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Statement to the Human Rights Council in support of the initiative of a group of States for a legally binding instrument on transnational corporations

September 13, 2013

The operations of many Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises  cause the devastation of livelihoods, territories and the environment of the communities where they operate; they pursue the commodification of essential services and of nature itself. Many TNCs and●●●

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Declaration on the National Agrarian Strike in Colombia

Brussels, September 8th, 2013

We, the participants of European organisations present at the Enlazando Alternativas network meeting held on September 7th and 8th, 2013 in Brussels, express our full support and solidarity with the National Agrarian and Popular Strike in Colombia and our solidarity●●●

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El Salvador: buried treasure or fool’s gold?

Network for Justice in Global Investment

Latin America’s mixed feelings about its mineral wealth. Bill Gehlen, an American geologist and vice president of exploration for the Pacific Rim mining company, shows rock samples in El Salvador that were taken during the company’s exploratory drilling. Oscar Leiva●●●

👵👩 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

60M liters of oil leaked into the Ecuadorian Amazon by @Chevron for nearly 30 years and 30,000+ people are still seeking justice

This unchecked corporate power running rampant is yet another example of a transnational corporation using a system that guarantees its impunity🧵

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

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