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On 10 and 11 april, SOMO is co-organising a two-day workshop in Tanzania on Business and Human Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa. This workshop will provide a forum for over 50 participants to share…
(according to figures from the Dutch Central Bank) The new Dutch government, installed in October last year, claims it wants to get rid of the international reputation of the Netherlands as a tax haven. Previous…
On 20 March, the European Council provided the European Commission with the requested mandate to start negotiations for a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) to settle disputes between investors and states. The European Commission is of…
SOMO works in close collaboration with partners from all parts of the world. Through joint publications and lobbying, we strengthen the position of local organisations, encourage engagement and influence policymaking and companies. One of our…
Advanced pricing agreements (APAs) also known as ’comfort letters’ or ’sweetheart deals’. These special types of tax rulings are secret agreements signed between multinational corporations and governments to define the future terms of taxation. The…
Justice, fairness, and equality before the law are the cornerstone of European values, on which our democratic societies are built. However, the power imbalance between individuals and large companies can effectively block victims of harm…
SOMO joins the call of a coalition of civil society organizations for the EU and its member states to focus on a collective redressCollective redress is a term used in the EU for a mechanism…
Civil society organisations respond to OHCHR’s first progress report on the UN database of businesses involved in Israeli settlements, and provide input for its normative framework and criteria for inclusion. Read statement The Centre for…
The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) are publicly releasing their joint submission to the Office of the High Commissioner…
Researcher Myriam Vander Stichele on developments at the European level How can investing become truly green? How can we ensure that banks and investors throughout all of Europe share the same responsibility for sustainability? And…
SOMO and Oyu Tolgoi Watch have published a report about how the mining giant Rio Tinto, and its Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill Resources, avoided nearly $470 million in Canadian taxes by using mailbox companies in…
