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France: helping tax havens in the name of poor countries’ development

17 June 2014 – A few days before the final passing of the orientation and programming law on development and international solidarity policy, the…

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Multinationals and Human Rights: CAC 40 companies give their opinion

5 June 2014 – 30 companies* responded to a questionnaire on United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Businesses and Human Rights issued by civil society…

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Corporate Influence

Rana Plaza factory collapse: A preliminary investigation is being launched after a complaint has been filed against Auchan

French NGOs Sherpa, Peuples Solidaires and Collectif Ethique sur l’étiquette which filed a complaint against Auchan welcome the launch a preliminary investigation.

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Charges filed against French group Auchan for misleading commercial practices after Rana Plaza collapse

One year to the day after the collapse of Rana Plaza, which cost the lives of 1,138 people and injured more than 2,000 others, French associations Sherpa, Peuples Solidaires and Collectif Ethique sur l’étiquette have lodged a complaint against Groupe Auchan at the Lille prosecutor’s office.

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MERCURY – French Guiana: A failure of the French government

The Facts… For the past several decades, French Guiana has been the victim of illegal gold mining practices. The use of environmentally unsafe processes,…

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Corporate Impunity

Mauritania-China Fisheries Agreement: Civil Society Appeals to EU and Mauritanian Government

Paris, 17 April 2014 – The exploitation of fishing resources represents a strategic challenge for the Mauritanian economy. The fishing industry is largest foreign…

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DLH – Liberia : a dismissal without further action or explanation

Country: Liberia Company targeted: DLH An overview of the facts and proceedings… Between 2001 and 2003, DLH bought, imported into France, and distributed in Europe timber…

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Illicit Financial Flows

Teodorin Nguema Obiang indicted in the case of the ill-gotten gains

Paris, 20 March 2014 – On Wednesday 19 March 2014, Teodorin Nguema Obiang, Equatorial Guinea’s vice president was indicted by the examining magistrates of…

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Corporate Impunity

Complaint accuses international timber company DLH of trading illegal timber and funding Liberian war

Sherpa, Global Witness, Greenpeace France and Liberian NGO Green Advocates have today filed a legal complaint before the Senior Magistrate of the Regional Court…

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