Civil society groups are now calling on governments to reform their investor state dispute settlement because “it is being unfairly used by investors to sue states for millions of dollars.”
Roads to the Amulsar gold mine have been closed for a year and a half by residents of neighboring communities opposed to the mine operated by Lydian who is considering international arbitration.
200 years ago, democracy activists died in Manchester, while peacefully campaigning for the vote. On the bicentennial of the massacre, activists protested against the threat to democracy from the corporate court system.
Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ) menilai tidak diaturnya mekanisme ISDS di dalam Perjanjian RCEP adalah langkah tepat yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Indonesia.
Con motivo de la Semana de Acción contra la Impunidad Corporativa, la campaña Derechos para las Personas Obligaciones para las Multinacionales lanzó en toda Europa la web de Premios Escobilla de Oro.
Negotiators representing 16 countries have been tasked with arriving at an agreement on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by October 19 but trade unions say the deal has grave consequences.
Organisations representing millions of Australians wrote to Labor MPs last week asking them to implement their policies against harmful proposals including special rights for foreign investors to sue governments for millions over domestic laws.