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CIVICUS says attempts to reassert austerity or prioritise needs of big business must be avoided in post-COVID recovery
Author: Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters
"World urged to rebuild greener, more equal economies after coronavirus", 28 May 2020...
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Zambia: Court fines Glencore’s Mopani Copper $13 Million for tax avoidance
Author: Chris Phiri, Zambia Reports
‘Africa Loses $50Bn A Year In Illicit Financial Flows’ 21 May 2020...
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- Related companies: Glencore
Author: Dejusticia
“Demandamos todo el sistema tributario ante la Corte Constitucional” – 27 de mayo de 2020- …Presentamos ante la Corte Constitucional una demanda solicitando declarar el actual Estatuto Tributario inexequible por no cumplir con los principios de p...
EU response to COVID-19 must focus on realising socio-economic rights & prioritise companies that respect human rights, says ENNHRI
Author: European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
"The EU must put economic and social rights at the heart of its economic response to COVID-19", 6 May 2020...
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Author: Bussines Insider
“Canadá se une a Francia, Dinamarca y Polonia y no rescatará a las empresas registradas en paraísos fiscales” – 29 de abril de 2020-...
Author: Sophie Lemaître, Centre de ressources anticorruption U4, dans Le Monde (France)
"« L’après-Covid-19 pourrait-il être enfin l’ère de la justice fiscale et sociale dans le monde ? »", 22 avril 2020...
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Author: Las Dos Orillas
“Minería, patrón de crecimiento y finanzas públicas en Colombia” -24 de abril de 2020-...
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COVID-19: Govts. & financiers increasingly urge companies to use (emergency) funds to support stakeholders not shareholders
As the scale and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impacts on business and workers and communities, continue to grow, so do calls for a ‘new social contract’ (see our blog here). Increasingly, companies are urged by governments and investors to...
EU Parliament highlights importance of human rights & environmental due diligence in COVID-19 resolution
Author: European Parliament
'EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences', 17 April 2020...
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Kenya: Dutch flower growers allegedly using tax havens to avoid taxation; includes Oserian's comments
Author: Romy van der Burgh & Linda van der Pol, The Elephant (Kenya)
"Unfair Trade: How Dutch Rose Growers Avoid Paying Taxes in Kenya"...