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July 4, 2020

Civil society groups sound alarm over COVID-19 claims in 'corporate courts'

The ISDS system could be used to claim billions from governments over pandemic protections, say groups in over 90 countries.
January 8, 2015

Oil giant Shell finally pays out £55 million over Niger Delta spills

Shell’s long-overdue compensation pay out to a community devastated by oil spills in the Niger Delta is an important victory for its victims.
December 16, 2014

Pressure on TTIP increases as over a million sign petition

Over a million people throughout the European Union have signed a petition against the TTIP privatisation trade agreement with the USA.
March 28, 2012

Government prices poor victims of overseas human rights abuses out of court

Aid and human rights agencies have expressed dismay at the UK government's repeated failure to heed informed criticism of its legal plans.
March 23, 2012

Human rights litigation against UK-based multinationals
October 27, 2011

Dow contract for London 2012 Olympics dubbed 'shocking'

Chemical giant Dow’s high profile contract for London’s 2012 Olympic Games is a slap in the face for the survivors of India’s Bhopal poison gas disaster.
October 27, 2011

Regulation of multinationals should be tougher, says Christian Aid

New plans to reveal more about multinationals’ finances need toughening to help poor countries fight multi-billion pound tax dodging, says Christian Aid.
May 2, 2011

Methodists say FTSE 100 companies must implement a Living Wage

A campaign to lobby FTSE 100 companies to adopt the Living Wage has been backed by the Methodist Church and its Central Finance Board.
October 28, 2010

Christian Aid hail breakthrough on corporate tax-dodging

Multinational companies could be forced to reveal far more about their finances in the Global South following a European Commission move welcomed by Christian Aid.