the numbers don't match. Except they do. I'm worried.
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A climate change story straight from the forests in which I grew up. Who knew Minnesota was among the fastest-warming states in the US? Not I.
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Climate change is already causing zombie forests where trees can’t regenerate
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This is amazing news.
After more than four years of unjust Chinese detention for being a human rights lawyer, Wang Quanzhang is finally reunited with his family.
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As counsel around the world grapple with #COVID-19, force majeure and contract non-performance, how many are applying a #humanrights lens to their analysis? @GBIHR has some ideas on how to make good business decisions by focusing on impacts on people:
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Polman tells banks to step up; Schwab names names; Covid-19 saints and sinners https://t.co/tf7DVl81uE via @financialtimes
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Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore
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Please sign and share: UK Parliament: Small Ltd Company Directors to get Government support like the Employed and Self Employed - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/75em9ZjYU3 via @UKChange
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Small Ltd Company Directors to get Government support like the Employed and Self Employed
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"Safeguarding mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic is a huge challenge for business, but one which can’t be ignored if we are to take a humane and effective approach to the crisis." Read @JoannaBReyes's great piece for @GBIHR here:
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These photos are not going to age well. Even 23 hours later they look awful.
I know peak bloom is beautiful and the weather couldn’t be any nicer, but can’t help thinking about social distancing when looking at these crowds. Let’s be safe!! #CherryBlossoms #coronavirus
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I know peak bloom is beautiful and the weather couldn’t be any nicer, but can’t help thinking about social distancing when looking at these crowds. Let’s be safe!! #CherryBlossoms #coronavirus
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"Investors can choose to make money in ways that contribute to a healthier, more prosperous community — or they can choose to extract rents in socially destructive ways...The law may limit their liability as shareholders, but public opinion [is] not so easily circumvented."
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As we wrap and reflect on 2019, and expert view from @GBIHR's @CatieShavin on the three questions companies should ask themselves:
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The transition from 2019 to 2020 marks an inflection point in the business and human rights field. Events over the past few weeks have revealed a step-change in conversations about the need to...
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Here it is folks, our Top Ten for 2020. Happy Human Rights Day!
On #HumanRightsDay, here are our key #bizhumanrights issues for the year ahead. From the need for #justtransitions to green jobs, to understanding gender fluidity in the workplace, 2020 promises to be a busy year for the #humanrights community. ⬇️ https://t.co/wXhzFs9Szl
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"We have done our best but the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won." I despair. BBC News - Apostrophe campaign ends due to 'ignorance and laziness'
bbc.co.uk
The founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society says fewer people care about using the punctuation mark correctly.
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