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UN Binding Treaty: time for constructive engagement from the EU and member states
This week, during the fifth IGWG session in Geneva, governments have the chance to negotiate a legally binding UN Treaty that requires transnational corporations and businesses from every country to respect our planet and our…
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Will Dutch multinationals pay their taxes this time?
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Overpriced drugs: SOMO and Wemos publication discussed in Dutch parliament
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ABDUP: an influential lobby for Dutch multinationals
Based on a ‘freedom of information’ request and research by SOMO, Platform Authentieke Journalistiek (Platform Authentic Journalism) published an article, for Follow The Money, about a lobby for Dutch multinationals called ABDUP. This lobby represents…
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Organisations urge Dutch Minister to avoid settlement with Shell
Several organisations, including SOMO, have urged the Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, Mr. Grapperhaus, to avoid seeking a (potential) settlement with Shell in what could be the largest corruption case ever in the oil…
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Four things you should know about the Netherlands’ new law to eliminate child labour
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Examining Power, Fighting for Justice
On June 3rd, Milieudefensie, ActionAid IUCN and SOMO will organize an interactive event which will focus on power structures in our supply chains and the obstacles that activists face when they stand up against corporate…
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No ‘business as usual’ in Colombia
A delegation of the Dutch Parliament will visit Colombia from May 4 – 10. Ten organisations, united in the Colombia Platform, have urged the delegation to speak out on the lack of progress concerning the…
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Significant improvements at the Australian contact point for OECD guidelines
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European Commission urged to implement Regulation on ‘conflict minerals’ properly
NGO’s urge the European Commission and EU member states to properly implement the EU Regulation on the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The policy note provides a critical assessment of the…
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Shell’s tax privileges: Dutch treasury missed out on an additional €893 million in 2018
Dutch treasury missed out on an additional €893 million
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SOMO supports ‘climate lawsuit’ against Shell
Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie), together with 17.000 Dutch citizens as co-plaintiffs, is taking Shell to court for breaching its legal duty of care by causing climate damage across the globe and undermining the…
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Bangladesh Accord in danger
In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, which led to the death of more than 1100 workers, trade unions and clothing brands created the ‘Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh’. The Accord is…
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SOMO urges states to support environmental human rights defenders
During the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, member states deliberated on a resolution to support environmental human rights defenders. Ahead of the Council’s discussion of the draft resolution, nearly 200 civil society…
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Civil society request the UN to support the protection of the Colombian ‘páramo’
Civil society organizations, including SOMO, have sent a communique to Léo Heller, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Drinking Water and Sanitation. In it they warn that their rights are at serious risk…
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UN asked to intervene in the protection of the Santurbán páramo
Civil society organizations, including SOMO, have sent a communique to Léo Heller, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Drinking Water and Sanitation. In it they warn that their rights are at serious risk…
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Dutch civil society organisations sound the alarm: Dutch Minister must save human rights treaty
Last week, a leaked document suggested that the European Union (EU) will no longer participate in negotiations for a legally binding UN treaty on business and human rights. That would be the final nail in…