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[Asia-pacific, Uruguay] Ralph Nader: Obama, corporate ‘free traitors’ and you
sacrifices the American consumer, labor and environmental standards...and much U.S. sovereignty to the supremacy of corporate...Senator Warren explained that... “Philip Morris is trying to use ISDS to stop Uruguay from implementing new tobacco regulations
Apr 25, 2015
Middletown (CT) Press
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Apr 25, 2015 16:55
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[Asia, Mid-east, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay] AL-MAEENA: Merchants of death flex their muscles
Avaaz, a global civic NGO…is leading the fight against this latest diabolical attempt …it’s using a closed-door international tribunal that ruled for corporations ... rulings are binding, even though many of the judges are private citizens with corporate
Apr 21, 2015
Saudi Gazette Online (sa)
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Apr 21, 2015 22:47
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[Asia-pacific, Australia, Uruguay] IP impact of leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership chapter debated
The chapter that has become public concerns investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)...as to whether Australia’s existing anti-tobacco regulations are under threat from this specific trade agreement, that falls into the ‘probably not’ category, according
Apr 21, 2015
World Trademark Review (uk)
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Apr 21, 2015 10:50
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[Latin America] The use of legal, illegal and roll-your-own cigarettes to increasing tobacco excise taxes and comprehensive tobacco control policies: findings from the ITC Uruguay survey [FREE FULL TEXT]
To improve the effectiveness of increased taxes and prices in reducing smoking, policymakers need to narrow price variability in the tobacco market. Moreover, increasing antismoking messaging reduces tax avoidance in the form of switching to cheaper RYO c
Apr 15, 2015
Tobacco Control
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Apr 19, 2015 22:43
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[Latin America, Uruguay] LETTER: Blood smoke
It’s a quite scary scenario: a single company with a product which kills beyond any doubt could succeed in defeating the laws made to protect general public. It’s often blamed that World Bank courts generally take sides with corporations, but this is an
Apr 15, 2015
Pakistan Today (pk)
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Apr 17, 2015 13:19
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KAYE: Philip Morris Sues Uruguay Over Anti-Smoking Campaign
Avaaz... is running a signature campaign in support of Uruguay’s policies...unleashing lawyers to undermine a country’s sovereignty leaves Philip Morris once again appearing to be little more than a corporate bully.
Apr 13, 2015
Triple Pundit
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Apr 13, 2015 12:04
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VIDEO: Michael Bloomberg fights big tobacco in Uruguay
"There's nothing else I will do that will save as many people," Bloomberg tells me. "It's going to be a big fight. You've got to do something about these companies. You can't just sell something that if used as advertised will kill people."
Apr 7, 2015
BBC Online
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Apr 9, 2015 22:10
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[Australia, Uruguay, USA] AUDIO: The full story... Leaked TPP plan raises health, environment concerns
Democrat senator ELIZABETH WARREN: ...Philip Morris is trying to use ISDS to stop Uruguay from implementing new tobacco regulations aimed at cutting domestic smoking rates.
Mar 27, 2015
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
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Mar 27, 2015 11:38
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[Uruguay] HOFFA: TPP Investor Language Will Leave Taxpayers on the Hook
Companies are already challenging governments around the globe when they feel elected officials are holding down their profit margins. Tobacco giant Philip Morris, for instance, is currently appealing Uruguay's regulation of advertising on cigarette pack
Mar 26, 2015
Huffington Post (blog)
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Mar 26, 2015 15:13
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[Australia, UAE: Abu Dhabi, Uruguay] CHAN: WHO Director-General addresses tobacco conference / Keynote address at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The real slippery slope is this: depriving governments of their sovereign right to use legislation to protect citizens from harm. This is a battle that pitches the power and authority of governments against the power of corporations. The Framework Conven
Mar 18, 2015
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Jun 1, 2015 08:01