World March of Women Liason Newsletter
See the latest Newsletter at this link
News
Two-thirds of WTO members issue call for a TRIPS waiver
Source: Third World Network 24 February 2021 Geneva, 24 Feb (D. Ravi Kanth) – In support of putting billions of human lives before the profits and patents of Big Pharma, more than two-thirds of the World Trade Organization’s 164…
Press release: 10th anniversary of the 1st judgement declaring Chevron-Texaco guilty
Source: UDAPT – UNION OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TEXACO’S OIL OPERATIONS 16th February 2021 Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the 1st judgement declaring Chevron-Texaco guilty for its crime in the Ecuadorian Amazon Press release …
Nigerian farmers & FOEI win oil pollution case against Shell
Source: Friends of the Earth Europe 29 January 2021 Justice for victims of Shell pollution The Court of Appeal in The Hague has ruled in favour of Milieudefensie / Friends of the Earth Netherlands and four Nigerians on…
#Brumadinho International Press Conference
18 January 2020 Source: MAB International Press Conference: Balance of 2 years since #VALE crime in #Brumadinho 22 January 2020 You are all invited to join the International Press Conference “Balance of 2 years since #VALE crime in…
31 CSOs demand UN to include CAF in Settlement Database
18 December 2020 Source: Al-Haq 31 Palestinian & European human rights organisations, networks & trade unions demand Basque company CAF be included in UN settlement database CAF will expand and operate the Jerusalem Light Rail linking illegal…
Ecuador will appeal the arbitration award that favoured Chevron
17 December 2020 Source: UDAPT THE AMAZON THANKS FOR THE MASSIVE WORLDWIDE SUPPORT The State Attorney General’s Office began the appeal process of the sentence Quito, December 16, 2020 Nullity of Chevron’s award: The State…
Press Release: Iberdrola solar in México
16 December 2020 Source: A Planeta A Planeta together with IberTrolas, which have been following Iberdrola for years where its headquarters are located, the Basque Country, together with the Mexican Regional Movement for the Defense of Water and…
Press Release: Urgent Call from International CSO to Ecuador on the Chevron case
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Chevron’s Impunity in Ecuador: Urgent Call from International Civil Society Press Release December 11, 2020 In solidarity with tens of thousands of people affected by the biggest environmental disaster that has hit the Ecuadorian Amazon, more…
Chevron case: Open letter to the President of Ecuador
Download the PDF Version here Attn: Mr. Lenin Moreno President of Ecuador Cc. Mr. Iñigo Salvador Attorney General of Ecuador Cc. Mr. Luis Gallegos Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador In defence of the rights of…
Death Threats to Activists Show Need to Protect Mining Affected Communities
Source: AIDC 18th November 2020 As the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) we, along with our partner organisations, are disgusted at the continuing death threats being levelled at local activists opposed to destructive ‘developmental’ practices in…
Despite Covid-19 limitations civil society drives momentum for the historic UN Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights.
PRESS RELEASE DESPITE COVID-19 LIMITATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY DRIVES MOMENTUM FOR THE HISTORIC UN TREATY ON TRANSNATIONALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 November, Geneva The sixth round of negotiations of the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Inter-governmental Working Group (OEIGWG) mandated…