Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments A protester holds a sign that reads in Spanish “No to mining” at a protest against Canada’s gold and silver mining operations in northern El Salvador, outside●●●
CSO response to the CAO investigation into IFC investment in Corporación Dinant, Honduras
Statement
Summary International and Honduran CSOs, including Movement of Unified Campesinos in Aguan Honduras, Movimiento Madre Tierra Honduras, CIFCA, FIAN, Plataforma Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo, Oxfam, ActionAid International, Rights Action, Trocaire, Greenpeace International, Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa●●●
NAFTA gave multinational corporations the right to sue governments to block regulations they don’t like, undermining democracy and local sovereignty
Network for Justice in Global Investment
By Manuel Perez-Rocha and Stuart Trew NAFTA and treaties like it grant transnational companies total freedom of movement for capital, goods, and services, coupled with the ability to sue countries in secret courts when governments attempt to get in their way. (Image: Hernán●●●
👵👩 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...
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#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
