On March 29, 2017, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador passed a historic law through which it bans, with a retroactive effect, the extraction of precious metals in its territory. The decision is the result of two decades of…
Supporters of the Southern Africa Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power, Transnational Corporations (TNC’s) dominate South Africa’s seed and agrochemical sector. Corporate information such as market shares are kept totally secret. Two of…
Below you’ll find the Letter of the II International Seminar, Food, Water and Energy are not commodities!, pointing to main aspects reflected in the Seminar and collective commitments. This letter was discussed on the last day of the International Seminar…
Descargar: MP3 (5.4 MB) The report launched last week by the Intergovernmental Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council mandated to elaborate a binding treaty on transnational corporations and human rights violations was “an important step”…
The Honduran environmental activist’s killing a year ago bears the hallmarks of a ‘well-planned operation designed by military intelligence’ says legal source. Nina Lakhani Leaked court documents raise concerns that the murder of the Honduran environmentalist…
By Anne van Schaik | Friends of the Earth Europe Legally-binding rules for transnational corporations on human rights are extremely important, as voluntary measures are not enough, and it’s an opportunity for the EU to take a…
Who profits from bank rescues in the EU? Download: The Bail Out Business (pdf, 1.84 MB) Average time to read: 45 min The Bail Out Business is the most comprehensive and thorough analysis of the steps taken…
S2B position on the European Commission proposal for a multilateral ISDS mechanism ISDS at a dangerous crossroads S2B position on the European Commission proposal for a multilateral investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism Globalisation is at a dangerous crossroads.…
This February 6th 2017, leaders of the Association of those Affected by the Hydroelectric Project el Quimbo (ASOQUIMBO) were summoned to Court for a Preliminary Hearing to decide whether or not to dismiss charges that had been initiated against…
Peasants, Family Farmers, Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, Collective Land Users, Fisherfolk, Social Pastorals, Civil Society organizations including FASE, supporters of the National Campaign for the Defense of the Cerrado; representatives of Mozambican peasant communities, Japanese environmental activist, as well as…
Through a quietly released official announcement, the Federal Environment Secretary of Argentina, Sergio Bergman, informed that Argentina’s National Glacier Inventory has just completed a glacier count in the controversial Famatina Mountains, and that the National Glacier Institute (the IANIGLA) recognizes…
Resolution of the Catalan Parliament regarding a legislative framework of respect for human rights on the part of Catalan businesses operating abroad approved at the Catalan Parliament on 3th November 2016 Download it here