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Colombia leads global south countries’ exit from ISDS

Colombia’s president has announced that the country will exit the International Investment Arbitration System (ISDS). This comes in the wake of an ongoing effort against ISDS and for the exit of countries in the Global South from these mechanisms.

How Britain got sued for stopping a coal mine

While energy bills spiral, public money could soon flow to an overseas fossil fuel company. Because a government dared to block a climate-wrecking coal mine.
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Panama’s copper crisis: What a $20b lawsuit says about investor power

A Canadian mining giant is using a $20 billion lawsuit to pressure Panama into reopening a controversial copper mine. The case exposes how international investment agreements can undermine democracy, and why experts are calling for fairer investment frameworks worldwide.

Suspend EU-Israel trade agreement

Israel is committing heinous violations of international law against Palestinians and in Lebanon with impunity, and has just adopted a death penalty law targeting Palestinians.

UK-Israel trade deal ’must be scrapped’

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has demanded Keir Starmer withdraw from the UK-Israel trade agreement, in the aftermath of Israel’s continued illegal airstrikes on Lebanon.

UAE-Azerbaijan CEPA officially enters into force

A comprehensive trade agreement between the UAE and Azerbaijan has officially come into force, aiming to deepen economic ties, expand investment flows and widen market access between the two countries.
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