Mónica Vargas Collazos (@MonicaVarColl), ODG. April 2015, 9 pages, pdf. (English) Despite the recognition of the universality of Human Rights, and the participation of a large majority of countries in the International Human Rights System, States…
Transnational Corporations and Human Rights: Towards a Binding International Treaty. DOWNLOAD PDF HERE As part of the Global Campaign’s preparation for engaging the UN Inter Governmental Working Group (IGWG), this expert Seminar brought together thirty experts (human rights, international law, political economy)…
See full report here: SUMMARY Glencore in Colombia: civil society’s view on the sustainability of mining operations This shadow report[1] is intended as a contribution towards civil society’s duty to provide oversight and demand responsibility from large companies and transnational…
– Report denounces rights violations committed by Vale – More than 30 cases in three continents are presented in the document produced by the InternationalArticulation of those Affected by Vale – The report gathers several allegations of human and environmental rights violations, such asforced labor, espionage and irregular environmental licensing – Vale Unsustainability Report 2015 will be available for download on the …
How international investment rules undermine agrarian justice Pietje Vervest Timothé Feodoroff The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause present in many trade treaties give investors far-reaching protection, curtailing governments’ ability to regulate for progressive agrarian and agricultural policies and reinforcing the…
Deepening TNCs gains from the WTO Mary Louise F. Malig This sequel to the “Tailored for Sharks” report delves deeper into the role the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its legal system play in the corporate architecture that benefits and…
“Listening to farmers and addressing their specific needs. We talk to farmers about the crops they want to grow and eat, as well as the unique challenges they face. We partner with organizations that understand and are equipped to address these challenges, and…
UNDER THE INFLUEN$E raises one of the most important questions the American people have ever faced – has our democracy been stolen? Fusing secrecy with big money, global corporations and private interests have gradually gained control of our government…
In this video, Mercia Andrews from the Rural Women Assembly explains why Farmers, Rural Women and mining impacted communities mobilised to the Bulawayo, for the SADC Peoples Summit.
John Gerard Ruggie Harvard University – Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) July 30, 2014 Business and Human Rights: Beyond the End of the Beginning, César Rodriguez-Garavito, ed., Forthcoming Abstract: Calls to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) through a single overarching international treaty…
A Vote Item:3 – 37th Meeting 26th Regular Session Human Rights Council Votes on Draft Resolutions under Agenda Item:3 – Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic,social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Vote on…
A new GPF working paper, jointly published with Brot für die Welt and MISEREOR, gives an overview of the debate around how to create an international legally binding instrument to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses. The scope…