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…
The undersigned organisations express their serious concern and disappointment that the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights did not transmit to the Human Rights Council, at its 42nd session, the database of all…
The Arab Human Rights Centre in Golan Heights, Al-Marsad, in coalition with 15 other organisations, including human rights groups, an academic institution, and a trade union, has submitted an emergency appeal to various United Nations…
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…
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…
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…
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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