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Information received concerning a law proposal introduced in the New York State Legislature: The New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act, (Senate Bill S.4747, and companion Assembly Bill to A.2970) . The Act amends the Debtor and Creditor Law, in relation to the recoverability of sovereign debt.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continuing use of excessive force against protesters participating in ongoing demonstrations in August and September 2022. The demonstrations are in response to the previous use of excessive force by security forces against protesters, as well as the continuing economic and financial issues arising from fiscal mismanagement of the debt crisis in Sri LankaAlleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Follow-up to OECD’s response of 27 April 2022, to the letter (OTH 21/2022) of 30 March 2022. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information on the differentiated impact of the surcharge policy that are part of the loan arrangements provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on debt affected countries and the rights of their populations.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning BlackRock’s involvement in Zambia’s sovereign debt as the largest private fund manager holding nearly USD 220 million of the country’s sovereign bonds and its subsequent impact on the country’s ability to ensure the realization of human rights of its population including, responding to as well as mitigating the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received the excessive and lethal use of force against protesters amid large scale daily demonstrations since 16 March 2022 that started in Colombo city and spread to other areas in Sri Lanka, in response to fiscal mismanagement of the debt crisis rising inflation, shortages of fuel and essential goods and prolonged power cuts as a result of a scarcity of foreign exchange. We would like to bring further attention to reports we’ve received on the subsequent arrests and arbitrary detention of peaceful protesters, human rights defenders, activists and journalists, seemingly for the legitimate exercise of their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, as well as to freedom of expression and of opinion.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning BlackRock’s role in Zambia’s sovereign debt as the largest private fund manager holding nearly USD 220 million of the country’s sovereign bonds and its subsequent impact on the country’s ability to ensure the realization of human rights of its population including, responding to as well as mitigating the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Information received concerning the critical humanitarian situation faced by millions in Afghanistan since the collapse of the former government in August 2021 and the decision of your Excellency’s Government to block the foreign assets of Afghanistan’s central bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) as an addition to the applicable sanctions regime, and which may have serious adverse effects on all efforts to support basic human needs in the country.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the statement on “Two-Pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy” [hereafter- Two Pillar Solution], agreed upon on 8 October 2021, under the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS). Concerns have been raised about the scope and contents of the announced agreement. Among those concerns, several low and middle-income countries consider that the agreement does not respond to their needs and would diminish their fiscal space, especially at a time when countries are seeking to recover from the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In turn, the Two Pillar Solution would negatively affect their ability to meet the needs of their populations and thus to realize human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development.Alleged victims: - More details... |
27 Apr 2022 |
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Information received concerning the statement on “Two-Pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy” [hereafter- Two Pillar Solution], agreed upon on 8 October 2021, under the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS). Concerns have been raised about the scope and contents of the announced agreement. Among those concerns, several low and middle-income countries consider that the agreement does not respond to their needs and would diminish their fiscal space, especially at a time when countries are seeking to recover from the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In turn, the Two Pillar Solution would negatively affect their ability to meet the needs of their populations and thus to realize human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the statement on “Two-Pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy” [hereafter- Two Pillar Solution], agreed upon on 8 October 2021, under the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS). Concerns have been raised about the scope and contents of the announced agreement. Among those concerns, several low and middle-income countries consider that the agreement does not respond to their needs and would diminish their fiscal space, especially at a time when countries are seeking to recover from the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In turn, the Two Pillar Solution would negatively affect their ability to meet the needs of their populations and thus to realize human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the statement on “Two-Pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy” [hereafter- Two Pillar Solution], agreed upon on 8 October 2021, under the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS). Concerns have been raised about the scope and contents of the announced agreement. Among those concerns, several low and middle-income countries consider that the agreement does not respond to their needs and would diminish their fiscal space, especially at a time when countries are seeking to recover from the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In turn, the Two Pillar Solution would negatively affect their ability to meet the needs of their populations and thus to realize human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the statement on “Two-Pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy” [hereafter- Two Pillar Solution], agreed upon on 8 October 2021, under the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS). Concerns have been raised about the scope and contents of the announced agreement. Among those concerns, several low and middle-income countries consider that the agreement does not respond to their needs and would diminish their fiscal space, especially at a time when countries are seeking to recover from the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In turn, the Two Pillar Solution would negatively affect their ability to meet the needs of their populations and thus to realize human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) 's development of an institutional strategy on gender, and the information made public on the Consultation Concept Note dated 10 February 2022. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues selon lesquelles deux banques, nommément KBL European Private Bankers et le Groupe KBC, auraient manqué de se conformer aux Principes directeurs de l'Organisation de coopération et développement économiques (OCDE) à l'intention des entreprises multinationales en violation de l’embargo décrété par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies sur les armes contre le régime d’apartheid de l’Afrique du Sud.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Oct 2019 |
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Informations reçues selon lesquelles deux banques, nommément KBL European Private Bankers et le Groupe KBC, auraient manqué de se conformer aux Principes directeurs de l'Organisation de coopération et développement économiques (OCDE) à l'intention des entreprises multinationales en violation de l’embargo décrété par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies sur les armes contre le régime d’apartheid de l’Afrique du Sud.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues selon lesquelles deux banques, nommément KBL European Private Bankers et le Groupe KBC, auraient manqué de se conformer aux Principes directeurs de l'Organisation de coopération et développement économiques (OCDE) à l'intention des entreprises multinationales en violation de l’embargo décrété par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies sur les armes contre le régime d’apartheid de l’Afrique du Sud.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Nov 2019 07 Nov 2019 |
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Information received concerning the Government’s response to the country’s economic crisisAlleged victims: 289 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019. Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Jul 2021 |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations concernant le travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 Jan 2020 |
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Nous vous écrivons au sujet du travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), la 37ème session du Groupe de travail étant prévue à New-York du 1er au 5 avril 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Nous vous écrivons au sujet du travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), la 37ème session du Groupe de travail étant prévue à New-York du 1er au 5 avril 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Nous vous écrivons au sujet du travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), la 37ème session du Groupe de travail étant prévue à New-York du 1er au 5 avril 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Nous vous écrivons au sujet du travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), la 37ème session du Groupe de travail étant prévue à New-York du 1er au 5 avril 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Nous vous écrivons au sujet du travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), la 37ème session du Groupe de travail étant prévue à New-York du 1er au 5 avril 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Nous vous écrivons au sujet du travail actuel du Groupe de travail III sur la réforme de la Commission des Nations unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI), la 37ème session du Groupe de travail étant prévue à New-York du 1er au 5 avril 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la labor del Grupo de Trabajo III sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Solución de Controversias entre Inversionistas y Estados (SCIE), que celebrará su 37 º período de sesiones en Nueva York del 1 al 5 de abril de 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Mar 2019 |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Apr 2019 |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ReformAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ReformAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ReformAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ReformAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... |
31 Jan 2020 |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Apr 2019 |
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Concerns in relation to the ongoing work of the Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform, which is scheduled to hold its 37th session in New York from 1 to 5 April 2019.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida sobre el presunto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia judicial, asegurar un entorno propicio para la labor de jueces y juezas, magistrados y magistradas, y fiscales, así como fortalecer la lucha contra los flujos ilícitos de fondos.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Apr 2019 |
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Follow-up to the communication on the murders of Ms. Marielle Franco and her driver.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Jan 2019 20 Feb 2019 |
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Information received concerning allegations of Government interference into the investigation of the killing of investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and the large number of pending civil lawsuits against her family, including lawsuits initiated by public officials. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Oct 2018 |
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Views about the draft World Development Report 2019 Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Aug 2018 |
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Information received concerning the upcoming review of the terms of the 2017 International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to the Government of Cameroon in light of allegations of human rights violations in the Anglophone regions.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Jul 2018 26 Jul 2018 |
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Information received concerning the negative impacts of budget cuts, structural adjustment and austerity measures implemented since 2014, on several human rights, notably the rights to health, education, social security, food, as well as on gender equality, and in particular the negative impacts linked to the Constitutional Amendment No 95, also known as “Expenditure Ceiling”, in force for over 16 months.Alleged victims: - More details... |
01 Aug 2018 |
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Information received concerning the negative impact of measures reducing social protection benefits on the realization of rights by persons with disabilities, which particularly affect the enjoyment of the rights to live independently and to be included in the community and to an adequate standard of living and social protection. Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Jun 2018 |
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Information received concerning the killing of Ms Marielle Franco and her driver.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Mar 2018 27 Mar 2018 12 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning the potentially adverse human rights impacts of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) project on the indigenous pastoralist peoples in the project area and concerns raised in relation to your request for waivers to the application of the World Bank’s Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples (OP. 4.10 of 2005) in Tanzania.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the granting of waivers to the application of the World Bank’s Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples (OP. 4.10 of 2005) in relation to Tanzania.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Mar 2017 |
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Information received concerning Puerto Rico’s crippling public debt level, which reportedly endangers the ability of many of its 3.5 million inhabitants to fully enjoy economic and social rightsAlleged victims: - More details... |
19 Oct 2016 |
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Information received concerning state-owned entities in Mozambique having received previously undisclosed Government guaranteed loans amounting to $1.4 billion USD pushing the public debt stock of the country to levels exceeding 85% of GDP, a level of debt that might be considered unsustainable for a low income country. The volume of debt gives rise to concern that insufficient public funds will be available for ensuring the use of maximum available resources for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Information also refers to the alleged intimidation, death threats, abduction and shooting of human rights defenders, who have demanded transparency and accountability after the disclosure of the secret loans. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning state-owned entities in Mozambique having received previously undisclosed Government guaranteed loans amounting to $1.4 billion USD pushing the public debt stock of the country to levels exceeding 85% of GDP, a level of debt considered unsustainable for a low income country. The volume of debt gives rise to concern that insufficient public funds will be available for ensuring the use of maximum available resources for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Information also refers to the alleged intimidation, death threats, abduction and shooting of human rights defenders, who have demanded transparency and accountability after the disclosure of the secret loans. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Aug 2016 |
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Information received concerning state-owned entities in Mozambique having received previously undisclosed Government guaranteed loans amounting to $1.4 billion USD pushing the public debt stock of the country to levels exceeding 85% of GDP, a level of debt that might be considered unsustainable for a low income country. The volume of debt gives rise to concern that insufficient public funds will be available for ensuring the use of maximum available resources for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Information also refers to the alleged intimidation, death threats, abduction and shooting of human rights defenders, who have demanded transparency and accountability after the disclosure of the secret loans. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning state-owned entities in Mozambique having received previously undisclosed Government guaranteed loans amounting to $1.4 billion USD pushing the public debt stock of the country to levels exceeding 85% of GDP, a level of debt that might be considered unsustainable for a low income country. The volume of debt gives rise to concern that insufficient public funds will be available for ensuring the use of maximum available resources for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Information also refers to the alleged intimidation, death threats, abduction and shooting of human rights defenders, who have demanded transparency and accountability after the disclosure of the secret loans. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Nov 2017 |
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Comunicación relativa a concesión de préstamos recibida durante la dictadura militar de Augusto Pinochet y posible complicidad financiera que habría contribuido a las violaciones manifiestas de los derechos humanos cometidas en Chile en ese período. La carta solicita información sobre las medidas tomadas para dar seguimiento a las conclusiones del informe de 1978 del Relator Especial de la Subcomisión de Prevención de Discriminaciones y Protección a las Minorías sobre el impacto de la ayuda económica y la asistencia extranjera sobre el respeto de los derechos humanos en Chile (E/CN.4/Sub.2/412, vols. I-IV), y sobre otras posibles medidas en favor de la investigación y análisis de estas cuestiones, por ejemplo en el marco de procedimientos judiciales, el trabajo de comisiones de la verdad, instancias académicas y sobre las medidas tomadas para que esta cuestión sea incorporada en el currículo de la educación pública.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Letter concerning the human rights impact of United States Court orders relating to litigation between investment funds and Argentina. Concern is expressed that the rulings may push Argentina into a debt crisis with negative implications for the economic, social and cultural rights of its people and may impede future debt restructurings. The letter argues that so-called “vulture fund” litigation, including the court orders secured by NML Capital Limited, prevents heavily indebted countries from using resources freed up by debt relief for their development and poverty reduction programmes, and therefore diminishes the capacity of these countries to create the conditions necessary for the realization of human rights for their people. Similar letters were sent to the Government of Argentina on 20 August 2014, see case no. ARG 2/2014 above, and to NML Capital Ltd on 20 August 2014, see case no. OTH 10/2014 above.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Oct 2014 |
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Letter concerning the human rights impact of United States Court orders relating to litigation between investment funds and Argentina. Concern is expressed that the rulings may push Argentina into a debt crisis with negative implications for the economic, social and cultural rights of its people and may impede future debt restructurings. The letter argues that so-called “vulture fund” litigation, including the court orders secured by NML Capital Limited, prevents heavily indebted countries from using resources freed up by debt relief for their development and poverty reduction programmes, and therefore diminishes the capacity of these countries to create the conditions necessary for the realization of human rights for their people. Similar letters were sent to the Government of Argentina on 20 August 2014, see case no. ARG 2/2014 above, and to the Government of the United States of America on 20 August 2014, see case no. USA 10/2014 below.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Letter concerning the human rights impact of United States Court orders relating to litigation between investment funds and Argentina. Concern is expressed that the rulings may push Argentina into a debt crisis with negative implications for the economic, social and cultural rights of its people and may impede future debt restructurings. The letter argues that so-called “vulture fund” litigation, including the court orders secured by NML Capital Limited, prevents heavily indebted countries from using resources freed up by debt relief for their development and poverty reduction programmes, and therefore diminishes the capacity of these countries to create the conditions necessary for the realization of human rights for their people. Similar letters were sent to the Government of the United States of America on 20 August 2014, see case no. USA 15/2014 below, and to NML Capital Ltd on 20 August 2014, see case no. OTH 10/2014 below.Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 Oct 2014 |
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Letter expressing concerns about increased reliance on deficit funding by the public sector in Zambia after the country’s debt was reduced through debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative in 2006. According to the information received, in November 2013, Zambia raised its external borrowing threshold significantly. Further, in April 2014, it placed 2014 USD 1 billion of sovereign bonds on international financial markets. Concerns are raised that there is a danger that the country may fall into a debt trap again if caution is not exercised in relation to borrowing, especially foreign-currency denominated borrowing on non-concessional terms.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Letter related to the review of the Environmental and Social Policy and Public Information Policy of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The communication calls upon the EBRD to include more explicitly its commitment to human rights in its good governance policies, including by making reference to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and its due diligence framework. It urges the EBRD to clarify that it will refrain from financing projects that would result in human rights violations or have serious negative human rights impacts and provides suggestions as to how its draft policies could be improved. Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 May 2014 |
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Alleged concerns over the impact of austerity measures on people living in poverty in Spain, in particular the effects on the equal enjoyment of their human right to the highest attainable standard of health. According to the information received, a combination of budgetary, legislative and administrative measures structurally modified the Spanish healthcare system, from a model based on the right to health recognized universally for all persons to a multi-layered model, which bases delivery on the economic and employment condition of the beneficiary. Specific groups have been particularly affected by this situation, including older persons, people living with chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS, migrants, women (especially those disproportionately exposed to gender-based violence and victims of trafficking in persons) and youth/children.Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 Jan 2014 |
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Alleged concerns over the impact of the economic crisis and austerity measures, in particular on the right to adequate housing and the right to an adequate standard of living. According to the information received, a combination of legal reforms, budget enactments and policy interventions conducted between 2010 and 2013 aimed at reducing public expenditures by historic margins at the national, regional and municipal levels. One of the main effects of the Government’s austerity policies has been that the number of people at risk of poverty and exclusion has significantly increased by over two million since 2008. The absence of official data on the number of evictions affecting family homes and the absence of regulations to relocate the evicted families reportedly has made it difficult to assess the dimensions of this problem. Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Feb 2014 03 Apr 2014 |
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Alleged unaffordability of water and sanitation for vulnerable groups as a consequence of the privatization of water and sanitation services in Portugal. According to information received, as part of the austerity measures the privatization of water and sanitation services in Portugal continues. While the human rights to water and sanitation do not prescribe a particular form of service delivery, there are allegations that concerned populations have not participated in the decision-making process and that the privatization has made water and sanitation services unaffordable for some people. This trend has reportedly also had a negative impact on access and affordability of adequate housing, disproportionally affecting vulnerable sectors of the population.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Sep 2013 |
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Letter following up on replies received from the World Bank concerning a previous communication (see A/HRC/22/67, case No. OTH 7/2012).The letter seeks further clarification concerning the role of the World Bank in supporting the process of privatizing Burundi’s coffee industry and the extent to which studies have been carried out to assess the social impacts of the recommended privatization strategy and its effect on poor and vulnerable groups.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged seizure of an Argentine naval vessel in Ghana by a “vulture fund” belonging to US based investment firm. According to information received, the Argentine naval vessel, ARA Libertad, has been seized in the port of Tema in Ghana since 2 October 2012 under a Ghanaian court order sought by the equity investment fund NML Capital Limited, a subsidiary of the US based investment firm Elliot Capital Management. NML Capital is suing Argentina on the basis of debt arising from the country’s defaulted bond swaps in 2005 and 2010. NML Capital Ltd reportedly is only willing to release the ship against a payment of USD 20 million in Argentine bonds, and demands that Argentina settles USD 370 million of its debt. NML Capital bought bonds at a sum far less than their market value from the heavily indebted Argentine government in 2000, a year before the country’s USD 100 billion sovereign default. The fund did not accept the debt restructuring offered by the Argentine Government and continues to pursue Argentina in various jurisdictions including Ghana. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged negative human rights impacts stemming from the privatization of Burundi’s coffee industry, particularly in relation to the right to food. According to the information received, the World Bank has been the driving force behind the privatization process, making its budget support to the Government and receipt of foreign aid conditional upon the privatization of the coffee industry and playing a key role in defining the conditions for privatization. As the majority of the population receives its income from the coffee industry, changes in wages and payments for coffee and coffee processing can have significant impacts on the ability of the population to purchase food and meet their food needs. Reportedly, no study has been conducted into how privatization will affect the ability of local populations to access food. Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Oct 2012 16 Jan 2013 |
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Allégation de l’impact négatif de la privatisation de l’industrie caféière du Burundi sur les droits de l’homme, et en particulier sur le droit à l’alimentation. Selon les informations reçues, la Banque Mondiale est la force motrice des privatisations au Burundi ; elle a d’ailleurs soumis à la condition de privatisation, son appui budgétaire et la réception d’aide au développement par le pays. La Banque Mondiale joue également un rôle important dans la définition des conditions de privatisation. Puisque la majorité de la population reçoit son revenu de l’industrie caféière, des changements dans les salaires, dans le paiement ou dans la transformation du café peuvent avoir un impact significatif sur la capacité de la population à acheter sa nourriture et à répondre à ses besoins alimentaires. Il est allégué qu’aucune étude n’a été préparée sur la manière dont la privatisation pourrait affecter la capacité des populations locales à avoir accès à l’alimentation. Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Oct 2012 21 Nov 2012 |
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