Supporters of the Southern Africa Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power, Transnational Corporations (TNC’s) dominate South Africa’s seed and agrochemical sector. Corporate information such as market shares are kept totally secret. Two of…
Two of those accused of the death of Nilce de Souza Magalhães, fisher and affected by the Jirau hydroelectric plant, will be judged by the Jury Court in Porto Velho, in the state of Ronônia. This week, on…
Below you’ll find the Letter of the II International Seminar, Food, Water and Energy are not commodities!, pointing to main aspects reflected in the Seminar and collective commitments. This letter was discussed on the last day of the International Seminar…
Descargar: MP3 (5.4 MB) The report launched last week by the Intergovernmental Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council mandated to elaborate a binding treaty on transnational corporations and human rights violations was “an important step”…
Last week in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council, a treaty for transnational corporations and human rights was once more on the agenda. Although there was just a presentation of the report of the second…
Corporate Accountability International, Transnational Institute, Human Rights and Business Center (HOMA), CETIM, Friends of the Earth International, and the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity organized a side event to the IGWG on…
Canadian mining company Gran Colombia Gold is reportedly resorting to international arbitration under the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement. The company’s operations – underground gold and silver mining – appear to have been beset with a variety of…
Pepsi Under Attack for Water Abuses from All Quarters For Immediate Release March 9, 2017 Palakkad, India: US based PepsiCo has been forced to cease operations at its bottling plant in Kanjikode, in the south Indian…
A way forward to stop corporate impunity Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 Time: 12- 13:30 Palais des Nations Room XXIV (Geneva, Switzerland) Corporate Accountability International, Transnational Institute, Human Rights and Business Center (HOMA), CETIM, Friends of the Earth International, and the…
The Honduran environmental activist’s killing a year ago bears the hallmarks of a ‘well-planned operation designed by military intelligence’ says legal source. Nina Lakhani Leaked court documents raise concerns that the murder of the Honduran environmentalist…
By Anne van Schaik | Friends of the Earth Europe Legally-binding rules for transnational corporations on human rights are extremely important, as voluntary measures are not enough, and it’s an opportunity for the EU to take a…
On 12 July 2015, the Belgian Parliament passed a law to prevent ‘vulture funds’ from making huge profits out of financial crises. The law limits the ability of creditors to pursue claims before its courts that are…