“Transnational Corporations must be legally accountable for the negative human rights impacts of their activities.”

— Alfred de Zayas

Statement by Alfred de Zayas, Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order Ecuador Workshop 11-12 March 2014 http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14340&LangID=E. <br class="br">2014

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