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Development bank panel to proceed with complaint from DR Congo communities on palm oil project
The panel of the complaints mechanism for the German, Dutch and French development banks has ruled that a complaint submitted on 5...
Jan 15, 2019


Launch of collaboration with Manchester International Law Clinic
A new partnership between GLAN and Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) at University of Manchester School of Law has been...
Nov 13, 2018


Criminal complaint against Dutch firm for allegedly profiting from exploitation of North Koreans
Summary A North Korean labourer who endured years of slave-like conditions working for Polish company ‘Crist S.A.’, a supplier of a Dutch...
Nov 8, 2018


DRC communities’ land rights case submitted to Development Bank’s independent complaints procedure
Nine communities from the Democratic Republic of Congo have this week filed a complaint to the German Development Bank (DEG) over a...
Nov 7, 2018


Complaint filed against Irish oil company for business dealings in annexed Western Sahara
The Global Legal Action Network has submitted a formal complaint against San Leon Energy PLC today (24/10/2018) for violating the human...
Oct 24, 2018


Guest post: Barbudans forced off island to privatise commons.
The people of Barbuda have always held their land in common. That land tenure system is now being threatened by financiers and their...
Sep 17, 2018


Presentation to German Parliament on Mediterranean abuse & targeting of human rights defenders
GLAN members Dr. Violeta Moreno-Lax and Dr. Itamar Mann appeared before members of the German parliament today, to address migrant...
Sep 13, 2018


‘Land grab’ on hurricane-hit Barbuda could leave the island almost entirely owned by banks
Note from the author One year ago Hurricane Irma hit the coasts of Barbuda, a small Caribbean island that was first occupied as a British...
Sep 6, 2018


Launch of collaboration with the Irish Centre for Human Rights
The Irish Centre for Human Rights and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) have agreed on a new collaboration which sees the creation...
Sep 5, 2018


New bill will make Ireland the first country in the world to divest from fossil fuel assets
Ireland is on track to become the first country in the world to divest public money from fossil fuel assets following a landmark vote in...
Jul 12, 2018
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