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ISDS files: Chevron v Ecuador

CASE NAME: CHEVRON V ECUADOR SUMMARY: US oil firm sued Ecuador after compensation ordered for devastating Amazon oil spill STATUS: Chevron won AT STAKE: Undisclosed

Up Front: The Crisis of Inequality

War on Want has always believed that poverty is political: a result of decisions made by powerful governments, corporations, and elites to maintain the status quo for their own benefit. In this edition of Up Front we highlight the crisis of inequal...

ISDS files: Philip Morris v Australia

Tobacco giant sues Australia over plain packaging for cigarettes

ISDS files: Lone Pine V Canada

Oil and gas company suing the Canadian government over a moratorium on fracking in Quebec

ISDS files: Agro EcoEnergy v Tanzania

Sugar plantation investor accused of a land grab is suing after the Tanzanian government took back the land title

ISDS files: Anglian Water v Argentina

Water company sued when Argentina froze water prices during a financial crisis

Briefing: The case against corporate courts

ISDS is an unjust mechanism that should have no place in the UK’s trade and investment policy.

Trading up for health

How to prevent trade deals from undermining health

The SABL Land Grab: Papua New Guinea’s ongoing human rights scandal

This report highlights the devastating impact of Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABL) land grabs on the people of Papua New Guinea. It also shines a spotlight on the ongoing resistance, led by communities and War on Want’s partner, ACT NOW!

War on Want's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018

War on Want's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018     

UN Binding Treaty Common Position Paper

UK Working Group for the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights Common Position Paper for UK government/parliamentary advocacy