medicines
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17-Jul-2017 Deccan Herald
Trading health through IPR, patents
Trade agreements between countries have a perceivable impact on access to medicines as a result of changes in patent and other national laws in different countries.
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14-Jul-2017 Info Justice
Canada blinks in face of US/Pharma pressure
The cool reasoning of the Canadian Supreme Court does not acknowledge or reference “external” pressures or the Eli Lilly v. Canada ISDS case. However, courts do not decide cases in a vacuum. This case seems to have been decided in a pressure cooker.
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13-Jul-2017 APWLD
No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights
The ’No RCEP’ campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement
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29-Jun-2017 CBC
More trouble for Canada-EU trade deal, as drug changes delay implementation
Goal of implementing most of CETA this summer slips farther from reach.
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1-Jun-2017 Focus on the Global South
Civil society interventions on the RCEP
In the recent “RCEP 18th Round of Talks,” members of civil society organizations and social movements presented their positions vis-à-vis the RCEP.
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30-May-2017 MSF
MSF response on the India-EFTA free trade agreement negotiations in Liechtenstein this week
Through this deal, Swiss pharmaceutical corporations are working to erode India’s ability to produce and supply generic medicines for people across the developing world.
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18-May-2017 Inquirer.net
Why RCEP is the problem, not the solution
RCEP negotiations have been highly conspiratorial and undemocratic, with all 18 rounds of trade discussions held in secret and no reports shared with the public
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12-May-2017 GABRIELA Philippines
Women’s intervention at the RCEP TNC 18th round stakeholders’ meeting in Philippines
The RCEP will only further marginalize women
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12-May-2017 People Over Profit
Protests mark RCEP Manila rounds
#NoRCEP week of actions at the 18th TNC Meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
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11-May-2017 Trade Justice Pilipinas
Reject RCEP and reject unjust trade deals
Trade Justice Pilipinas expresses its opposition to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement or RCEP
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8-May-2017 MSF
MSF response on RCEP negotiations in the Philippines
Negotiators must protect public health safeguards that enable developing countries like India to keep supplying life-saving affordable medicines for millions of people worldwide.
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8-May-2017 Forum on FTAs
Stop trading workers’ rights over profits
RCEP magnifies existing inequalities and discriminates against women, indigenous peoples, people living with HIV or other illnesses, people with disabilities,rural communities, farmers and workers
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3-May-2017 Bez
La ratificación del CETA amenaza la salud de los españoles y el mantenimiento del SNS
Es necesario lamar la atención sobre la repercusión de CETA sobre los sistemas sanitarios y el acceso de los ciudadanos a los medicamentos.
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3-May-2017 AFTINET
RCEP: Corporations could sue governments
ISDS is increasingly being used by global corporations to challenge health, environment and other public interest laws.
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27-Apr-2017 Forum against FTAs
Employment crisis and free trade agreements( FTAs) : Why workers should reject RCEP
Trade unions, farmers groups, health activists, and other people’s movements are planning to organise a series of events to put pressure on the Government of India to withdraw from RCEP negotiations.
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26-Apr-2017 The Hindu
The expanding universe of IP
Granting data exclusivity for clinical trials would undermine access to medicines.
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25-Apr-2017 Canadian Lawyer
CETA bringing changes to pharma patents in Canada
A certificate of supplemental protection provides up to two years of additional protection after expiry of a patent.
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13-Apr-2017 AGEFI
Novartis pointé du doigt en Colombie
Le géant bâlois est accusé d’avoir "menacé" le ministère colombien du Commerce et de l’Industrie de recourir à un tribunal d’arbitrage international.
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12-Apr-2017 Public Eye
Compulsory licensing in Colombia: Leaked documents show aggressive lobbying by Novartis
Confidential documents obtained by Public Eye show that Novartis has threatened Colombia with international investment arbitration under its BIT with Switzerland to avoid the issuance of a compulsory license
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5-Apr-2017 IA Reporter
Gilead Pharma corp withdraws investment arbitration after Ukraine agrees to settlement of dispute over monopoly rights to market anti-viral drug
Ukraine has settled a dispute with American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc., following the company’s pursuit of legal remedies in both domestic courts and via investment arbitration.
People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP in Hyderabad, India on 22-26 July 2017.
Click here for the complete list of actions and meetings. Also now as PDF handout.
News from the movements
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20-Jul-2017 bilaterals.org
Mutations des politiques commerciales: quelles réponses pour les mouvements sociaux ?
Plutôt que de se contenter de formes plus “inclusives” du capitalisme, nous devrions se réapproprier et construire une vision économique et politique claire et radicale. -
20-Jul-2017 Socialist Project
Trumping NAFTA: Free trade versus democratic planning
The struggle against NAFTA, and neoliberalism more broadly, must address struggles over the state. -
19-Jul-2017
Cold reception to RCEP as people’s resistance consolidates
At a press conference held today in New Delhi, researchers and academics expressed concern about the likely impact of RCEP on areas like agriculture, services, access to medicines, investment and e-commerce, flagging the growing popular rejection of this mega-regional FTA -
19-Jul-2017 AFTINET
Show support for people’s protest at RCEP talks in India
Support farmers, workers and communities protesting TPP-like proposals on seeds, medicines, services and corporate powers to sur governments in Hyderabad! -
15-Jul-2017 Focus on the Global South
Call for solidarity and participation! People’s summit against FTAs and RCEP
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13-Jul-2017 Al Jazeera
’Don’t make decisions about us, without us’
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them! -
13-Jul-2017 APWLD
No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights
The ’No RCEP’ campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement
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11-Jul-2017 Argentina Mejor sin TLC
Los pueblos nos ponemos de pie frente a la reunión de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) en Buenos Aires
Convocamos a realizar una Cumbre de los Pueblos en la ciudad de Buenos Aires que colabore en la articulación de la resistencia contra el llamado “libre comercio” que sólo genera políticas de explotación y expoliación de nuestros pueblos y de la naturaleza
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