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Statement NGOs on the publication of the elements for the UN treaty on Business and Human Rights
From 23 to 27 October, the Human Right Council of the United Nations will start negotiating the text of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human…
Vattenfall publishes list of all its coal suppliers worldwide
Input for the review of the European Investment Bank’s Complaints Mechanism
A coalition of 25 organizations, including SOMO, comments on the draft Policy and Procedures for the Complaints Mechanism (CM) of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The revision of the CM is a crucial opportunity to…
The polluter pays?
The chemical company Miteni is suspected to have caused environmental pollution in the Veneto Region of north-east Italy. The company repeatedly claimed not to be responsible for it. Who owns this company? And how do…
The International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG)
Controversy and Tax Avoidance Scan
The story of the Türk Traktör workers
Human rights as a key issue in the Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
EU trade agreement threatens human rights in Indonesia
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the trade and investment agreement currently being negotiated between the EU and Indonesia, poses serious threats to the human rights situation in Indonesia, according to a Publication / September…
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