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Ouverture à Paris du procès en diffamation intenté par Vinci contre Sherpa...

« Ouverture du procès en diffamation intenté par Vinci à l'encontre de Sherpa dans l'affaire des chantiers de construction au Qatar », 22 juin 2016 Ce jeudi 23 juin, le procès intenté par VINCI...

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Antwort Deutsche Bank

Red Rock Resorts, Inc. recently completed its initial public offering. As a result of that transaction, German American Capital Corporation relinquished the governance rights with respect to Station...

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Report highlights new prospects for holding corporations accountable for...

"Climate Justice: The international momentum towards climate litigation", Jun 2016 …[C]itizens and governments are beginning to seek redress in court with ground breaking cases emerging around the...

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Serbia: Journalists face smear campaigns after exposing corruption by govt....

"Serbian Newspaper Attacks KRIK", 19 March 2016 A Serbian tabloid has alleged that a respected journalism non-profit is attempting to overthrow the Serbian government, citing information that appears...

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USA: Bericht zum Portfolio der Deutschen Bank - Vorwürfe zu ausbeuterischer...

Die Deutsche Bank sieht sich in einem Bericht Vorwürfen gegenüber, in der Geschäftsbeziehung mit Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (Holdinggesellschaft von Station Casinos LLC, der Betreibergesellschaft für...

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Brasil: GT da ONU sobre empresas e direitos humanos apresenta relatório da...

O Grupo de Trabalho das Nações Unidas sobre empresas e direitos humanos visitou o Brasil de 7 a 16 de dezembro de 2015. O relatório final do grupo foi apresentado ao Conselho de Direitos Humanos da...

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USA: State of Michigan sues Veolia & LAN over Flint lead-poisoning crisis

"Michigan Attorney General Sues 2 Companies Over Flint Water Crisis", 22 June 2016 Bill Schuette, the attorney general, announced a lawsuit against two companies that he said imperiled public health in...

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Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn may be complicated in China, where LinkedIn...

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For LinkedIn China, Microsoft Deal Is a Complicated Connection

Western technology firms have long struggled to figure out how to operate in China, home to the world’s biggest internet and smartphone markets but ruled over by an authoritarian government. But...

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Resource Centre platform on construction company labour policies in UAE &...

"New survey sheds light on construction practices in the Gulf, 22 Jun 2016" …[T]he Business and Human Rights Resource Centre launched a new interactive platform that tracks and compares engineering and...

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Guatemala: Asesinan a líder sindical que apoya negociaciones colectivas en...

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México: Informe exhibe riesgos a la salud y al medio ambiente por sustancias...

“Usan en Clorados III de Pajaritos químicos tóxicos y cancerígenos denuncia Greenpeace tras estudio”, 21 de Junio de 2016 …La organización ambientalista Greenpeace dijo que después de la explosión de...

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Colombia: Según diario Le Monde,LafargeHolcim con antecedentes de supuestos...

“La empresa con sede en Colombia que habría financiado al Estado Islámico” …La empresa...Lafarge, habría pagado al Estado Islámico para que permitiera el funcionamiento de su cementera en Jalabiya, al...

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América Latina: Informe de ONG sobre situación de ataques a comunidades por...

“Nueva publicación de OCMAL: ‘Conflictos mineros en América Latina: Extracción, saqueo y agresión. Estado de situación en 2015’” …[La] nueva publicación de OCMAL, "Conflictos Mineros en América Latina:...

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Colombia: Campesinos de Boyacá rechazan explotaciones mineras de Votorantim,...

“Campesinos protestan hace más de un año en el páramo de Pisba contra la explotación minera” La explotación y exploración minera habría dejado rezagos nefastos para los recursos hídricos y para los...

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Uganda: Displaced locals say Bidco's project has impoverished them; includes...

“'All we ask is for is our land back': Uganda's Bugala Island farmers” …Nakakeeto, 35, is one of more than 100 farmers who say they were left landless in 2011 when Ugandan palm oil company Bidco Africa...

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AngloGold Ashanti petitions World Bank body against mine invasion, says govt....

"AngloGold Ashanti petitions World Bank body against Obuasi Mine invasion", 22 June 2016 AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has asked the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID) [which]...

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Zambia: 21 victims of human trafficking die in transit

"Zambia: 21 victims of human trafficking die in transit", 17 June 2016 ...55 Somali nationals were found stuffed in a Zambian contain truck destined for Mufulira, on the Copperbelt province from...

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Brasil: Corpo de Nicinha, defensora de direitos humanos e liderança do...

“Corpo de Nicinha é encontrado após cinco meses desaparecido-A militante do MAB em Porto Velho (RO), Nilce de Souza Magalhães, foi assassinada em janeiro deste ano e seu corpo ainda estava...

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México: Comunidades indígenas protestan contra basurero tóxico que impactaría...

 “Wirikuta y otros pueblos de San Luis Potosí se levantan contra basurero tóxico que afectaría 5 municipios”, 22 de Junio de 2016 …Distintas organizaciones de la sociedad civil acusan que la imposición...

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