French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link February 27, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone’s biggest bank, for providing...
Update: Activists Sue BNP Over Energy Loans, TotalEnergies Over Human Rights February 23, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain and America Hernandez Climate and human rights activists sued two of France’s biggest corporations over fossil fuel financing and alleged human rights abuses...
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Child Slavery Appeals by Nestle, Cargill July 2, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether American corporations can be sued for alleged human rights abuses occurring abroad under...
Court Upholds Dismissal of Apartheid Claims Against Ford, IBM July 29, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot pursue lawsuits seeking to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for...