The 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in Geneva on June 10th. A major focus on the UNHRC agenda is the issue of binding regulations for Transnational Corporations (TNCs). This demand has been raised by…
A child labours at a sweatshop in India. Credit: photo stock UNITED NATIONS, June 24 2014 (IPS) – When the United Nations began negotiating a Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations (TNCs) back in the 1970s, the proposal never got…
Tribunal hears cases of corporate violations highlighting the need for a global treaty June 23, 2014, Geneva (Switzerland) – Eight transnational corporations, including Shell, Chevron and Glencore, go on trial today in Geneva for human rights violations…
Maxime Combes of Attac France interviews Gonzalo Berron and Brid Brennan on the eve of the debate at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the need for a new legal framework to end corporate…
The VII Pan-amazon Social Forum (FSPA, Brazilian acronym) was held from May 28th to 31st, 2014, in the city of Macapá (Brazil). Following the motto “No Meio do Mundo os Povos se Encontram” (In the middle of the world, Peoples meet), representatives of…
A new GPF working paper, jointly published with Brot für die Welt and MISEREOR, gives an overview of the debate around how to create an international legally binding instrument to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses. The scope…
Between 9 and 13 of June, the third round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Ecuador has being held in Brussels. In fact there is little to negotiate because the EU does not leave…
<div id=”heading” class=”main-content-styles”><h1 id=”page-title” class=”en ltr-lang” dir=”ltr” lang=”en” xml:lang=”en”> </h1><h2 id=”standfirst” class=”en ltr-lang” dir=”ltr” lang=”en” xml:lang=”en”>A new legally binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to advance prevention, protection and compensation measures, as well as to intensify efforts to eliminate…
It is in operation now the website Consulta Previa (www.consultaprevia.org). The material is available in Portuguese and Spanish and it was launched during the Panamazonian Social Forum in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil (28-31 May 2013). The website is an important…
Members of the Supreme Court (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The big media talk a lot about stalemate in Congress, but they are missing the real story. While representative democracy is dysfunctional, the Supreme Court has taken over with its…
On the occasion of the international day of mobilization to support victims of Chevron, today (21 May 2014) fifty people gathered at the Place des Nations in Geneva. Other demonstrations took place in five countries on four continents. These simultaneous actions, protesters…
Brussels, 15-16 May 2014 The EU and the crisis: from austerity to solidarity the verdict of the other voices and a call for another Europe Brussels – A Tribunal on EU economic governance and the Troika took place in…