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« Il nous a été demandé de ne plus nous rendre dans la forêt. »
- Greenpeace
- 25 November 2019
Une enquête de Greenpeace met en lumière les violations des droits humains par Halcyon Agri.
Nigeria: Firm, Kebbi partner on N20bn tomato factor
- New Telegraph
- 25 November 2019
Deal between the Kebbi Government and the Spanish company GB Foods Africa will proceed when legal backing is given to cultivate 1,000 hectares of farm lands to produce tomatoes in the Ngaski local government area.
A joint statement from CDC Group, BIO, DEG and FMO on the long-term role of Development Finance Institutions in poverty-stricken regions of the world
- CDC et al.
- 25 November 2019
Today’s Human Rights Watch report concerning our shared investment in PHC/Feronia highlights the need for further investment to improve environmental and working conditions
Letter from NGOs to the UK's CDC regarding its actions to undermine a community mediation process with Feronia
- RIAO et al.
- 25 November 2019
NGOs call on the CDC Group and all the development banks involved in the Feronia-PHC oil palm plantations to publicly issue a clear statement of support for the mediation process and to ensure the security of participating community members.
Ouverture à Abidjan d'une conférence régionale pour lutter contre la corruption dans le secteur foncier en Afrique
- APA
- 25 November 2019
Organisées par la BAD, ces assises ont pour objectif d'échanger les connaissances sur les enjeux liés aux droits fonciers en accordant une attention particulière à la lutte contre la corruption
DR Congo: Development banks linked to palm oil abuses failed oversight enables labor, environmental harm
- HRW
- 25 November 2019
Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is violating workers’ rights and dumping untreated waste, says a report by Human Rights Watch.
UK development bank accused of failure to safeguard Congolese workers
- Guardian
- 25 November 2019
The UK development bank has been accused of failing to protect workers from exposure to dangerous pesticides and paying “extreme poverty” wages on palm oil plantations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
RD Congo : Des banques de développement impliquées dans des abus dans le secteur de l’huile de palme
- HRW
- 25 November 2019
Quatre banques de développement européennes financent actuellement une entreprise d’huile de palme en République démocratique du Congo (Feronia) qui viole les droits des travailleurs et rejette des déchets non traités, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd’hui.
HRW implica a bancos europeos en abusos de empresa de aceite de palma en RDC
- La Vanguardia
- 25 November 2019
Cuatro grandes bancos de desarrollo europeos han invertido millones de euros en una compañía con sede en República Democrática del Congo (RDC) que se dedica a la plantación de aceite de palma en condiciones insalubres para sus trabajadores y el medioambiente, denunció hoy Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Argentina: Frenaron definitivamente explotación sojera y maicera en zona de islas protegida
- El Ciudadano Web
- 23 November 2019
Holandesa Bema Agri: Desde 2008, la multinacional mantenía la explotación ilegal en la isla Irupé, sobre el arroyo Los Laureles. Había intervenido el humedal con un terraplén de 19 kilómetros y un drenaje. Levantó silos y un enorme galpón para sus maquinarias. La máxima instancia judicial entrerriana le bajó el pulgar.
Socfin vs Green Scenery contempt case adjourned again
- Politico SL
- 22 November 2019
The High Court of Sierra Leone adjourned the contempt of court hearing against the rights campaigner group, Green Scenery for the second time, after a heated debate between the rival counsels.
Laos: NA endorses report on land concessions
- Vientiane Times
- 22 November 2019
The Laos government has awarded land concessions to foreign and domestic companies for the use of about 11.7 million hectares. “But the amount of land actually being used for development is about 549,248 hectares,” Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Economy, Technology and Environment said.