Bloemfontein, South Africa, 26 November 2014 – In a hard-hitting judgement handed down today, the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd (AMSA) to release various environmental records to the Vaal Environmental Justice Organisation (VEJA) [1], and to pay…
Every January since 2000, the Public Eye Award ‘honours’ the worst transnational corporation of the year as selected by the public through online voting. The Award’s ceremony is timely because it takes place during the World Economic Forum in…
Las Casitas is a small community living on the edge of one of the world’s largest coal mines, located in the poorest region of Colombia. The community is under imminent threat of forced displacement as a result of the Cerrejón…
The five women survivors fasting since November 10 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, have broken their waterless fast. The women, along with about 200 people present, have been protesting for additional compensation for the survivors of the Union Carbide…
Statement from the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power on the occasion of the Historic Final Hearing of the Mexican Chapter of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal: Free Trade, Violence, Impunity and Human Rights After 3 years…
Deepening TNCs gains from the WTO Mary Louise F. Malig This sequel to the “Tailored for Sharks” report delves deeper into the role the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its legal system play in the corporate architecture that benefits and…
A local municipality has used little-known legislation to block environmentally damaging metal exploration The hills of Chalatenango, in northern El Salvador, were once home to one of central America’s leading revolutionary movements. During the country’s 1980-1992 civil war, thousands…
“Listening to farmers and addressing their specific needs. We talk to farmers about the crops they want to grow and eat, as well as the unique challenges they face. We partner with organizations that understand and are equipped to address these challenges, and…
Ecuador’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino. (Reuters/Toby Melville) Transnational corporations have abused their privileges leading to “an unprecedented level of social and environmental injustice,” said Ecuador’s FM Ricardo Patino in his article calling on all nations to hold such companies…
UNDER THE INFLUEN$E raises one of the most important questions the American people have ever faced – has our democracy been stolen? Fusing secrecy with big money, global corporations and private interests have gradually gained control of our government…
Crimes Against Humanity committed by Chevron Corporation. The most recent action made by the UDAPT (Union of Peoples Affected by Chevron), related with the long process against the american company Chevron Corporation, looks for the criminal responsibility of the persons…
Download: MP3 (1.6 Mb) “Right now we are being evicted by the police and the army and this is due to the pressure being exerted against the Indura Beach & Golf Resort project”, said Nahum Lalin, leader of the Honduran Black Fraternal…