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*Originally publised on the website of Friends of the Earth International The 12th session of negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for their human rights violations and ensure affected communities have access to justice is underway in Geneva, Switzerland. Following the launch of the pivotal Checkmate campaign and a solidarity …
UN Binding Treaty negotiations kick off as Checkmate on corporate power nearsRead more
*Originally publised on the website of the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. Movements, unions, Indigenous Peoples and affected communities are coming together to demand a strong, legally Binding Treaty that holds transnational corporations accountable for their human rights violations and grants access to justice for those on the …
Originally posted by the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. At the end of the 11th session of negotiations for a United Nations treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for their human rights violations (Binding Treaty), the voices of those fighting for justice, accountability, and a peoples-centred multilateralism …
Leadership from the Global South drives UN negotiations to end corporate impunityRead more
Originally posted by the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity. The 11th session of negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for their human rights violations are underway in Geneva, Switzerland.Affected communities are the heart of the Binding Treaty and Friends of the Earth International …
Next week will mark the start of the 11th session of negotiations for a United Nations Binding Treaty on transnational corporations and human rights, a process that seeks to close legal loopholes that allow these corporations like TotalEnergies, Exxon Mobil and Siemens to systematically violate human rights, mainly in the Global South, without consequence and …
UN Binding Treaty: International Resistance to Dismantle Corporate PowerRead more
In 1972, Salvador Allende stood before the United Nations General Assembly and offered a searing indictment of corporate power. He warned of a world where transnational corporations eclipsed sovereign governments, where economic imperialism supplanted democratic governance, and where the fate of nations was subordinated to the balance sheets of distant shareholders. His speech, delivered shortly …
