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Release the United Nations database of businesses engaged in activities related to Israeli settlements
Over 100 organisations urge the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to fully implement the mandate provided in HRC resolution 31/36. They call for the release and transmission of the data, including the names of…
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Appeal to UN experts: Protect human rights in the Golan
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…
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Webinar on public investment in medicines in Europe
The European Alliance for Responsible R&D and Affordable medicines organised in cooperation with Wemos, SOMO, Salud por Derecho, StopAids and Global Justice Now a webinar on public investments in biomedical research and development (R&D). The…
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How the Indonesia-Netherlands tax treaty enables tax avoidance
An analysis of the treaty and Indonesian court decisions on corporate tax disputes
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The Indonesia-Netherlands tax treaty is one of Indonesia’s biggest tax leaks
The Double Tax Agreement (DTA) between Indonesia and the Netherlands is often used by multinationals in tax avoidance planning, resulting in tax losses for the Indonesian government. More than 75% of the foreign direct investment…
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Prize-winning documentary on Eldorado Gold online
‘ELDORADO — The Struggle For Skouries‘ is a prize-winning documentary about the civic struggle against destructive resource extractionism at Europe’s largest mining project located in Halkidiki, Northern Greece. Chronicling the resistance against high-risk gold mining…
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Response to new EU directive on Unfair Trading Practices in food supply chains
Oxfam Novib and SOMO together provide their input on the draft law on unfair commercial practices for the agricultural and food supply chain. In addition to an apparently malfunctioning law to prevent late payments, the…
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Overpriced drugs: SOMO and Wemos publication discussed in Dutch parliament
Recently, SOMO and Wemos published their research into the extent of Dutch public funding for drug development, through donations, loans and/or investments. The publication, Overpriced, reveals that because no conditions are set on these investments,…
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Tackling labour exploitation in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania
To tackle labour exploitation in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania, six organisations worked together to raise awareness and build capacity among trade unions and labour organisations, anti-trafficking NGOs and migrant rights NGOs to promote identification and…
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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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SOMO hosts PhD researcher on EU Trade and Investment Policy Aakriti Bhardwaj
SOMO closely collaborates with academic institutions and universities in order to develop joint projects and funding proposals. A prime example of such collaboration is SOMO’s participation in the EU Trade and Investment Policy (EUTIP) Innovative…
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Dirty Oil vs Beautiful Abbruzzo. The fight against ISDS in Italy
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Gulf Wars: The fight against ISDS in Croatia
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Save Roşia Montană: The fight against ISDS in Romania
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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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