Descargar: MP3 (9 MB) European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, opened two investigations on July 31st targeting the European Commission and the European Council, calling for greater transparency around the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. According to a press release…
A Call to Action launched by the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity On July 8th, the Israeli army launched its third military attack in Gaza in five years. Even if the Israeli government has…
The systemic failure of the Nigerian government and oil giant Shell to clean up the horrendous oil pollution in the Niger Delta, has been branded “shameful”, by a group of Nigerian and international organizations today. A damning report, released today 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…
Twenty country members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, representing a population of 3.8 billion people, vote in favour of a historic resolution to build a binding treaty June 26th, 2014, Geneva – After weeks of negotiation and furious…
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hears compelling testimony from impacted communities while the United Nations Human Rights Council debates a historic proposal to adopt binding codes for TNCs June 26, 2014, Geneva – On Monday June 23rd, representatives from communities impacted…