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Rana Plaza factory collapse: A preliminary investigation is being launched after a complaint has been filed against Auchan
Le 27 May 2014
Charges filed against French group Auchan for misleading commercial practices after Rana Plaza collapse
Le 24 April 2014
Mauritania-China Fisheries Agreement: Civil Society Appeals to EU and Mauritanian Government
Le 17 April 2014
Anti-Corruption Activist Grégory Ngbwa Mintsa Dies on Thursday, 10 April 2014 after Cancer Battle
Le 11 April 2014
Teodorin Nguema Obiang indicted in the case of the ill-gotten gains
Le 20 March 2014
Paris, 20 March 2014 – On Wednesday 19 March 2014, Teodorin Nguema Obiang, Equatorial Guinea’s vice president was indicted by the examining magistrates of the Paris Regional Court for money laundering in the case of the ill-gotten gains. It is a crucial step since it allows a trial to begin in Paris although the investigation […]Complaint accuses international timber company DLH of trading illegal timber and funding Liberian war
Le 13 March 2014
Paris, 13 March 2014 – Sherpa, Global Witness, Greenpeace France and Liberian NGO Green Advocates have today filed a legal complaint before the Senior Magistrate of the Regional Court of Montpellier against the French arm of Danish timber giant Dalhoff, Larsen and Horneman (DLH).The groups allege that during the civil war in Liberia from 2000-2003, […]Will CAC-40 get away with its activities in tax haven? – New study by Revue Projet in conjunction with the Tax and Legal Havens platform
Le 13 February 2014
New study by Revue Projet in conjunction with the “Tax and Legal Havens platform” (PPFJ) into the tax haven presence of French companies in the CAC-40 index Why would the companies in the CAC-40 index have 1548 offshore subsidiaries, listed by Revue Projet (1)? Tax evasion or promotion of “Made in France” abroad? In order […]“Canfin” law: Will French government give up on regulating multinationals’ activities?
Le 10 February 2014
The Islamic Development Bank postpones its decision to fund the extension project of the power plant in Nouakchott
Le 29 January 2014
Paris, 29 January 2014 – Sherpa wishes to express its surprise at the last press release issued by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on 28 January 2014. The organisation recalls that the IDB contacted us a few months after receiving a memorandum, resulting from a survey carried out by Sherpa’s teams, concerning the strong presumptions […]The Islamic Development Bank drops funding for the expansion of the Nouakchott power plant in Mauritania
Le 15 January 2014
Paris, 15 January 2014 –The Sherpa association was pleased to be informed on Friday, 10 January 2014 that the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) had dropped its plan to fund the expansion of the power plant in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Sherpa favourably welcomed this decision, which had constituted an over-the-counter contract awarded by the Mauritanian company SOMELEC […]Bangladesh Tragedy: Government Passes Buck to EU
Le 4 December 2013
African money laundering: Sherpa files a complaint against a BNP Paribas subsidiary in Monaco
Le 13 November 2013
Paris, on 13 November 2013 On 12 November 2013, Sherpa filed a complaint against BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Monaco with the Public Prosecutor in Paris on the charges of: aggravated fraud committed by an organised group, fraudulent handling, tax evasion and aggravated money laundering of the profits of criminal offence committed by an organised […]2013 Financial Secrecy Index: European Tax Havens blacklisted
Le 7 November 2013
Tax fraud laws: minimal advances
Le 6 November 2013
Paris, 6 November 2013 The draft law related to the fight against tax fraud and serious economic and financial crimes was adopted by the French Parliament. Some progress has been made: The associations fighting against corruption will be able to file civil suits. However, Sherpa regrets that this progress is tempered by the obligation for […]Sherpa supports Nigerien civil society for the renegotiation of the uranium mining agreement between Niger and the Areva group.
Le 16 October 2013
In the wake of warnings sent out by local Nigerien associations in 2003 and after assessing numerous violations of workers’ safety, Sherpa, Doctors of the World and CRIIRAD *(Commission for Independent Research and Information about Radiation) announce their intention to lodge a complaint against the Areva group. Thereafter, Sherpa and its partners accept Areva’s […]© 2014 SHERPA - All rights reserved - 94 rue Saint Lazare 75009 Paris - Phone: + 33 (0) 1.42.21.33.25