Chris O'Connell
@chris-oconnell.bsky.social
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"We are triply discriminated against: for being indigenous, for being women, and for being poor.’
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
“Mother nature is not a market”: Crunch time for the UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights - Trócaire
www.trocaire.org
Incredibly proud to be here in Geneva advocating for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights in the company of such a strong and committed defender as Margarita. Those who defend life should be celebrated - instead in our upside down system they are attacked and imprisoned. We need a Treaty.
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Today’s vote in the @europarl.europa.eu drives a stake 🗡️ through the heart of the EU's #sustainability agenda.
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
European Parliament sides with far right and dilutes key…
(Thursday, 13th November) Today, the European Parliament voted for a watered-down version of the Omnibus I proposal backed by the European People’s Party…
shareaction.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Today’s vote in the @europarl.europa.eu drives a stake 🗡️ through the heart of the EU's #sustainability agenda.
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
The adopted #Omnibus compromise destroys key sustainability rules, putting short-term profits over the well-being of people & planet.
Our full reaction👉 shareaction.org/news/europea...
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Secondly, it was achieved by the EPP after breaking down the firewall with the far right to:
- shut down compromise with the centre left
- get their way
This alliance is putting the writing on the wall for other omnibuses ➡️ bulldozing protections for citizens & the environment
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#Omnibus #CSDDD
- shut down compromise with the centre left
- get their way
This alliance is putting the writing on the wall for other omnibuses ➡️ bulldozing protections for citizens & the environment
3/3
#Omnibus #CSDDD
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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The've officially done it – the centre-right EPP has voted with the far-right to cut protections for human rights & nature, all to boost corporate profits
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
The adopted omnibus is pure deregulation on the EU's human rights, environmental and climate law.
Brought to you by the center right EPP turning away from pro democratic parties and working with the far right.
Brought to you by the center right EPP turning away from pro democratic parties and working with the far right.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The've officially done it – the centre-right EPP has voted with the far-right to cut protections for human rights & nature, all to boost corporate profits
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
This is an extremely worrying sign for upcoming proposals to strip away more protections for climate, labour rights, privacy and more
#omnibus
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🗞️on the #CSDDD
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
Editor’s note: MEPs vote to slash sustainability rules
The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter Dear reader,
www.sustainableviews.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🗞️on the #CSDDD
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
The Parliament’s position is a slap in the face of affected communities, human rights & our environment.
All sacrificed on the altar of ‘simplification’ & ‘competitiveness’ – now openly used as synonyms for deregulation by Ursula VDL
www.sustainableviews.com/editors-note...
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🚨For the first time, @europarl.europa.eu has adopted a legislative mandate thanks to an alliance between conservatives & the far right
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
PRESS RELEASE European Parliament’s far-right alliance adopts position on Omnibus I: Corporate capture on full display, written for the few not for people or planet - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🚨For the first time, @europarl.europa.eu has adopted a legislative mandate thanks to an alliance between conservatives & the far right
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
This vote marks a dangerous turning point for EU democracy. When anti-EU forces & lobbies write the rules, accountability dies
corporatejustice.org/news/press-r...
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The #EuropeanCommission today presented its #democracyshield proposal and a Strategy for Civil Society - despite noble intentions, it sounded like ‘operation cognitive dissonance’ 😥🧵
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The #EuropeanCommission today presented its #democracyshield proposal and a Strategy for Civil Society - despite noble intentions, it sounded like ‘operation cognitive dissonance’ 😥🧵
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!
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🚨 NEW joint statement
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
JOINT STATEMENT Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious approach on Omnibus I - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚨 NEW joint statement
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
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#TBT to last week in Geneva 🇨🇭
CIDSE pushed for a binding #UNtreaty that puts human rights above corporate power.
After 12 years, affected communities need this instrument to end corporate impunity.
Progress is coming, now we need political courage ✊
🔗https://buff.ly/QZWGnwG
CIDSE pushed for a binding #UNtreaty that puts human rights above corporate power.
After 12 years, affected communities need this instrument to end corporate impunity.
Progress is coming, now we need political courage ✊
🔗https://buff.ly/QZWGnwG
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Why are organisations like @Trocaire that work toward social and environmental justice calling for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights? Here Quelvin Jimenez from our Guatemalan partner @PAPXIGUA outlines the reasons.
“It is a very tortuous process, especially when the victims are the poorest people, those with the least access to resources...”
Quelvin Jiménez, lawyer for the Xinka Parliament, speaks about the struggles for indigenous communities in Guatemala to access justice in the fight to protect their land.
Quelvin Jiménez, lawyer for the Xinka Parliament, speaks about the struggles for indigenous communities in Guatemala to access justice in the fight to protect their land.
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Why are organisations like @Trocaire that work toward social and environmental justice calling for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights? Here Quelvin Jimenez from our Guatemalan partner @PAPXIGUA outlines the reasons.
On Day 4 of the negotiations for a #bindingtreaty for #businessandhumanrights @trocaire.bsky.social partner Udiel Miranda, Director of COPAE Guatemala, called on states to support the Chair's proposals for joint and several liability all corporate actors involved in human rights violations.
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On Day 4 of the negotiations for a #bindingtreaty for #businessandhumanrights @trocaire.bsky.social partner Udiel Miranda, Director of COPAE Guatemala, called on states to support the Chair's proposals for joint and several liability all corporate actors involved in human rights violations.
"Where is Ireland?" At the end of Day 3 of the negotiations in Geneva for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights I asked Brid Brennan of the @tninstitute.bsky.social about Ireland's notable absence from the proceedings.
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"Where is Ireland?" At the end of Day 3 of the negotiations in Geneva for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights I asked Brid Brennan of the @tninstitute.bsky.social about Ireland's notable absence from the proceedings.
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At UN #BindingTreaty negotiations day 2, I had the opportunity to intervene for @cidse.bsky.social @broederlijkdelen.bsky.social @trocaire.bsky.social. We stressed that the proposed Committee under this instrument must enable affected communities to directly raise cases of #humanrights abuses.
October 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
At UN #BindingTreaty negotiations day 2, I had the opportunity to intervene for @cidse.bsky.social @broederlijkdelen.bsky.social @trocaire.bsky.social. We stressed that the proposed Committee under this instrument must enable affected communities to directly raise cases of #humanrights abuses.
On Day 3 of the negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights at the UN in Geneva, we heard a powerful intervention by @trocaire.bsky.social partner the Xinka Parliament's legal advisor Quelvin Jiménez.
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On Day 3 of the negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights at the UN in Geneva, we heard a powerful intervention by @trocaire.bsky.social partner the Xinka Parliament's legal advisor Quelvin Jiménez.
As the negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights heads into Day 3, Susana Hernandez of @cidse.bsky.social summarises the first 2 days of the session, where oil-rich Gulf States have been to the fore in defending trade and investment agreements. @trocaire.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
As the negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights heads into Day 3, Susana Hernandez of @cidse.bsky.social summarises the first 2 days of the session, where oil-rich Gulf States have been to the fore in defending trade and investment agreements. @trocaire.bsky.social
Incredibly proud to be here in Geneva advocating for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights in the company of such a strong and committed defender as Margarita. Those who defend life should be celebrated - instead in our upside down system they are attacked and imprisoned. We need a Treaty.
"We are triply discriminated against: for being indigenous, for being women, and for being poor.’
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
“Mother nature is not a market”: Crunch time for the UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights - Trócaire
www.trocaire.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Incredibly proud to be here in Geneva advocating for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights in the company of such a strong and committed defender as Margarita. Those who defend life should be celebrated - instead in our upside down system they are attacked and imprisoned. We need a Treaty.
Reposted by Chris O'Connell
"We are triply discriminated against: for being indigenous, for being women, and for being poor.’
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
“Mother nature is not a market”: Crunch time for the UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights - Trócaire
www.trocaire.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"We are triply discriminated against: for being indigenous, for being women, and for being poor.’
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
Human Rights Defender, Margarita Domingo is at the UN this week representing the Council of the Mayan People, defending human rights:
www.trocaire.org/news/mother-...
On Day 2 of the 11th Session of negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights, the delegates heard the powerful opening statement from Margarita Domingo, Mayan indigenous woman representing @trocaire.bsky.social partner the Council of Mayan Peoples, which generated applause.
October 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
On Day 2 of the 11th Session of negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #businessandhumanrights, the delegates heard the powerful opening statement from Margarita Domingo, Mayan indigenous woman representing @trocaire.bsky.social partner the Council of Mayan Peoples, which generated applause.
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Hugely important work Chris. Wishing you every success in getting a binding treaty for human and planetary rights🙏🏼
Happy to be here at the United Nations in Geneva in the company of @trocaire.bsky.social partners from Guatemala for the 11th Session of negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #BusinessandHumanRights.
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hugely important work Chris. Wishing you every success in getting a binding treaty for human and planetary rights🙏🏼
Happy to be here at the United Nations in Geneva in the company of @trocaire.bsky.social partners from Guatemala for the 11th Session of negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #BusinessandHumanRights.
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Happy to be here at the United Nations in Geneva in the company of @trocaire.bsky.social partners from Guatemala for the 11th Session of negotiations for a #bindingtreaty on #BusinessandHumanRights.
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As negotiations on a binding business and human rights treaty approach a critical stage at the United Nations, the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights, Trócaire and partners from Guatemala are making an impassioned testimony at Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade last night.
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
As negotiations on a binding business and human rights treaty approach a critical stage at the United Nations, the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights, Trócaire and partners from Guatemala are making an impassioned testimony at Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade last night.
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Sweeping strikes and nationwide protests seized parts of Italy today as pressure mounts on Giorgia Meloni’s government to take a stronger stand against Israel over its war in Gaza.
Mass protests and strikes for Gaza bring Italy to a standstill
Roads and ports were blocked and schools closed after unions called for general strike over Israel’s war on Gaza.
www.politico.eu
October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sweeping strikes and nationwide protests seized parts of Italy today as pressure mounts on Giorgia Meloni’s government to take a stronger stand against Israel over its war in Gaza.
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ICC judges, the UN, Albanese, Palestinian NGOs, who's next?
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
ICC judges, the UN, Albanese, Palestinian NGOs, who's next?
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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New research shows that ocean acidification has now crossed the planetary boundary. That's 7 of 9 boundaries crossed. Capitalism is driving ecological catastrophe and will continue to do so until we align production to a new law of value.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Scientists announce that 7 of 9 key 'planetary boundaries' have been crossed
A team of global scientists issued a new report on Wednesday, noting that seven out of nine of key "planetary boundaries" have been crossed. Carbon dioxide emissions have increased ocean acidification...
www.france24.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New research shows that ocean acidification has now crossed the planetary boundary. That's 7 of 9 boundaries crossed. Capitalism is driving ecological catastrophe and will continue to do so until we align production to a new law of value.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Yesterday at the EP, Prof. Jäger presented new evidence: the #CSDDD brings major economic benefits for Europe 🌍
This is about building fairer, more sustainable futures 🌍
Study 👉 buff.ly/ZQDV8QK
This is about building fairer, more sustainable futures 🌍
Study 👉 buff.ly/ZQDV8QK
www.cidse.org
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Yesterday at the EP, Prof. Jäger presented new evidence: the #CSDDD brings major economic benefits for Europe 🌍
This is about building fairer, more sustainable futures 🌍
Study 👉 buff.ly/ZQDV8QK
This is about building fairer, more sustainable futures 🌍
Study 👉 buff.ly/ZQDV8QK
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Bangladeshi factories using cotton from "companies linked to a Chinese forced labour programme are supplying some of Ireland's major clothing retailers".
RTÉ investigation by @joegalvin.bsky.social confirms that Ireland/EU not doing enough on supply chain abuse.
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
RTÉ investigation by @joegalvin.bsky.social confirms that Ireland/EU not doing enough on supply chain abuse.
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
How forced Uyghur labour could be woven into your wardrobe
Behind the 'sustainable' labels on Ireland's high streets, cotton from China's Uyghur region is still slipping through. RTÉ Investigates uncovers the routes of forced labour and the systems that fail ...
www.rte.ie
September 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Bangladeshi factories using cotton from "companies linked to a Chinese forced labour programme are supplying some of Ireland's major clothing retailers".
RTÉ investigation by @joegalvin.bsky.social confirms that Ireland/EU not doing enough on supply chain abuse.
www.rte.ie/news/investi...
RTÉ investigation by @joegalvin.bsky.social confirms that Ireland/EU not doing enough on supply chain abuse.
www.rte.ie/news/investi...