Author: Administrateur Sherpa

Lafarge/Syria: French Supreme Court decision postponed to 7 September 2021

15 July 2021• -Press release-en, Front page

Paris/Berlin, 15 July 2021 – Today, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) was expected to issue its decision in the case against...

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Third edition of the Duty of Vigilance Radar: McDonald’s, Lactalis, Bigard, Adrexo, Leroy Merlin, Generali, Altrad, Euro Disney … 44 companies still breaking the law?

8 July 2021• -Non classé-en, -Press release-en, Advocacy, Research and Studies

Paris, July 7th, 2021 – CCFD-Terre Solidaire and Sherpa publish today the third edition of the “Duty of Vigilance Radar”....

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Procedures & Milestones: Ill-Gotten gains in Syria

6 July 2021• -Non classé-en, Corruption and embezzlement, Corruption and embezzlement, Laundering, Laundering, Strategic litigation

Fact : In 1970, Hafez Al-Assad led a coup d’état to seize power and remained in power until his death in 2000. He was succeeded by his...

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French Justice opens a judicial investigation and tasks judge with investigating the controversial sale of Rafale fighter jets to India on “corruption” suspicions

5 July 2021• -Press release-en, Front page

Paris, July, 5th 2021 — As a result of the complaint accompanied by criminal indemnification (partie civile) filed by Sherpa April,...

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Complaint against 4 textile giants for forced labour of Uyghurs: French justice opens an investigation for concealment of crimes against humanity

2 July 2021• -Press release-en, Front page

Paris, 2 July 2021 – The French judiciary announced yesterday that it has opened an investigation into the crime of concealment of...

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[Webinar] Asset restitutions in France: what solutions for Syria?

29 June 2021• Front page

After a long advocacy, France has finally adopted a mechanism for the restitution of ill-gotten gains to poor populations! To celebrate the...

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Off the hook? How business lobbies against liability for human rights and environmental abuses

21 June 2021• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Front page

Paris, 21 June 2021 – Corporate lobbyists are fighting a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for human rights...

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Supreme Court hearing on Lafarge/Syria: Crucial verdict expected on corporate responsibility

9 June 2021• -Press release-en, Front page, International crimes, Strategic litigation

Paris/Berlin, 8 June 2021 – Following today’s hearing on French company Lafarge and its involvement in the armed conflict in Syria...

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Ill Gotten Gains against Lebanese officials : opening of a preliminary investigation after Sherpa’s complaint.

7 June 2021• -Contributions-en, -Press release-en, Corruption and embezzlement, Corruption and embezzlement, Front page, Laundering, Laundering

Paris, June 7, 2021 – The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) has announced the opening of a preliminary...

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Creating a Public Authority to Enforce the Duty of Vigilance Law: A Step Backward?

11 May 2021• Advocacy, Research and Studies, Strengthening corporate accountability

Sherpa publishes an analysis and recommendations with respect to the potential creation of an authority in charge of enforcing the French...

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Appeal trial of Rifaat al Assad in the Syrian Ill-Gotten Gains case

5 May 2021• -Press release-en, Corruption and embezzlement, Corruption and embezzlement, Front page, Laundering, Laundering

Paris, 5 May 2021 – Sherpa as civil claimant will take part in Rifaat al Assad’s appeal trial, which opens today. The...

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Sherpa Position Paper on the draft law “programming on solidarity development and the fight against global inequalities

5 May 2021• Laundering, Laundering, Research and Studies, Tax evasion, Tax evasion

Restitution of assets resulting from corruption to affected countries For the past 15 years, Sherpa points out the importance of adopting a...

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Sherpa files a complaint before the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office in a Lebanese Ill-Gotten Gains case.

3 May 2021• -Press release-en, Corruption and embezzlement, Corruption and embezzlement, Front page, Laundering, Laundering

Paris, 3 May 2021 – Sherpa, represented by its lawyers Maîtres William Bourdon and Amélie Lefebvre, is filing a complaint before...

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Sherpa requests the opening of a judicial investigation with the status of civil claimant in the case of India’s Rafale deal

28 April 2021• -Press release-en, Corruption and embezzlement, Corruption and embezzlement, Front page, Laundering, Laundering

Paris, 28 April 2021 — SHERPA, represented by its lawyers Maîtres William Bourdon and Vincent Brenghart, is filing a complaint and...

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Forced labor of Uyghurs: filing of a complaint in France against multinationals for concealment of forced labor and crimes against humanity*

12 April 2021• -Press release-en, Front page, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Strategic litigation, Strengthening corporate accountability

Paris, April 12th,2021 Sherpa, the Collectif Ethique sur l’étiquette, the Uyghur Institute of Europe and an Uyghur victim,...

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