The Hague, the Netherlands, September 26, 2012 — For the first time in history, a European company, Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, will appear in a Dutch court to account for damage it caused abroad, Friends of the Earth International announced…
Now for the struggle for Justice A heroic struggle has tasted its first victory. The reported wage settlement with Lonmin of R11 000 is a massive victory, nothing less than the murder and sacrifice of so many workers dictated. With…
Presentation given in Bremen, Germany, June 14-15, 2012 By Charles Benbrook, PhD, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1. Increased herbicide use on GM RR soy compared with non-GM soy:*Use of glyphosate on GM…
In a study that prompted sharp criticism from other experts, French scientists said on Wednesday that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller suffered tumors and multiple organ damage. The French government asked the…
Many communities have mobilized in opposition to prevailing mining models in Argentina this year. The use of road blocks to obstruct exportation of goods has been one popular tactic. However, these demonstrations have often been suppressed by police force. On…
The fight of Occupy Wall Street is the struggle of all movements in the world. Finance capital, that created the crisis in 2008, has increased its power instead of being disciplined. At present, world GDP is 64 trillion US dollars while the derivatives market reached…
This document reports on findings indicating that the National Pensions Reserve Fund, according to its most recent annual report, has investments worth around €10 million in companies involved in the nuclear weapons industry. It also discloses that AIB, in majority…
On this international and national day of mobilization in support for workers at Lonmin plcs Marikana mine, member organisations from the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity express solidarity with the Marikana Solidarity Committee, the Lonmin plc…
We, the members and representative of 19 community organisations based in the greater Cape Town area; Condemn the massacre of the Lonmin mineworkers and the continued efforts by the state and the Lonmin bosses to smash the strike. These efforts…
WalMart Wal-Mart: Don’t stock Monsanto’s GMO corn. This is where the war to protect our food supply begins. In just a few weeks, farmers will begin planting Monsanto’s largest genetically modified corn crop in history marketed directly to consumers. This is…
As the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) turns 20, there are real concerns about the increasing influence of major corporations and business lobby groups within the UN. Reclaim the UN.pdf — PDF document, 1242Kb
THE JUDGEMENT “THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA : POLICIES, INSTRUMENTS AND ACTORS COMPLICIT IN VIOLATIONS OF THE PEOPLES’ RIGHTS” ( PDF – 1.1 Mb ) Download the Judgement in PDF