An overview of recent lobby statements by SOMO.
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Rio Tinto, don’t dodge the questions
On 13 May, SOMO and seven other organisations that put questions to Rio Tinto at its London AGM on 8 April wrote an open letter to Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Office, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, because the…
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Application of OECD guidelines by ‘Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textiles’ should be improved
There is still plenty of room for improving the standards in the Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textiles, concludes the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in a report published on 15 July 2020….
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SOMO and Al-Haq submit report to UN on German multinational HeidelbergCement
SOMO and its partner organisation Al-Haq have submitted a report to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, suggesting to include German multinational HeidelbergCement in the yearly update of the UN Database of companies…
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Proposals for achieving equitable global access for treatments, vaccines and diagnostics
The Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), governments and global health actors as an ‘unprecedented and inclusive partnership’ to address some of the challenges linked with the…
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Ending SLAPPs: strategic lawsuits against public participation
SOMO is one of the more than hundred signatories of a policy paper on how the EU should end gag lawsuits, also known as SLAPPs. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are lawsuits brought forward by…
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Open letter to Rio Tinto
SOMO and seven other NGOs have sent a joint letter to mining multinational Rio Tinto to formally complain about the lack of response to questions raised by shareholders and proxy attendees at the company’s Annual…
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Emergency action needed for vulnerable artisanal and small-scale mining communities and supply chains
As the corona virus sweeps the globe, affecting the health and lives of millions, the pandemic is wreaking further economic havoc on the lives of artisanal, small scale miners and their communities. Around 83 per…
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Call for global Covid-19 pool
With this letter, a broad coalition of NGOs and experts calls on the Dutch government to support Costa Rica’s proposal to create a global pool of rights to the data, knowledge and technologies useful in…
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Make future corona medicine affordable and accessible for everyone
Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the European Commission has allocated millions of Euros to promote research on COVID-19. Several national governments have also mobilised substantial resources to support the development of diagnostics, treatments…
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Joint Statement on Inspection Panel Reforms
On March 13, SOMO shared a statement on the recent reforms to the World Bank’s accountability system, together with the Bank Information Center, the Center for International Environmental Law, Inclusive Development International and Accountability Counsel….