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…
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…
<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…
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…
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…
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…
A new study debunks eight falsehoods the mining corporation OceanaGold has used to try to justify mining in El Salvador and undermine public debate and policymaking. Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining, recently acquired by Australian-Canadian firm OceanaGold, has been trying to access…
Today is exactly two months before the first anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, the worst industrial disaster to hit the garment industry, with 1,138 people killed and over 2,000 injured. To mark the day, Clean Clothes Campaign and…
Environmental governance in South Africa is cracking at the seams. If government permits Eskom to exceed air pollution standards at 14 of their coal-fired power stations, it would put the nail in the coffin of air quality legislation that protects…