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Kellogg Brown & Root fined $400 million for Nigeria bribes

US company Kellogg Brown & Root fined $400 million for Nigeria bribes – SEC Charges KBR and Halliburton for FCPA Violations. Press release 2009-23. Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2009. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements with KBR, Inc. and Halliburton Co. to resolve SEC charges that KBR subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root LLC bribed Nigerian government […]

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Siemens executives charged with bribery in Argentina

SEC Charges Seven Former Siemens Executives with Bribing Leaders in Argentina. Securities Exchange Commission Press Release 2011-263 Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged seven former Siemens executives with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for their involvement in the company’s decade-long bribery scheme to retain a $1 […]

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Worst year for killing land activists

On Dangerous Ground: Global Witness Report, 20 June 2016: 2015 Worst year ever for killings of land and environment defenders. Global Witness documented 185 killings across 16 countries, a 59% increase since 2014 and the highest annual toll on record. On average, more than three people were killed every week in 2015 – more than double […]

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Appeals against refusal of information requests

If your request for information is not handled appropriately, you may be able to challenge the decision. The most common available options are: an «internal» appeal an administrative appeal, to a more senior administrative body an appeal to an ombudsman or an information commissioner an appeal to a court Here is a brief outline of […]

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Land Disputes: Taking Legal Action

Legal action can defen threatened land rights of entire groups or communities. This page provides practical steps for taking legal action in land disputes.

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Securing forests, securing rights

Securing Forests, Securing rights (2014): Report of the International Workshop on Deforestation and the Rights of Forest Peoples, Held in Palangka Raya, Indonesia, March 2014. Report available on website of Forest Peoples Programme.

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Tirana Declaration, 2011

Tirana Declaration (2011): Securing land access for the poor in times of intensified natural resources competition. Declaration made at a conference of the National Federation of Communal Forests and Pastures of Albania (NFCFPA), Tirana, 24-26 May 2011.

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Guide to public interest litigation in Kenya

This is a Kenya-specific toolbox for public interest litigators. It provides detailed conceptual and practical guidance on various options for public interest litigators to use the law and courts to develop on-going and future public and policy discourses in Kenya. This Handbook is unique for its focus on the unfolding governance realities in Kenya. It […]

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Saving Uganda’s rainforests using public interest litigation

Abstract: In August 2011, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced that he planned to give away part of Mabira rainforest to a sugar corporation to grow a sugarcane plantation and enhance sugar production in the country… This Note argues that the Ugandans opposed to the give-away of forest land to private companies can bring public interest […]

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Business anti-corruption portal: legislation

A useful and practical source of anti-corruption legislation. Provides a quick and practical breakdowns of key anti-corruption legislation and companion compliance guides. Provides introductions to legislation and links to full text for a range of countries, as well as international agreements. «Policies, training, due diligence, communication, and more. Together and automated». This online commercial source […]

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