The victims were among the thousands agitating against Sterlite Copper for over 100 days. At least 11 people were killed and scores of others including women and children injured in a brutal police attack…
In Arab Countries by CIHRSMay 17, 2018 In light of the recent mass killing of civilians in occupied Palestine, the undersigned 95 organizations call on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently launch an independent investigation into violations of…
The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity and Seattle to Brussels Network are organizing 2 Webinars targeting Trade & Investment campaigners as well as Corporate Power Campaigners. Please find below the details on both…
A year since El Salvador’s legislature unanimously approved a law prohibiting all metal mining activities in the country, Salvadoran organizations including the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining are reaffirming their commitment to ensure the small Central American country continues to…
Dorothy Grace Guerrero Despite the end of historical colonialism – brought about by successful struggles for independence and liberation by former colonial territories in the South and their establishment of post-colonial governments – the…
Support to the Amadiba Crisis Committee in their demand for the Right to Say No Statement 24th April 2018 From 23rd to 25thApril 2018, members of the Xolobeni community of the Wild Coast of South Africa are taking the South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to the…
Global Campaign Statement 24th April 2018 From 23rd to 25thApril 2018, members of the Xolobeni community of the Wild Coast of South Africa are taking the South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to the Pretoria High Court over…
Panel Discussion A Status Report on the Binding Treaty on TNCs and other Business Enterprises April 25th, 2018, 1-3pm room tbc, United Nations Headquarters, New…
Strategies on Corporate power Invitation CCR, 666 Broadway, level 7, New York Wednesday 25th April 2018, 5 pm – 8 pm Meeting convened by the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity, to exchange…
In 2015, ConocoPhillips and CNE Oil & Gas (Canacol Energy) obtained contracts for the exploration and production of unconventional fossil fuels (fracking) in the municipality of San Martín, César, Colombia. Local organizations in San Martín, led…
OTTAWA and TORONTO, April 16, 2018 /CNW/ – On April 17 and 18, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, will be the setting in which Ecuadorian plaintiffs will demonstrate that Chevron Canada has a patrimony connection with Chevron Corporation, which would allow the Indigenous and peasant…
Joseph Purugganan Presentation delivered at the Regional Consultation, Training, and Meeting of La Via Campesina Collective on Human Rights, 27 March 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia On behalf of Focus on the Global South let me begin…