The World Bank has been forced to backtrack on a controversial investment in Corporación Dinant, a palm oil company implicated in serious human rights abuses in Honduras. Following the January 10th release of one of the most damning investigations ever issued●●●
Joint civil society statement: World Bank forced to admit failings on controversial human rights scandal
OXFAM International
State of Power – 2014
Transnational Institute - TNI
In its third annual ‘State of Power’ report, TNI uses dynamic infographics and penetrating essays to expose and analyse the principal power-brokers that have caused financial, economic, social and ecological crises worldwide. Download full report: State of Power 2014 (PDF,●●●
Learning from the defeat of Monsanto in Córdoba
América Latina en Movimiento
The multinationals can be defeated only if there exists a powerful social movement, supported by a significant portion of the population. A provincial tribunal in Córdoba determined that Monsanto should halt construction of a plant for the treatment of transgenic●●●
👵👩 A nos grands-mères, mères, soeurs, filles et petites-filles, cette journée est dédiée à vos combats ✊. Avec une pensée particulière pour les paysannes 👩🌾 et les travailleuses exploitées dans le monde entier...
📽️ A voir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEniQgRKEXc
#femmes
As #HRC55 moves ahead following #WTOMC13AbuDhabi, let's confront the reality: transnational corporations wield immense power, often at the expense of #HumanRights
It's time to demand accountability, regulation and justice in light of their violations
