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Dutch Bilateral Investment Treaties
60 years of protecting multinationals
60 years of Dutch investment treaties is no cause for celebration
The Netherlands celebrates 60 years of bilateral investment treaties on 23 May. In 1963, the Netherlands concluded its first treaty with Tunisia. These treaties should play an important role in protecting foreign investments by Dutch…
NGOs are calling on EU vice president Frans Timmermans to withdraw from the ECT
Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Poland and Germany want to exit the Energy Charter Treaty as it is not in line with Paris climate goals. Twelve organizations, including SOMO, are calling on Frans Timmermans and…
Urgent call to the Dutch government: exit the Energy Charter Treaty now
Urgenda, SOMO, Greenpeace, the Dutch labour union FNV and eight other organisations are appealing urgently to the Dutch government to “join as many countries as possible in stepping out of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)”….
International community must act against Israel’s repression of Palestinian human rights organisations
Last Thursday, the Israeli army violently raided seven prominent Palestinian human rights organisations and sealed their doors. Last weekend, the director of Al Haq (Shawan Jabarin) was threatened by telephone and the director of Defense…
Shell’s legal weapon to threaten a just energy future
UN, blacklist construction company CAF for contributing to the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements
Over 30 prominent human rights organisations, networks and trade unions from Palestine and Europe have submitted a report to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, demanding that…
Busting the myths around the Energy Charter Treaty
This week, members of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) will hold their annual conference and assess ongoing attempts to reform the controversial agreement. Amidst growing concerns that the ECT undermines urgent climate action, its corporate…
Alternative Trade
A call for fair and sustainable trade
Event: Business as usual — Dutch neo-colonialism in Brazil
The Amsterdam Collective for Democracy in Brazil, together with SOMO, the Transnational Institute (TNI), and Both ENDS, invite you to a live online event of inspiring and challenging testimony, reflection and analysis on November 16,…