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Outrage at Shell-funded UN report on Nigeria oil spills
24 August, by
LAGOS (NIGERIA) / AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS).- Friends of the Earth International is outraged by reports that a major UN investigation into Nigeria oil spills funded by oil giant Shell relies more on figures produced by oil companies and Nigerian state statistics than on community testimony and organizations on the ground who work with communities. [1]
After releasing some information last week about its ongoing investigation, which is due to be released in early 2011, the UN Environment (...)
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URGENT ACTION: Union leaders kidnapped in India. Take action now!
26 August, by
Take action now to condemn the kidnapping of two trade union leaders at a Marks & Spencer (M&S) supplier factory in India and to call for their immediate and safe return. The kidnappings are part of a brutal attack against 60 workers, which took place as they arrived for work at the Viva Global factory in Gurgaon, India.
The workers were attacked by thugs brandishing hockey sticks and lathis as they arrived for their shift at 9:30am Delhi time on the 25th August 2010. One of the (...)
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WANTED: The worst corporations of the year. Call for nominations for the Public Eye Awards 2011
25 August, by
The Berne Declaration and Greenpeace Switzerland are once again on a global hunt for corporations whose social or ecological behavior stinks to high heaven. For their public naming and shaming we need relevant cases from civil society... that means you!
Whether exploitative working conditions, calculated environmental sins, intentional disinformation, or other disregard for corporate social responsibility: At the forefront of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in late January, the most evil (...)
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Global Witness takes UK government to court for failing to list UK companies trading Congo conflict minerals for UN sanctions
12 August, by
The British government is acting unlawfully in refusing to put forward eligible UK companies and individuals trading in Congolese ‘conflict minerals’ for targeted UN sanctions, said campaign group Global Witness today in an application to the High Court for a judicial review.
A number of UK companies known to have been trading in minerals sourced from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should have been put forward to the UN Sanctions Committee following UN Security Council (UNSC) (...)
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