From October 24-29, tens of social movements and organizations that are part of the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity will hold a “Week of Mobilization” in Geneva, Switzerland, to push for a UN binding treaty on transnational corporations and human rights violations. That same week, the Intergovernmental Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in charge of discussing and developing this binding instrument, will hold its second session at the Palais des Nations. Real World Radio will cover the official talks and will join social movements inside the Palais des Nations and will participate in the parallel activities and mobilizations in the streets of Geneva.
6 October 2016 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals | Week of Mobilization in Geneva
The French Senate will discuss for the second time on October 13 a bill on human rights violations perpetrated by national companies in their operations abroad. The bill, while not the only one of this kind in Europe, is an innovative one and despite being “weakened” since it was presented in Parliament in 2013, it could become a landmark at international level. Read more
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