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Stakeholder Intervention at 19th RCEP negotiations round- Megawati, Indonesia for Global Justice
“Undermines Rule of Law and Democracy” Thank you Mr. Chair person, and all Trade Negotiating Committee for your time. My name is Megawati, I’m from Indonesia and working with Indonesia for Global Justice, an organization who have concerns on free trade agreements and investment treaty. We aware that … Continue reading
Stakeholder Intervention at 19th RCEP negotiations round- Kumron from StopDrink Network and FTA Watch, Thailand
Good afternoon. My name is Kumron from StopDrink Network and FTA Watch, Thailand. It is such a long day and also long journey of RCEP negotiation. I’m here to tell you my 2 main concerns. RCEP aim is to … Continue reading
Why RCEP is the problem, not the solution
Source: inquirer.net | May 17, 2017 On May 2-12, the 16 member-countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) met in Manila for their 18th round of negotiations to craft a multilateral trade deal that would affect half of the world’s … Continue reading
Trade laws that rob common people
Dr Gopal Dabade, Deccan Herald| May 8 2017 If the RCEP talks materialise, they will give big companies a market access to over 3 billion people. Trade between countries has existed since time immemorial. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is … Continue reading
MSF response on RCEP negotiations in the Philippines
Source: MSF Access Campaign New Delhi, 8 May 2017 – The Philippines is set to host the 18th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement’s negotiations in Manila this week. Negotiators from the ten members of the … Continue reading
Eli Lilly’s ISDS Patent Claim against Canada Defeated
In an unprecedented case, Eli Lilly initiated an amended investor-state-dispute-settlement (ISDS) claim against the government of Canada in 2013 after Canada’s highest courts upheld invalidations on new therapeutic use patents for two chemical compounds – olanzapine and atomoxetine, the active … Continue reading
Jane Kelsey: Governments in denial of a world changing around them
Source: NZHerald | March 29, 2017 The visit of China’s Premier Le Keqiang to New Zealand should be the catalyst for a mature and nuanced discussion of our future relationship with the world’s rising hegemon, not simply, whether we can renegotiate … Continue reading
Panel Rejects Eli Lilly Claim Over Canadian Patent Law, Orders Company to Pay Millions in Costs
In the early 1990s, Eli Lilly applied for patent protection in Canada for two chemical compounds, olanzapine and atomoxetine. The company had already obtained patents over the compounds, but asserted that it had evidence to support new uses for the … Continue reading
RCEP and Health: This Kind of ‘Progress’ is Not What India and the World Need
Source: The Wire Concerns remain over the impact of RCEP negotiations on public health and access to medicines Negotiators from 16 countries are meeting in Kobe, Japan on Monday to begin the 17th round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic … Continue reading
Open Letter to Ambassadors (in India) of RCEP negotiating countries by Delhi Network of Positive People
Open Letter to Ambassadors of RCEP negotiating countries Member countries Must Consider the Impact of RCEP on Access to Medicines in Developing Countries Don’t trade our lives away! We are writing to you on behalf of the Delhi Network of … Continue reading