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…
Watch our short video about the Tampakan mine: The B’laan indigenous people of the southern Philippines are in danger. They are locked in a struggle against one of the largest mining companies in the world. The Anglo-Swiss…
The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) is being urged to back a resolution next month to draw up a binding accord that would ensure both accountability and mechanisms for redress by victims of corporate rights abuse. Credit: Omid Memarian/IPS WASHINGTON,…
On Wednesday 30 April, Judge Farlam casually announced that clause 1.5 of the Terms of Reference has been deleted by President Zuma. Let’s just remind ourselves what clause 1.5 refers to: 1.5 The role played by the Department of Mineral…
Social Movements, NGOs and Human Rights Groups “Call on U.N. Human Rights Council to start developing a treaty to tackle corporate human rights violations” Today a global alliance of civil society organizations (the Treaty Alliance), made up of…
Campaigners Pia Eberhardt and Arthur Stamoulis discuss what has been learned so far about challenging investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), as the European Commission consults on its use in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership The European Commission’s public consultation on the inclusion…
Picket the Goldcorp AGM!May 1 – 2 pmIn front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard St Vancouver, uncededCoast Salish TerritoriesOrganized by the Mining Justice Alliance Why picket Goldcorp Inc.?Among the world’s largest gold producers, Goldcorp sponsors health, education, and arts…
The French company Total, along with other multinationals, has recently started oil and gas exploration off Western Saharan – a territory which has been under Moroccan occupation for almost forty years. These activities raise ethical issues about consultation with…
PARTICIPANTS’ ‘VOTING WALL’ AT THE PEOPLES’ FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS & BUSINESS SIGN ON HERE & JOIN THE 150+ GROUPS WHO ALREADY HAVE! This statement has been endorsed by a wide alliance of international networks, organizations and social movements, listed…
Launch Global Campaign Against Company and its Products Oakland, CA – Community leaders from several countries, including indigenous and farmer communities from the rainforest of Ecuador, announced today a worldwide call for global day of actions in opposition to Chevron to…