... At least four UN bodies have urged Ottawa to hold its companies accountable for their international operations. As the UN Human Rights Committee noted in 2015:
The State party should (a) enhance the ...
... asylum applications.
It should pressure the Honduran government to enable free, prior and informed consent, and call for free and fair elections. Until then, the international community should suspend ...
... (e.g. for renewables infrastructure) – although without changing its damaging practices on the ground.
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... in the province, some of them within key biodiversity areas and protected areas.
“The DENR and the PCSD [Palawan Council for Sustainable Development] must be reminded that under the Strategic Environmental ...
... Pacific Rim gold mine. Their account is rife with valuable detail about the mobilizations, negotiations, alliance building, international campaigns, and legal maneuvers that stopped the Pacific Rim mining ...
... if it’s something as vital and popular as ensuring clean and affordable water for all. The terms “water defenders” and “water protectors” resonate broadly and effectively around the world.
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