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normas para las empresas, derechos para los pueblos justicia económica resistencia al neoliberalismo
This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International advocates for a legally binding UN treaty to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) and end their impunity regarding human rights, environmental, and labor violations. It highlights specific cases in Latin America, Africa, and Asia where corporate power and investment treaties have been used to bypass national laws or obstruct justice for affected communities.
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Document type: Fact sheet
Human Rights for Peoples, Binding Rules for Corporations: the lessons for the UN one month after the Vale and BHP environmental crime on Rio Doce watershed
A statement by Friends of the Earth calling for a legally binding UN treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights and environmental abuses, using the Rio Doce watershed disaster and other corporate crimes as evidence of the failure of voluntary guidelines.
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Document type: Statement