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NGO says recently nullified Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between Kenya & Mauritius could have been used for tax evasion by businesses
Author: Victor Amadala, The Star(Kenya)
"Kenya-Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance void, High Court rules"...
- Related in-depth areas: Tax avoidance
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders' global survey highlights role of cos. in attacks in several countries
Author: Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (Switzerland)
"World report on the situation of human rights defenders", 17 Dec 2017...
- Related in-depth areas: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms Latest news on human rights defenders Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
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Mauritius allegedly being used by companies as tax haven to shift profits away from Africa; Malawi Mangoes denies allegations
An article by the Foreign Policy alleges that Malawi Mangoes has been using Mauritius as a tax haven to avoid paying taxes in Malawi. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited Malawi Mangoes to respond to the allegations. The company stated...
Thailand: Greenpeace's investigation exposes severe labour rights abuses of rogue overseas fishing fleet in animal food export supply chain
Global “race to the bottom” by companies avoiding taxes results in harm to public, says new Oxfam policy paper
Corporate tax avoidance disproportionately affects women's rights, says report
Investigative series looks at inequalities & injustices in intl. investment arbitration
Buzzfeed News investigates the injustices of investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) in a four part series. The series explores how the threat of arbitration is enough to chill government regulation, how ISDS helps executives escape punishment &...
ActionAid report on how "shady" tax treaties disproportionately favour multinationals, fuelling inequality and poverty
A report by ActionAid says tax treaties with the club of world's richest countries - the OECD - are stopping poor countries' power to tax multinational companies more than others, exacerbating inequality and poverty. [refers to Google, Amazon, MTN,...