PENELOPE SIMONS and AUDREY MACKLIN Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jul. 24, 2015 4:56PM EDT Last updated…
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Canada: Nuclear Waste Dump Must Not Proceed Without the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
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Africa: Actionaid On Tax Avoidance
18th June 2015 The poorest country in the world lost US$43 million in six years to a combination of tax…