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‘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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Seven NGOs, including SOMO, have released a new report that focuses on the significant threats to precautionary environmental, labour, consumer and public health policy from regulatory cooperation and “good regulatory practices” chapters within the EU-Canada…
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…
Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 26 to 28 November 2019 (para español: desplácese hacia abajo) From 26 to 28 November 2019, SOMO, Centro Cultural de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini, with scholars from the University…
Research shows major Dutch public investment in drug development Overpriced, a report published today jointly by SOMO and Wemos examines the extent of Dutch public funding of drug development, through donations, loans and/or investments. This…
