Del 23 al 27 de Junio, en Ginebra, ONGs, movimientos sociales, redes y activistas se reunieron numerosos en Ginebra para combatir el poder de las empresas transnacionales y demandar un mundo en el que haya justicia para las víctimas de…
In a Hearing of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, in Geneva, communities affected by actions and activities of transnational corporations gave their testimonies demanding justice and remedy for the past and ongoing violations of human and peoples rights. This Hearing was…
En una Audiencia del Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos en Ginebra, afectados por las actividades y acciones de empresas transnacionales rindieron su testimonio y demandaron justicia por violaciones, pasadas y en curso, de derechos humanos y de los pueblos. Esta…
DECLARACIÓN FINAL De la Campaña Global para Desmantelar el poder de las transnacionales y poner fin a su impunidad En el marco de la Campaña de Movilización para detener los crímenes y la impunidad corporativa Los movimientos sociales exigen que…
FINAL STATEMENT From the Global Campaign Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity Regarding the WEEK OF MOBILIZATION TO STOP CORPORATE CRIMES AND IMPUNITY Social movements demand access to justice for those affected by human rights violations and ecological crimescommitted by…
by Prof. John Ruggie Calls to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) through an international treaty instrument go back to the 1970s. Pressure for a treaty has come most persistently from activists, and more intermittently from developing countries. A recent civil society…
On April 24, 2013, an eight-storey building known as Rana Plaza collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing more than 1,100 garment workers and injuring thousands of others. The victims, mostly women, worked in factories owned by a number of companies (New…
The United Nations has voted to legislate against human rights abuses carried out by transnational corporations, reports Lucia Ortiz. But the resolution, proposed by Ecuador and South Africa, was opposed by the US and the member states of the EU.…
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) held a Hearing in Geneva on June 23, 2014 (download PDF) The Jury, composed of Juan Hernández Zubizarreta (president), Roberto Schiattarella, Francesco Martone, Renata Reis and Beverly Keene, considered 12 cases in…
A Vote Item:3 – 37th Meeting 26th Regular Session Human Rights Council Votes on Draft Resolutions under Agenda Item:3 – Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic,social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Vote on…
GENEVA June 27 2014: Friends of the Earth International and other social movements celebrate a great and long awaited victory that challenges corporate power and starts responding to environmental defenders demands. The time had finally come to move…
Members of the National Roundtable against Mining in El Salvador, La Mesa, announced the presentation of the Pacific Rim-OceanaGold case in this week’s Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal held in Geneva, Switzerland. The tribunal, organized as part of theInternational Week of…