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2005 Press Releases
CHINA'S TOP LEGISLATURE RATIFIES GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
Consumer, Environmental and Corporate Accountability Groups CALL ON AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO RATIFY and Implement GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
Corporate Accountability Advocates Call on UN Special Representative to Advance Human Rights Standards for Transnational Corporations
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Global Tobacco Treaty Reaches Major Milestone: 100 Nations Ratified in Time to Vote at First Enforcement Meeting
NGOS URGE AFRICAN HEALTH MINISTERS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
REPORT: CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL SAYS TOBACCO INDUSTRY IS INTERFERING WITH LANDMARK PUBLIC HEALTH TREATY
U.S. to Miss Major Deadline, on Sidelines of First Global Health Treaty
ACTIVISTS CALL ON CHEVRONTEXACO TO STOP IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF GAS FLARING IN NIGERIA
Statement by Patricia Lynn, Corporate Accountability International Campaigns Director at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of ChevronTexaco
Junk Food Corporations Advocate Self-Regulation to Address Childhood Obesity
ACTIVISTS CHALLENGE COCA-COLA OVER WATER ABUSES AT ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
STATEMENT FOR COCA-COLA ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING BY SANDEEP PANDEY A NATIONAL CONVENOR OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS (as read by activist Jim Fassett-Carman)
Statement of Corporate Accountability International Associate Campaigns Director Gigi Kellett at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Coca-Cola
Statement of Dhruti Contractor, Georgia Indian American Political Action Committee at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Coca-Cola
Statement of Illai Kenney, Georgia Kids Against Pollution at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Coca-Cola
ACTIVISTS CHALLENGE UNITED WATER--SUEZ SUBSIDIARY--TO END ABUSES
AS COUNTRIES ACROSS GLOBE RATIFY TOBACCO TREATY, BIG TOBACCO IS FORCED TO CHANGE ITS WAYS
STATEMENT BY CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KATHRYN MULVEY AT THE PHILIP MORRIS/ALTRIA ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF AFRICAN CONSUMER, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AT THE PHILIP MORRIS/ALTRIA ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Communities sue oil companies to stop Nigerian gas flaring
COMMUNITIES WORLD-WIDE CHALLENGE TRANSNATIONAL WATER COMPANY, SUEZ, AT ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
CONTROVERSIAL COCA-COLA PLACHIMADA FACILITY DENIED LICENSE
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL URGES NATIONS OF WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY TO PRIORITIZE PEOPLE'S LIVES OVER CORPORATE PROFITS
Corporate Accountability International Intervention to the 58th World Health Assembly
DES COMMUNAUTES DU MONDE ENTIER METTENT EN CAUSE LA TRANSNATIONALE DE L'EAU, SUEZ, A LA REUNION ANNUELLE DES ACTIONNAIRES
FIRST GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH TREATY TO TAKE EFFECT DESPITE YEARS OF INTENSE INDUSTRY LOBBYING, TOBACCO TREATY BECOMES INTERNATIONAL LAW SUNDAY, 27 FEBRUARY
GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY TAKES EFFECT: GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND HEALTH ADVOCATES OVERCOME YEARS OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY LOBBYING AND INTERFERENCE
HIGH COURT RULES in favor of Coca-Cola
INTERNATIONAL NGOs CALL ON BRAZIL, ECUADOR AND COSTA RICA TO RATIFY GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE GROWS TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE COKE BOTTLING PLANT IN PLACHIMADA
KYOTO PROTOCOL ENTERS INTO FORCE WITH U.S. ON SIDELINES
New Food Pyramid a Scheme that Puts Food Corporations on Top
NGOS CALL ON GOVERNMENTS TO RATIFY GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY ON WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY
ONGs Internacionales Hacen un Llamamiento a los Gobiernos Para que Ratifiquen el Tratado Global del Tabaco
NGOs Urge Governments to Act Decisively on Implementation Issues for Global Tobacco Treaty
GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY SEEN AS MODEL FOR CURBING CORPORATE ABUSES AT WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IN BRAZIL
FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS KEPT OUT OF WHO
ACTIVISTS URGE US GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITIZE PEOPLE'S HEALTH, NOT BIG FOOD CORPORATIONS, AS FOOD GUIDELINES MOVE AHEAD
YOUTH LEADERS CHALLENGE COKE TO STOP DRAINING WATER FROM WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES
2004 Press Releases
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL JOINS IN GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR BHOPAL
WORLD'S FIRST PUBLIC HEALTH TREATY TO TAKE EFFECT: FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL SET TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL LAW DESPITE YEARS OF INTENSE LOBBYING BY TOBACCO GIANTS
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON INDIAN OFFICIALS TO RELEASE THOSE DETAINED FOR NONVIOLENTLY PROTESTING COCA-COLA'S ABUSES
COMMUNITY, RELIGIOUS AND STUDENT LEADERS ACROSS U.S. JOIN WITH ACTIVISTS IN INDIA, CHALLENGE COKE TO STOP DRAINING WATER FROM WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES CORPORATIONS THAT THREATEN WATER RESOURCES
Infact Changes Name to Corporate Accountability International, Expands Organizing
Infact Cites Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as Model for Business and Human Rights
Coalition Asks Commission on Presidential Debates to Eliminate Corporate Money
Department of Justice Lawsuit Signals Public Demand for Holding Tobacco Industry Accountable for Deadly Abuses
Momentum Builds Behind Global Tobacco Treaty as Hundreds Gather for Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
Senate Action to Give FDA Authority Over Tobacco Welcomed, but Philip Morris/Altria Support Raises Warning Flags
NGOs Warn Against Delay in Implementation of Global Tobacco Treaty
NGOs Call For Decisive Action to Ensure Strong Implementation of Global Tobacco Treaty
TIAA-CREF Questioned Over Issues Of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Around Annual Shareholders' Meeting
NGOs Decry Industry-Driven Policymaking
NGOs Denounce Industry Influence Over International Health Policy
Health and Corporate Accountability Activists Around the World Call on Government Officials to Ratify Global Tobacco Treaty
Bush Administration's Signing of Global Tobacco Treaty Called Public Relations Maneuver
Philip Morris/Altria Runs Interference on Global Tobacco Treaty
Kraft Looks to Fatten Profits at Expense of Global Health
Tobacco Giant Philip Morris/Altria Changes Location of Annual Shareholders' Meeting in Face of Growing Public Pressure
Public Interest Organizations Urge Indian Government to Ratify Global Tobacco Treaty
International Tobacco Treaty Seen as Model for Curbing Corporate Abuses At World Social Forum in India
2003 Press Releases
Adoption of Global Tobacco Treaty Marks Historic Milestone in Public Health and Corporate Accountability
Bush Administration Efforts to Derail Tobacco Treaty Demonstrate Commitment to Protecting Philip Morris/Altria Profits Over Global Public Health
Bush Administration Urged to Stop Prioritizing Corporate Profits Over People in WTO Negotiations
Consumers Movement Adopts Strong Resolution in Support of Swift Implementation of Global Tobacco Treaty
Corporate Accountability Activists Denounce Virginia's Granting of Corporate Charter to Licensed to Kill
Corporate Accountability Activists Question Whether Interim Chair John Reed Will Clean Up New York Stock Exchange's Image
Dozens of Countries Sign Global Tobacco Treaty at Opening Ceremony
Final Text of Global Tobacco Treaty Important Victory for Global Public Health and Corporate Accountability
Global Release of Ratification Campaign Handbook Energizes Movement to Implement Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Global Tobacco Treaty Opens for Signature at UN in New York
Infact Lifts Boycott of Philip Morris/Altria's Kraft Foods Citing Global Tobacco Treaty as Major Victory for People over Tobacco Giant's Profits
Japan Argues Against Financial Resources for Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Earns Marlboro Man Award
Kraft Censors Talk of Tobacco Connection at Annual Shareholders' Meeting as Pressure of Tobacco Liability Builds
Momentum Behind Global Tobacco Treaty Builds as Consumers Rights Advocates Gather
More Than 20 Countries Sign Global Tobacco Treaty During Month of UN General Assembly
New Study Exposes Truth Behind Philip Morris Name Change: Tobacco Giant Hoping to Improve Image Without Sacrificing Tobacco Profits
NGOs Applaud Commitment of Developing Nations to Comprehensive Advertising Ban in Final Round of Treaty Talks
NGOs CALL ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO RATIFY GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY AS THOUSANDS GATHER FOR WORLD CONFERENCE ON TOBACCO OR HEALTH
NGOs Urge Champions of Public Health to Stand Firm in Final Week of Talks on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Philip Morris/Altria Smokescreen Won't Clean Up Tarnished Image
Pressure on Philip Morris/Altria Reaches New Heights at Annual Shareholders' Meeting
Public Interest Organizations from Across the Globe Urge President George W. Bush to Halt US Attempts to Derail Global Tobacco Treaty
Strong, Meaningful Text Emerging from Negotiations on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Talks on Tobacco Treaty are Deadlocked in Most Contentious Areas With Less Than Two Days Remaining to Negotiate
TIAA-CREF CHALLENGED OVER ISSUES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
US Efforts to Bully Countries into Accepting Reservations to the Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlEarn Marlboro Man Award
US Pledges to Support Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as World Health Assembly Opens
Cuba receives Marlboro Man Award for arguing to remove liability and compensation text from the FCTC
NGOs Call on Negotiators to Resist Efforts by Big Tobacco, US, Japan and Germany to Block Progress on tobacco Treaty in Final Round of Talks
NGOs Urge Nations of the World to Reject Cowboy Diplomacy of US in Talks on First Public Health Treaty
Marlboro Man Award goes to the Chair of FCTC Negotiations
US Attempt to Increase Tobacco Industry Access to Public Policy-Making Earns Marlboro Man Award
Final Talks On Global Tobacco Treaty Set to Start Next Week
Community Leaders, Students, Activists From Coast to Coast Urge US Government to Stop Blocking Progress on World's First Public Health Treaty
MOMENTUM BUILDS TOWARD STRONG IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
Philip Morris Attempts to Distance Itself From Marlboro Man's Global Rampage With Name Change to Altria
NGO's DENOUNCE NEW DRAFT OF TOBACCO CONTROL TREATY
2002 Press Releases
NGOs Denounce Proposed FCTC Language as Too Weak to Curb Tobacco Epidemic
TIAA-CREF QUESTIONED OVER ISSUES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
US, Japan, Germany Block Progress in Key Areas of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Activists Blast Bush Proposal on Corporate Accountability
Activists Urge U.S. To Prioritize Health Over Profit At Hearing On Global Tobacco Treaty
British American Tobacco Wins Marlboro Man Award for Blatant Effort to Infiltrate FCTC Talks
China Opposes Meaningful Liability and Compensation Measures in FCTC, Earns Marlboro Man Award
Corporate Accountability Activists Ask: Why is Philip Morris Hiding Kraft's Annual Shareholders' Meeting?
Corporate Accountability Activists Prepare to Challenge New Philip Morris CEO at Annual Shareholder Meeting
Dominican Republic Wins First Marlboro Man Award of INB4
Dow Chemical Urged to Curb Influence-Peddling Abuses in Light of Enron Scandal
Gates Foundation Urged to Keep Philip Morris Out of Gates/UN Initiative to Boost Nutrition in Global South
Germany Wins Marlboro Man Award for Echoing Tobacco Industry Arguments
Japan Tobacco Documents Reveal Concerted Campaign Against Tobacco Treaty
Japan's Outrageous Position on FCTC Earns Marlboro Man Award Before Treaty Talks Begin
Kraft Co-CEOs Urged to Help End Philip Morris Abuses
NGOs Call on Nations to Resist Tobacco Industry Interference, Strengthen Tobacco Control Treaty
NGOs Release New Hard-Hitting Evidence of Global Tobacco Industry Tactics to Subvert Public Policy
Pakistan Wins Marlboro Man Award for Stalling Treaty Progress
Philip Morris Annual Meeting Draws Most Extensive Protest In Corporation's History
Philip Morris Responds To Increased Public Rejection Of Tobacco Business With Major Management Changes
Philip Morris's Incoming CEO Urged to Retire the Marlboro Man
Prestigious Journal Unveils Extensive Evidence of Tobacco Industry Campaign to Undermine Infact
Public Health, Consumer and Corporate Accountability Organizations Demand Public Health Take Precedence Over Corporate Globalization in Tobacco Treaty
Republic of Korea Earns Marlboro Man Award
US Extremism Threatens to Derail World's First Public Health Treaty
US Invitation of Philip Morris to Meeting on Tobacco Smuggling at UN Threatens to Undermine Progress
US Takes Home Marlboro Man Award as Round Four of Tobacco Treaty Talks Concludes:
Waste Management Urged to Curb Influence-Peddling Abuses in Light of Enron Scandal
World Health Organization Grants ''Official Relations'' to Corporate Watchdog Infact
2001 Press Releases
Amid Revelations of Ongoing Influence-Peddling by Tobacco Transnationals, NGOs Blast Draft Tobacco Control Treaty
AndersonGold Films and Infact Unleash New Film at Slamdance
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS URGE PHILIP MORRIS CEO TO RETIRE MARLBORO MAN
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVISTS CHALLENGE WASTE MANAGEMENT TO END INFLUENCE-PEDDLING ABUSES
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVISTS URGE DOW TO CORRECT INFLUENCE-PEDDLING ABUSES
Corporate Accountability and Public Health Groups Send Strong Message to US
Corporate Watchdog Organization Infact Opposes Nominees Ashcroft and Thompson for Poor Record on Corporate Accountability
Harris Poll Confirms Active Support for Boycott of Philip Morris
LEO BURNETT EXPOSED FOR COMPLICITY IN TOBACCO ADDICTION
MAKING A KILLING WINS AWARD AT MAJOR HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL
NGOs ASSAIL US EFFORT TO DERAIL TOBACCO TREATY
NGOs Urge Tobacco Treaty Negotiators to Challenge Political Influence of Tobacco Transnationals in FCTC
PHILIP MORRIS IPO OF KRAFT SIGNALS PRESSURE TO FREE FOOD FROM TOBACCO
PHILIP MORRIS UNDER FIRE AT ANNUAL MEETING
PRINCETON RESIDENT AND PHILIP MORRIS BOARD MEMBER CHALLENGED BY LEADING CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP TO REIN IN MARLBORO MAN
PROTESTERS WELCOME PHILIP MORRIS EXECS TO SEA ISLAND WITH CALL TO DUMP MARLBORO MAN
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY URGED TO CHALLENGE POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF BIG TOBACCO
2000 Press Releases
Corporate Accountability International in the News
Altria Ready to Consider Next Breakup: Tobacco
Kirkland firm's custom labels create a liquid asset
Philip Morris' Devious New Cigarette
A U.N. Treaty on the Human Right to Water?
Air America Radio - Ring of Fire
Bottled Dollars
Break US stronghold of 'big tobacco'
Childhood obesity and junk food
Coca-Cola in Hot Water
COKE FINDS ITS BRIGHT SPOTS IN FARAWAY PLACES
Coke vs. Indian villages
Don't buy into bottled water ads
Global Tobacco Control Pact Takes Effect
I'd Like to Buy the World A Coke?
INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION BUILDS MOMENTUM FOR COUNTRIES TO RATIFY GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
Protect energy policy from big oil
U.S. not among nations to sign tobacco treaty
Albuquerque Mayor Bans City from Buying Bottled Water
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