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Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency, experts warn
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is being negotiated in Bangkok, Thailand this week. The mega regional trade deal...
19 July, 2018
Why does the European Union fear a binding human rights treaty on transnational corporations?
Civil society support for a legally binding treaty to regulate transnational corporations is growing, particularly in the Global South....
11 July, 2018
Israel’s attempt to demolish Palestinian village Khan al Ahmar contravenes international law
Israeli forces are forcibly displacing Palestinians as they attempt to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar in...
06 July, 2018
Rising tide of court cases threatens Shell’s polluting business model
Twenty years ago, Shell made a prediction. In a scenario-planning exercise, the fossil fuel company prophesied a series of...
31 May, 2018
Defending democracy in Brazil means demanding Lula da Silva’s freedom
The unlawful imprisonment of Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and the speed with which his false charges...
31 May, 2018
Shell rejects Friends of the Earth Netherlands’ climate demands, forcing court action
Amsterdam, 29 May – Shell yesterday rejected in writing Friends of the Earth Netherlands’ demands that the company align...
29 May, 2018
These eight scandals prove Shell’s long history of contempt for people and planet
The biggest companies in the world are often implicated in environmental and human rights abuses. Yet these crimes go...
22 May, 2018
Israeli forces kill dozens at Gaza border as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific are deeply aggrieved by news that dozens of...
18 May, 2018
Free Territories declaration: a practice of autonomy.
Communities, their organizations and Friends of the Earth International groups, use a variety of strategies in the defense of...
23 April, 2018
The People vs. Shell
Shell is one of the biggest climate polluters in the world. This transnational company has known about the severity...
04 April, 2018
