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  • Extractives Assembly, World Social Forum Political Declaration

    World Social Forum 2013

    We, organisations assembled here, bear witness to a global extractivist boom that is leading to great misery for many hundreds of millions of the Earth’s people and destroying the very basis for life and its reproduction in significant parts of the Global South, and also the Global North. It is corporations, financiers and the rich ●●●

    Pacific Rim’s announcement of a US $315 million increase in its law suit against El Salvador denounced by members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador

    STOP EL SALVADOR MINING

    Canadian mining company Pacific Rim has announced it will increase to US $315 million its demand against the Salvadoran Government for failing to grant a license to exploit gold in the El Dorado mine in its northern department of Cabañas. Pacific Rim is suing under Salvadoran Investment Laws after the ICSID tribunal dismissed their case ●●●

  • PRESS RELEASE: EU-Canada trade agreement threatens fracking bans

    Transnational Institute - TNI

    Corporate Europe Observatory, the Council of Canadians and the Transnational Institute http://www.tni.org/briefing/right-say-no Amsterdam/Brussels/Ottawa, May 6th.- The proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada would grant energy companies far-reaching rights to challenge bans and regulations of environmentally damaging shale gas development (fracking), a new briefing by Corporate Europe Observatory, The ●●●

    Take action and demand justice for victims of Bangladesh building collapse

    War on Want

    Over 200 people have been killed in the collapse of a building in Bangladesh which housed garment factories making clothes for Primark, Matalan, Mango and other major brands. Take action now and demand these UK high street brands to take responsibility for this tragedy by paying full compensation to the workers and commit to action ●●●

  • WSF 2013 – Social Movements against the power of corporations / Brid Brennan

    Dismantle Corporate Power

    Brid Brennan, coordinator of the Economic Justice Program at the Transnational Institute, talks about the global campaign against the power of corporations wich had invaded any aspects of human life. Support AttacTV to produce more contents. Make a donation at http://www.attac.tv

    Supreme Court limits suits over foreign abuses

    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday drastically limited the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to use American courts to seek accountability and monetary damages for their suffering. The decision was a major victory for corporations that have been sued in the United States over their alleged role in foreign atrocities. The ●●●

  • Philippine tribal protest forces mine closure

    UCA

    A mining company announced today it has shut down operations at a nickel mine in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Sur, after locals blocked the entrance, citing environmental concerns. Members of the Badjao tribe in the village of Cabangahan, Catilan town, formed a human barricade on Monday to prevent Marcventures Mining and Development ●●●

    EU Corporate Reporting proposal not strong enough to improve company behaviour

    European Coalition for Corporate Justice

    Brussels, April 16 – A proposal released today by the European Commission to require large European companies to report on environmental and social issues will not guarantee ethical corporate behaviour according to the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ). [1] The group, representing 250 organisations in 15 countries, has been saying for years that new ●●●

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