Lago Agrio, September 10, 2018.- Once the arbitration award regarding the lawsuit that the oil company Chevron pursued against the Ecuadorian State – known as Chevron III – has been made public, members of the UDAPT stated that…
On 20th July 2018 the Presidency of the OEIGWG published the Zero Draft of the UN Binding Treaty that will be discussed at the occasion of the 4th Session of OEIGWG 15-20 October 2018. The document can be consulted…
The UDAPT has started a crowdfunding in order to raise CAD $ 350 thousand needed to cover judicial costs that will allow us to appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada and continue in our attempt to…
To Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever Clean up Kodaikanal to global standards In 2001, Unilever dumped toxic mercury in the south Indian hill town of Kodaikanal, poisoning its workers and the forest. It took 15 years of campaigning…
Descargar: MP3 (7.9 MB) The Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power organized on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, an activity in the framework of the United Nations (UN) to insist on the need for the new treaty that allows to…
New CEO of Chevron Michael Wirth continues with the policy of the former top manager John Watson, aiming at avoiding any responsibility in relation to the legal case that the UDAPT has been carrying out against the…
Quito, May 23, 2018. – Through a ruling issued today, the Court of Ontario dismissed the evidence presented by the affected Ecuadorians to link the capitals of Chevron Canada and Chevron Corporation. The decision of this Court will be appealed before the…
Dorothy Grace Guerrero Despite the end of historical colonialism – brought about by successful struggles for independence and liberation by former colonial territories in the South and their establishment of post-colonial governments – the…
In 2015, ConocoPhillips and CNE Oil & Gas (Canacol Energy) obtained contracts for the exploration and production of unconventional fossil fuels (fracking) in the municipality of San Martín, César, Colombia. Local organizations in San Martín, led…
OTTAWA and TORONTO, April 16, 2018 /CNW/ – On April 17 and 18, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, will be the setting in which Ecuadorian plaintiffs will demonstrate that Chevron Canada has a patrimony connection with Chevron Corporation, which would allow the Indigenous and peasant…
Joseph Purugganan Presentation delivered at the Regional Consultation, Training, and Meeting of La Via Campesina Collective on Human Rights, 27 March 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia On behalf of Focus on the Global South let me begin…
The Atlas of Utopias is a global gallery of inspiring community-led transformation in water, energy and housing. The atlas features 32 communities from 19 countries who responded to TNI’s Transformative Cities initiative which seeks to learn from cities…