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31-Aug-2016 An open letter to the sixteen governments negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Nearly 70 networks and organisations call on the RCEP negotiators to listen to civil society, not just corporate interests -
30-Aug-2016 The Nation NGOs warn against dispute mechanism in Asian free-trade pact
Activists of various NGOs have urged Asean governments to eliminate investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) draft. -
23-Aug-2016 APRN APRN Briefer on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Neither the TPP nor the RCEP, neither the US nor China and their corporations will ever address the long-standing people’s aspiration for an international trading system that responds to their needs. -
22-Aug-2016 GRAIN Avec de nouveaux accords commerciaux, le vol organisé par les multinationales est légalisé et les semences paysannes deviennent illégales
De nouveaux accords de libre-échange légalisent le vol organisé par les grandes entreprises et mettent en péril la possibilité pour les agriculteurs de conserver, produire et échanger des semences. -
10-Aug-2016 Deccan Chronicle Free people from ‘dictatorship’ of 0.01%
Through RCEP, Asian countries may be dragged into the TPP under pressure of harmonisation, especially on issues related to seed, warns Vandana Shiva -
10-Aug-2016 The Hindu RCEP: Transparency in trade talks sought
With India set to become a signatory to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a new trade pact with 15 countries including China, experts and civil society organisations in Kerala have stepped up the demand for transparency in trade and tariff negotiations. -
3-Aug-2016 Civil society groups say No to investors suing States in RCEP
95 civil society organisations strongly and publicly urge countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to reject ISDS in the agreement. -
29-Jul-2016 Asia-Pacific peoples movements come together to challenge RCEP
More than 80 participants met on 27-28 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to take stock of the new generation of mega regional free trade agreements (FTAs) emerging in the region. -
27-Jul-2016 Occupy FTA Written opinion on RCEP to South Korean Government and request for a face-to-face meeting and public hearings
The Korean negotiators failed to abide by the free and fair trade principle and negotiate RCEP in a way that violates treaties on trade and the generally accepted international laws and regulations. -
18-Jul-2016 GRAIN New trade deals legalise corporate theft, make farmers’ seeds illegal
FTAs negotiated outside the WTO go further and help US and European corporations get what they weren’t able to achieve under TRIPS. -
13-Jun-2016 TWN Civil society letter to countries negotiating Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
We call on countries negotiating the RCEP agreement and to protect the flexibilities available under the WTO TRIPS agreement for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). -
24-May-2016 TNI Signing away sovereignty
The Philippines has a web of investment treaties which severely constrain the government’s ability to regulate or close polluting mines, a legal straitjacket that will become even tighter if the EU–Philippines Free Trade Agreement and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) proceed -
21-Apr-2016 Forum Against FTAs Press Release: RCEP Asia’s mega-regional FTA means mega impact for people in India and the region
As the 12th round of trade negotiations for the RCEP commence in Perth (Australia) from 22 April onwards, several civil society organisations in India have raised concerns around transparency and possible negative impacts on several issues ranging from access to medicines, tax policy, investor rights and farmers access to seeds. -
15-Apr-2016 Forum against FTAs RCEP: Round twelve and beyond. call for coordinated action in Asia Pacific by Forum against FTAs
Forum against FTAs (India) is calling for action against the next round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) amongst 16 Asian countries, that will be held as a five-day meeting in Perth, Australia starting from April 22, 2016. -
17-Mar-2016 GRAIN Nuevo tratado en proceso de aprobación: ¿Qué implica el RCEP para las semillas campesinas en Asia?
Los documentos que se han filtrado del RCEP apuntan a varios riesgos reales relacionados con el control sobre las semillas y el destino de los saberes tradicionales de los pueblos originarios y los campesinos en Asia. -
17-Mar-2016 GRAIN Un nouveau méga-traité dans les cartons. RCEP : quelles répercussions pour les semences paysannes en Asie ?
Le RCEP aura une portée très large et abordera toute une série de sujets, depuis le commerce des biens et services jusqu’à l’investissement. -
9-Mar-2016 GRAIN New mega-treaty in the pipeline: what does RCEP mean for farmers’ seeds in Asia?
RCEP is being negotiated behind closed doors and could sneak into Asia, destroying the livelihoods of billions of people. -
1-Mar-2016 Public Services International RCEP threatens tax policies in India and other 15 countries
New report shows that trade and investment deals like RCEP will further adversely affect the ability of the government of India to tax corporations effectively and fairly. -
14-Sep-2015 AFTINET Update on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement – NGO briefing
While RCEP was initially framed as an agreement that would be more flexible for low and middle income countries, there is evidence that some governments from industrialised countries are seeking to pursue aspects which would be very damaging for developing countries. -
1-Sep-2015 Third World Network Opposition mounts against regional trade pact threatening human rights
Less well known than the notorious Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is engendering growing opposition because of its similar oppressive provisions.