A French Court of Appeal has ruled that the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people has the legal standing to make civil claims against companies allegedly complicit in Israeli violations of international humanitarian law and human rights. These are important rulings. But it failed to address the argument that the Jerusalem light rail violates international law, having been designed by the Israeli authorities to serve the illegal settlements in and around occupied East Jerusalem, rather than in furtherance of its duty as an occupying power to maintain normal public life and the infrastructure of the civilians living under Israeli occupation.

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Camden Labour party has asked the Camden Labour group “to look for legally permissible ways to avoid in future commercial partners who are heavily involved in human-rights violations in Palestine and in other parts of the world”.

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Veolia has ended its sponsorship of the Natural History Museum World Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition as from October this year. The existing 2012-13 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition continues to be sponsored by Veolia until October and is currently on tour.
We present some thoughts on how campaigners might respond…

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Brent campaigners are active! The Council failed to respond to a request by Brent & Harrow PSC to exclude Veolia from the bidding for the contract at the initial stage. A petition is now being organised calling upon Brent to exclude Veolia Environmental Service from the list of contractors approved to bid for the Public Realm contract because of Veolia’s complicity in the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory.

If you live in Brent to know others in Brent please forward a link to this posting.

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