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Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to safeguard justice for victims of corporate human rights abuses in developing countries were narrowly defeated in the House of Lords yesterday. Crossbench peers had argued that an exemption was needed to make sure than poor communities harmed by UK-based companies could still afford to bring cases to court.
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TAGS: 302.Human Rights, 282.media, 263.News, 328.Press release
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: Aid agency CAFOD welcomes release of Peruvian partners
Two CAFOD partners who had been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata‟s new Tintaya site in Peru have been released along with six others. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges came following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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TAGS: 287.Extractives, 218.Peru, 328.Press release
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Press release: CAFOD analysis of the Los Cabos final declaration
CAFOD's economics analyst Christina Wella reviews the Los Cabos final declaration
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 261.Economic justice, 176.Food, 329.G20, 328.Press release
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Press release: Rio +20 agreement has “little meat on the bones”, says Catholic aid agency
The Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development has “little meat on the bones” and failed to deliver concrete measures to tackle climate, food and financial crises for the poorest and the planet, says CAFOD.
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News, 328.Press release, 127.Rio
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CAFOD calls for urgent changes to agriculture to tackle poverty
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 176.Food, 285.Policy and research, 328.Press release
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On 17 October, the European Commission is expected to present stricter rules for biofuels to increase their sustainability.
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 176.Food, 328.Press release
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CAFOD warns World Bank Doing Business rankings actively harm poor
CAFOD responds to the release of the 10th World Bank Doing Business report.
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For 10 years CAFOD partners and campaigners have been calling on the UK government for new laws to ensure people in developing countries can find out about and benefit from the activities of oil, gas and mining companies working in their communities. Tonight these transparency laws were finally agreed by EU member states in a provisional deal with the European Parliament.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 287.Extractives, 285.Policy and research, 328.Press release, 322.Transparency
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CAFOD response to final G20 communiqué
Following two days of discussions, the leaders of the world’s major economies have published their final ‘communiqué’. CAFOD's Lead Economics Analyst, Christina Weller responds.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News, 28.Robin Hood Tax
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CAFOD disappointed by draft language from G20 communique leaks
Analysis by CAFOD's Economist Christina Weller: "The development ambitions of the G20 are not evident in this morning's leaked draft of the communique. The hope is that this indicates there is more to come on the G20's development agenda in a separate document."
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 28.Robin Hood Tax
RELATED TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 28.Robin Hood Tax
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