The systemic failure of the Nigerian government and oil giant Shell to clean up the horrendous oil pollution in the Niger Delta, has been branded “shameful”, by a group of Nigerian and international organizations today. A damning report, released today by…
Literalmente, Amicus curiae significa amigo de la corte o amigo del tribunal, es una expresión latina utilizada para referirse a presentaciones realizadas por terceros ajenos a un litigio, que ofrecen voluntariamente su opinión frente a algún punto de derecho u otro aspecto…
· La reforma energética profundizará las injusticias socioambientales · La REMA continuará desplegando acciones colectivas contra la minería 22 de junio del 2014 En todo el mundo, el actual «modelo extractivo minero» ha demostrado ser altamente devastador. En México, la amenaza de…
From June 23 to 27, NGOs, social movements, networks and activists gathered in Geneva for a Week of Mobilisation to fight against the corporate power of transnational corporations and demand a world in which there can be justice for the…
Del 23 al 27 de Junio, en Ginebra, ONGs, movimientos sociales, redes y activistas se reunieron numerosos en Ginebra para combatir el poder de las empresas transnacionales y demandar un mundo en el que haya justicia para las víctimas de…
In a Hearing of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, in Geneva, communities affected by actions and activities of transnational corporations gave their testimonies demanding justice and remedy for the past and ongoing violations of human and peoples rights. This Hearing was…
En una Audiencia del Tribunal Permanente de los Pueblos en Ginebra, afectados por las actividades y acciones de empresas transnacionales rindieron su testimonio y demandaron justicia por violaciones, pasadas y en curso, de derechos humanos y de los pueblos. Esta…
DECLARACIÓN FINAL De la Campaña Global para Desmantelar el poder de las transnacionales y poner fin a su impunidad En el marco de la Campaña de Movilización para detener los crímenes y la impunidad corporativa Los movimientos sociales exigen que…
FINAL STATEMENT From the Global Campaign Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity Regarding the WEEK OF MOBILIZATION TO STOP CORPORATE CRIMES AND IMPUNITY Social movements demand access to justice for those affected by human rights violations and ecological crimescommitted by…
by Prof. John Ruggie Calls to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) through an international treaty instrument go back to the 1970s. Pressure for a treaty has come most persistently from activists, and more intermittently from developing countries. A recent civil society…
On April 24, 2013, an eight-storey building known as Rana Plaza collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing more than 1,100 garment workers and injuring thousands of others. The victims, mostly women, worked in factories owned by a number of companies (New…
The United Nations has voted to legislate against human rights abuses carried out by transnational corporations, reports Lucia Ortiz. But the resolution, proposed by Ecuador and South Africa, was opposed by the US and the member states of the EU.…