Sherpa in the media

[Opinion] Journalist associations call for action against SLAPP proceedings

Advocacy, Protecting the public debate advocacy, Sherpa in the media

In recent months, judicial attacks on the freedom of expression of journalists, activists and NGOs have multiplied in France and represent...

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[Opinion] Public Beneficial Ownership: Can the European Court of Human Rights save financial transparency?

Laundering advocacy, Legal Doctrine Articles, Sherpa in the media, Tax evasion Advocacy

Jean-Philippe Foegle, Advocacy and Litigation Officer at Sherpa comments for Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on the European...

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[Opinion] Corporate complicity in crimes against humanity: the Lafarge Case

International crimes, Legal Doctrine Articles, Sherpa in the media, Strengthening corporate accountability litigation

In October 2022, Lafarge pleaded guilty in the US to funding terrorism and accepted to pay 778 million dollars in fine and forfeiture....

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[Interview] Ill-gotten gains, the Rifaat al-Assad Case

Sherpa in the media

This interview has been published on the UNCAC Coalition website on July 4, 2020. Following a complaint filed by the French UNCAC Coalition...

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[Opinion] Making economic actors accountable by governing globalisation through law

Advocacy, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Laundering advocacy, Sherpa in the media, Strengthening corporate accountability litigation

This op-ed has been published in Mediapart’s blog on May the 5th, 2020 The accountability of economic actors has been thought of at...

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[Opinion] Samsung’s indictment: Fighting transnational corporation’s human right’s violations through consumer law

Labor rights and Modern slavery, Press release-en, Sherpa in the media, Strategic litigation

Clara Gonzalez and Marie-Laure Guislain, litigation officers at Sherpa published a blog post ” Samsung’s indictment in...

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[Opinion] The Balkany scandal lifts the veil on offshore mecanisms unknown to the public

Advocacy, Laundering advocacy, Laundering Litigation, Press release-en, Sherpa in the media, Tax evasion Advocacy, Tax evasion litigation

The Balkany trial must not hide the role played by bank and financial intermediaries in the proliferation of illicit financial flows,...

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Op-ed – We won’t be silenced by Bolloré gag suits!

Advocacy, Protecting the public debate litigation, Sherpa in the media

Today, a court in Paris will begin hearing the defamation suit that the Luxembourg-based holding company Socfin and its Cameroonian...

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