Events, News

The Chevron case in the Amazon: Implications concerning the fight in Europe against ISDS and for binding rules for transnational corporations

Global Campaign

    Public conference   Tuesday 29th January 2019, 7 pm – 9 pm  CNCD 11.11.11. (Quai du Commerce 9, Brussels)   Speakers:   Pablo Fajardo, UDAPT – Union of those Affected by the oil operations of Texaco (now Chevron)●●●

News, Press Releases

Supreme Court hears landmark jurisdiction case against Vedanta

Foil Vedanta

The latest hearing in the case of the Zambian communities consistently polluted by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a subsidiary of British miner Vedanta, was heard at the British Supreme Court on 15th and 16th January 2019. A vigil organised by solidarity organisation●●●

News

Police arrest and assault German photojournalist at fracking waste site in Argentina

Observatorio Petrolero Sur

    By OPSur, Neuquen, Argentina.- German photojournalist Stefan Borghardt was detained and beaten and had his equipment confiscated by police because of taking photographs of the Treater oil waste treatment plant in the town of Añelo. Borghardt was reporting on●●●

👵👩 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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