A way forward to stop corporate impunity Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 Time: 12- 13:30 Palais des Nations Room XXIV (Geneva, Switzerland) Corporate Accountability International, Transnational Institute, Human Rights and Business Center (HOMA), CETIM, Friends of the Earth International, and the…
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…
On 12 July 2015, the Belgian Parliament passed a law to prevent ‘vulture funds’ from making huge profits out of financial crises. The law limits the ability of creditors to pursue claims before its courts that are…
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.…
To: OceanaGold CEO Mick Wilkes, OceanaGold Board of Directors, and OceanaGold Shareholders From: 280 Organizations around the World RE: Pay Up and Pack Up from El Salvador We, the undersigned organizations representing 180 million…
Two weeks before the anniversary of the murder of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, Real World Radio interviewed one of her daughters about the resistance of communities against corporations and the factual powers in the territories. One of the…
In October 2017, in Geneva, the Intergovernmental Working Group Mandated to develop a UN Treaty on Transnational Corporations & Human Rights and other Business Enterprises will hold its 3rd Session. BE THERE TO RECLAIM PEOPLES…
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…
An earlier proposal to block all metals mining in El Salvador has stagnated for years in Congress without being discussed. The movement against destructive mining activity in El Salvador received a boost Monday as leaders of the…
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…