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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 15h
#GoodNews !! Dutch NGO files the first enforcement complaint under the new mechanism of an #EU #trade agreement, challenging #climate rollbacks by government of #NewZealand See for more www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new... #ClimateChange #justice #InternationalLaw
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Both ENDS: New Zealand faces its first climate complaint under EU trade rules
UTRECHT / WELLINGTON, 29 September 2026 /30 September in Aotearoa New Zealand Both ENDS, a Dutch environmental justice organisation, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission ...
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South Centre @southcentre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How can we ensure affected communities have a real voice in environmental investment disputes? A new study by the @gvagrad.bsky.social LLM for the South Centre explores pathways to reform third-party participation in #ISDS beyond traditional amicus curiae briefs.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When big corporations can sue governments for BILLIONS for protecting people and the climate, we all pay the cost. It's time to put an end to this. Join the global movement against ISDS. 15-17 October 2026: stopisds.global/en/
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you’re an oligarch who can afford to take an ISDS case, you can even get your sanctions lifted. ISDS is a way of bullying governments and preserving the ‘right’ of money to do what it wants, where it wants, when it wants. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The EU removing Fridman from its sanctions list comes after the billionaire sued Luxembourg for $16 BILLION via ISDS, for freezing his assets. Fridman is also suing the UK. We must refuse to follow suit. We must remove ISDS from our trade and investment deals. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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EU removes two oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you want to learn more about #ISDS , how it disarms parliaments and judges and puts corporate profit interests above the protection of people and planet Reserve 14 okt 2026 20:00 in your agenda
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Who paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding weekend festivities? A Russian oligarch. 🗓️ Join us tomorrow, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. ET to learn how we uncovered this secret benefactor: events.propublica.org/don-jr-weddin…
Graphic titled "Bankrolled: How a Russian Oligarch Funded Donald Trump Jr.'s Wedding Weekend." Text below reads: Wednesday, Sept. 23. 4 p.m. Eastern time. An image on the right shows dozens of people in a group wedding photo on a beach, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina; and Tiffany Trump. An arrow points to Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, labeled as "Don Jr.'s secret benefactor," in the back row.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
People in charge in the US are apparently not aware of the serious damage the erosion of the DOJ does to the long term economic prosperity of the #USA To see how far this has gone see e.g. youtube.com/shorts/SuK29... This is not just funny stupidity. This does serious long lasting damage.
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RIP DOJ
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Helft van alle boeren krijgt te maken met pesticidenvergiftiging www.mo.be/nieuws/helft...
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Helft van alle boeren krijgt te maken met pesticidenvergiftiging – MO*
Jaarlijks lopen meer dan 400 miljoen boeren en landarbeiders een acute pesticidevergiftiging op.
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Privacy International @privacyinternational.org · 01/09/2026
Intrusive surveillance technology is increasingly used during protests around the world, and is now being used to prosecute activists and peaceful protesters. Read our report:
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Protest surveillance into court
With this report, we shed light on the due process implications of the blanket and indiscriminate surveillance of protesters, activists, and human rights defenders participating in protests.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
How now to remember the names of the Great Lakes in the US : • Superior • Huron, • America, • Michigan, • Erie SHAME #Trump #USA #MAGA {P.S. at least untill the Mad King is gone}
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Recommended reading: Commodifying Justice by Ladan Mehranvar [PDF 29 pages] On how Third-Party funding exposes the capture of Investor-State Dispute Settlement #ISDS ccsi.columbia.edu/wp-content/u... #International #Investment #Law #HumanRights #JustTransition @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social
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Amoebius Weinstein @3qrx.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📸 A. Weinstein taken in Washington, D.C. in June 2007 #street #photography #USA
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
for all those who still consider doing business on Ebay A bloody pig mask, a funeral wreath and cockroaches: intimidation campaign costs eBay 56 million dollars arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.
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Amoebius Weinstein @3qrx.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wildberries burning (2026) #photography by A.Weinstein Scene from the St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
An overlooked truely global problem of the business plan of #Musk and #SpaceX is the polution by "burned up" space junk creating {new types of} aerosol particles in the stratosphere see e.g. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... www.nature.com/articles/s43... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SPCX
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Musk’s SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It’s also bending the rules to do so theconversation.com/musks-spacex...
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Musk’s SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It’s also bending the rules to do so
Markets only work when everyone plays by the same rules, and right now, not everyone is.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Seem that predictions that to give the position of DG of the #WTO to the #USA will further kick the institution into the gutter comes true Look e.g. at the program of the WTO public forum here: www.wto.org/english/foru... #US #trade #multilateralism
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Reuters reports that Ecuador & Canada signed a Free Trade Agreement a few hours ago The specific text that allegedly also includes a section giving companies rights and means of enforcement standing above national law and courts #ISDS still is shrouded in secrecy www.reuters.com/world/ecuado...
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Ecuador says Canada trade deal to make 99.6% of exports tariff-free
Ecuador and Canada signed a free trade ​agreement on Friday, Ecuador's ‌government said, adding the deal will allow 99.6% of its ​exportable goods to enter ​Canada duty-free once it takes ⁠effect.
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South Centre @southcentre.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For 30 years, South Centre has championed a fair & responsible international investment regime. Read the new publication on reforming International Investment Law to address systemic challenges like ISDS, regulatory chill & sustainable development: www.southcentre.int/sc-30th-anni...
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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#Google now lets you log into your account with a selfie - arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026... what could possibly go wrong in the age of the #deepfake...?
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Google now lets you log into your account with a selfie
Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Aus MDR-Recherchen geht hervor, dass das Bundesinnenministerium unter anderem den Bundesbeauftragten für das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz abschaffen will. Die SPD kritisiert die Pläne. www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
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Geheimer BMI-Vermerk will Bundesbeauftragten abschaffen und Informationsfreiheit massiv einschränken
Aus MDR-Recherchen geht hervor, dass das Bundesinnenministerium unter anderem den Bundesbeauftragten für das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz abschaffen will. Die SPD kritisiert die Pläne. Von Marcus Enger...
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
⚡German government apprently wants to effectively abolish its Freedom of Information Act !⚡ Among other things, by deleting § 12 and dissolving the corresponding department at the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/poli... #transparency
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Neue Pläne im Innenministerium: Dobrindt will FragDenStaat ausschalten
Die Bundesregierung will das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen. Interne Dokumente zeigen jetzt: Der Plan zielt explizit darauf, Anfragen über FragDenStaat unmöglich zu machen.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Bundesregierung will Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen ! unter anderem durch §12 des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes (IFG) zu streichen und das entsprechende Referat bei dem Bundesbeauftragten für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit auf zu lösen fragdenstaat.de/artikel/poli...
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Neue Pläne im Innenministerium: Dobrindt will FragDenStaat ausschalten
Die Bundesregierung will das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen. Interne Dokumente zeigen jetzt: Der Plan zielt explizit darauf, Anfragen über FragDenStaat unmöglich zu machen.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Canada Ecuador Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded early last year but still little is known about the finally agreed text going beyond the vague "summary of negotiated outcomes" provided on the Canadian government website see: www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer... #Canada #Ecudaor #FTA
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Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement: Summary of negotiated outcomes
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Civil Society demands that the President of the Republic of Indonesia immediately cancel the plan to ratify the US-Indonesia ART Agreement [ART = Agreement on Reciprocal Trade] Read here why: bilaterals.org/sovereignty-... #USA #indonesia #trade
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 21/07/2026
Hunger is falling but is still higher than pre-COVID levels: UN report aje.news/0nw6fz
Hunger is falling but is still higher than pre-COVID levels: UN report
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CCC @ccc.de · 21/07/2026
Talks on personal data, including biometric data, are shrouded in secrecy: US is bullying EU into dismantling safeguards for fundamental rights edri.org/our-work/the...
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The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
The leaked draft text suggests that the Commission significantly caved in to US’s excessive demands for unfettered information access.
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New report on human testing of militarized technology in the Southwest Asia/North Africa (SWANA) region The report examines six countries: Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, and Egypt smex.org/new-report-o... #humanrights #AI
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New report on the militarization of tech in the SWANA: Produced, tested, deployed - SMEX
Human testing. Those two words evoke mental images of inhumane experiments and feelings of disquiet, as they should. Yet human testing of militarized technology is happening in the Southwest Asia/Nort...
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) @unctad.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📊 Missed last week's report? The World Investment Report 2026 is out now. It unpacks the uneven investment recovery, more targeted policies, and new challenges for developing economies in strategic sectors. 🔗 ow.ly/3ShP50ZmrPY #FDI #GlobalInvestment
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"ISDS allows foreign companies to file claims against national governments if their investments have been affected by new policies, including those aimed at protecting the environment and public health." insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202...
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5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Secretive System That Undermines Climate Action - Inside Climate News
An international arbitration system allows corporations to demand big payouts. Governments have been forced to hand over billions.
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AFTINET @aftinet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
UNCITRAL's latest ISDS reforms don't fix the system's core imbalance. A new analysis shows how procedural tweaks can't resolve structural problems that may still hinder governments' ability to pursue climate action. aftinet.org.au/analysis-unc...
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GRAIN @grain.org · 13/07/2026
In Malaysia, over 20,000 people have signed the petition rejecting proposed seed law amendment to align with UPOV 1991. Farmers are concerned that it will criminalised their everyday practice in breeding, saving and exchanging seeds and increase the price of seed www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckIB...
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Over 20,000 sign petition against planned changes to plant variety law
YouTube video by KiniTV
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Why Europe’s trees are dying "it is not only drought, but also unusually warm or wet springs that increase the risk – even ideal growing conditions can prove fatal later on."
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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 07/07/2026
🚨The EU needs to quit fossil gas 🚨 With a coalition of over 40 civil society organisations, we are urging the EU for a fossil gas exit strategy, with annual binding gas demand reduction targets of 7-8%, an end to LNG imports, and strong enforcement of the EU methane rules 👉https://l1nq.com/iyvry3r
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 06/07/2026
Plastics treaty negotiations resumed last week at a Heads of Delegation meeting in Nairobi. Here is what happened and what it means for the future of the treaty — and of multilateralism. 🧵
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
if you want to know more about one of the main obstacles to fight the #climatecrisis: "ISDS" And how this "4 letterword" is putting foreigh investors rights above national law you might want to check out this video youtu.be/4KYMqQxhySI?... #climate #change #StopISDS
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ISDS vs. The Climate: Removing barriers to a just transition - London Climate Action Week, June 24
YouTube video by We Don't Have Time
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New study shows how #EU trade agreements force countries like #Kenya & #Indonesia to align Intellectual property rules with UPOV 1991 restrict farmers’ rights to save and exchange seeds, strengthening corporate control over seed systems. www.bothends.org/uploaded_fil... #Agroecology #multinationals
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Crime and Punishment Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 24/06/2026
Be sure to catch EFF at Black Hat USA in August! If you're an EFF supporter, you can even get $200 off a briefings pass when you register with our discount code: eff.org/blackhat
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EFF at Black Hat USA
EFF will be back in Las Vegas, NV for Black Hat USA! We're excited to be in the Business Hall, where you can come say hi and learn more about the work we are doing to defend digital freedoms. You can
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Good news from the African continent !! Only international cooperation will be able to tam corporate greed in a globalized world economy #Multinationals #Taxevasion
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BI @bi-2.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Pushed by big companies and some rich families many industrialized countries force countries of the South to introduce stricter intellectual property rights on seeds, via patentlaw or “UPOV91” Here a report by @publiceye.ch on the #humanrights impact www.publiceye.ch/en/publicati... #seeds
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Owning Seeds, Accessing Food
A human rights impact assessment of UPOV 1991
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Seeds are foundational to global food systems and to conserving biodiversity. But provisions in trade agreements — including the restrictive UPOV91 — limit farmers’ ability to save and share seeds. In a submission to the U.N., we advocate for farmers’ Right to Seeds: www.iatp.org/farmer-acces...
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Farmer access to seeds is vital for healthy local food systems
On February 19, IATP submitted comments to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Peasants, emphasizing the importance of protecting farmers’ Right to Seeds including the right to ...
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GRAIN @grain.org · 14/04/2025
In Argentina, the seed industry lobby is putting #UPOV91 back on the agenda. They want the country to join in order to restrict farmers' rights to reuse #seeds and collect more royalties bichosdecampo.com/con-una-mezc...
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GRAIN @grain.org · 30/06/2025
South Africa's new Plant Breeders Act that officially came into effect is a blow to farmers’ rights and smallholders farming practices by aligning South Africa to UPOV91 and extending the scope of Intellectual Property protection www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-... @afsafrica.bsky.social
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
No Secret Courts for Fossil Fuel Companies: End ISDS secure.waronwant.org/page/189984/...
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
People ask: ‘why don’t countries just refuse to pay ISDS fines.’ Here’s why. They get hounded. In this crazy case, ISDS investors are following Spain’s football team around the World Cup to try to seize their assets (inc deposits for hotel rooms). Insane www.bfmtv.com/economie/int...
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Des investisseurs américains traquent l'équipe d'Espagne de foot aux Etats-Unis pour saisir une partie de leurs avoirs (ils réclament 600 millions d'euros à l'Etat espagnol)
Un fonds d'investissement américain réclame 200 millions d'avoirs espagnols situés aux États-Unis, dont certains seraient liés à la Coupe du monde. Les investisseurs reprochent à Madrid d'avoir cessé ...
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 18/06/2026
NEW: The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system has been used by mining and energy companies to sue Guatemala for hundreds of millions of dollars amid conflicts over local communities’ defense of water, land, and Indigenous rights. Read more from IPS and @tninstitute.bsky.social: #StopISDS
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REPORT: Defending Water and Land, Facing Million-Dollar Lawsuits: The Cost of Investor Protection in Guatemala - Institute for Policy Studies
Defending Water and Land, Facing Million-Dollar Lawsuits: The Cost of Investor Protection in Guatemala
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 19/06/2026
Highlighting a "powerful public letter" of over 200 prominent economists & legal scholars calling for the need to address #ISDS as a significant barrier to #ClimateAction, Yves Lador of @earthjustice.org urges the Council to answer to this call by addressing human rights impacts of ISDS.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
UN climate talks wrapped up in Bonn yesterday. Our side event with @caneurope.org CAN-LA @foeint.bsky.social threw light on corporate courts blocking climate action. Govt reps from Colombia, Australia and the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change called for states to work together to address ISDS
Panelists sit at a table in front of a slide giving the title of the session: 'Challenges and Opportunities towards COP 31: Addressing Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).Guillaume Long, ex-foreign minister of Ecuador, speaks to the sessionSix panelists sit at a table in front of a slide giving the title of the session: 'Challenges and Opportunities towards COP 31: Addressing Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
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