The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) is being urged to back a resolution next month to draw up a binding accord that would ensure both accountability and mechanisms for redress by victims of corporate rights abuse. Credit: Omid Memarian/IPS WASHINGTON,…
On Wednesday 30 April, Judge Farlam casually announced that clause 1.5 of the Terms of Reference has been deleted by President Zuma. Let’s just remind ourselves what clause 1.5 refers to: 1.5 The role played by the Department of Mineral…
Social Movements, NGOs and Human Rights Groups “Call on U.N. Human Rights Council to start developing a treaty to tackle corporate human rights violations” Today a global alliance of civil society organizations (the Treaty Alliance), made up of…
Campaigners Pia Eberhardt and Arthur Stamoulis discuss what has been learned so far about challenging investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), as the European Commission consults on its use in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership The European Commission’s public consultation on the inclusion…
Picket the Goldcorp AGM!May 1 – 2 pmIn front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard St Vancouver, uncededCoast Salish TerritoriesOrganized by the Mining Justice Alliance Why picket Goldcorp Inc.?Among the world’s largest gold producers, Goldcorp sponsors health, education, and arts…
The French company Total, along with other multinationals, has recently started oil and gas exploration off Western Saharan – a territory which has been under Moroccan occupation for almost forty years. These activities raise ethical issues about consultation with…
PARTICIPANTS’ ‘VOTING WALL’ AT THE PEOPLES’ FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS & BUSINESS SIGN ON HERE & JOIN THE 150+ GROUPS WHO ALREADY HAVE! This statement has been endorsed by a wide alliance of international networks, organizations and social movements, listed…
History Timeline of key developments in the struggle to establish an international system of accountability for transnational corporate human rights abuses: 1972-1992 Since the early 1970s there have been concerted efforts to develop binding international systems to regulate corporations…
Launch Global Campaign Against Company and its Products Oakland, CA – Community leaders from several countries, including indigenous and farmer communities from the rainforest of Ecuador, announced today a worldwide call for global day of actions in opposition to Chevron to…
Campaigners Pia Eberhardt and Arthur Stamoulis discuss what has been learned so far about challenging investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), as the European Commission consults on its use in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership By Thomas Mc Donagh and Aldo…
Around the world, countries are rejecting exactly the kinds of dispute mechanisms that the EU/US trade deal is trying to foist on us. Image – Corporate Europe Observatory The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a massive trade agreement,…
EU and US are currently negotiating a trade and investment agreement. How will this deal affect people from both regions and around the world? See reflections from EU and US activists who gathered to discuss about the impacts and possible…