The members of the jury of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal, meeting to consider the impact of the presence of European Transnational Corporations [TNCs] in Latin America, thank the organisers of this important event, commend the thoroughness and high quality of the research and documentation presented in the course of the hearings and salute the commitment of the witnesses to achieving justice for their communities and their countries. (14/05/06)
PERMANENT PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL: Hearing on Neo-liberal Policies and European Transnational Corporations in Latin America and the Caribbean (12/05/06)
While the WTO General Council is discussing the modalities of the Doha Round, farmers are being kicked out of their land by neoliberal policies. The Doha Round is based on the assumption that free trade will contribute to development and alleviate poverty. However, farmers’ experience with trade liberalisation is that of increased marginalisation, poverty, exile and even death. (12/05/06)