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Law “separatism”: environmental and anti-corruption groups take legal action against the decree enacting the contract of republican commitment

On Tuesday, March 1, 25 associations filed a claim before the Conseil d’État against the decree implementing the “separatism” law and approving the republican…

Press release

Corporate Influence

Violation of workers’ rights at Samsung: NGOs barred from court

NGOs Sherpa and ActionAid France’s claim against Samsung France on the ground of deceptive marketing practices was declared inadmissible, and the indictment of the…

Opinion

Corporate Impunity

Time to rethink – Stop the EU-Mercosur agreement!

Paris, 29 June 2020 – Negotiations between the EU and Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay), underway for over 20 years, culminated in…

Open Letter

Civic Space

Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights

The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in…

Open Letter

Corporate Influence

Open letter – Corporate capture of global governance : The World Economic Forum – UN partnership agreement is a dangerous threat to UN System

Open letter to Mr António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations We the undersigned call on you to terminate the recently signed United…

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Civic Space

Bollore SLAPP suits: Socfin and Socapalm withdrew their appeal in the defamation proceedings against Sherpa, ReAct and Mediapart

On 13 February 2019, Socfin and Socapalm definitively withdrew their appeal in the defamation proceedings against Sherpa, ReAct and Mediapart. As a reminder, in…

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Illicit Financial Flows

Rafales deal in India : once more, a smear campaign is launched against Sherpa following our complaint against Dassault

Sherpa is used to initiatives aiming at discrediting its action every time these actions have targeted the bribe payers of the planet, being private…

Press release

Civic Space

Sherpa, React, Mediapart, Le Point & l’Obs facing a defamation suit filed by one of Bolloré’s company, Socfin

Today 25th of January, Sherpa’s trial for defamation will begin at 1:30 pm. The Luxembourg-based company Socfin is suing Sherpa for having published a press…

Opinion

Civic Space

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

Today, a court in Paris will begin hearing the defamation suit that the Luxembourg-based holding company Socfin and its Cameroonian subsidiary Socapalm have brought…

Press release

Civic Space

SLAPPs brought by VINCI against Sherpa: A New Victory

Paris, 4 July 2017 On 28 June 2017, the Paris Cour of Appeal rejected VINCI’s suit alleging that Sherpa had violated its presumption of…

Press release

Civic Space

#StopTradeSecrets : Before the EU Directive has even passed, some Senators try to introduce trade secret protection in the ‘Digital’ Bill

On Wednesday 26 April, the Senate’s Committee on Social Affairs passed an amendment introducing the notion of trade secret in the Bill on the…

Press release

Illicit Financial Flows

Europe’s Answer to the Panama Papers? A New Right to Secrecy for Multinational Corporations

Today, 14 April, the European Parliament adopted (1) the Trade Secrets Directive. This Directive, which is supposed to protect companies against industrial espionage, was…

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Civic Space

MEPs, On 14 April, #SayNo, #StopTradeSecrets, Protect our Freedoms and Defend the General Interest!

Will MEPs reject the Directive on the « protection » of trade secrets on Thursday? Today, Tuesday 12 April, thanks to a coalition (1) of over…

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Civic Space

Jail term for villagers opposing Bolloré/Socfin’s palm oil plantations in Sierra Leone as trial of French journalists starts in Paris

Paris, February 10th 2016 – A day before the start of yet another trial brought on the Bolloré Group against French journalists, organisations denounce…

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Category: Protecting the public debate litigation

Law “separatism”: environmental and anti-corruption groups take legal action against the decree enacting the contract of republican commitment

Violation of workers’ rights at Samsung: NGOs barred from court

Time to rethink – Stop the EU-Mercosur agreement!

Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights

Open letter – Corporate capture of global governance : The World Economic Forum – UN partnership agreement is a dangerous threat to UN System

Bollore SLAPP suits: Socfin and Socapalm withdrew their appeal in the defamation proceedings against Sherpa, ReAct and Mediapart

Rafales deal in India : once more, a smear campaign is launched against Sherpa following our complaint against Dassault

Sherpa, React, Mediapart, Le Point & l’Obs facing a defamation suit filed by one of Bolloré’s company, Socfin

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

SLAPPs brought by VINCI against Sherpa: A New Victory

#StopTradeSecrets : Before the EU Directive has even passed, some Senators try to introduce trade secret protection in the ‘Digital’ Bill

Europe’s Answer to the Panama Papers? A New Right to Secrecy for Multinational Corporations

MEPs, On 14 April, #SayNo, #StopTradeSecrets, Protect our Freedoms and Defend the General Interest!

Jail term for villagers opposing Bolloré/Socfin’s palm oil plantations in Sierra Leone as trial of French journalists starts in Paris

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