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Azerbaijan: Publish What You Pay calls for the immediate release of transparency activist Mr. Ogtay Gulaliyev
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) is gravely concerned by the arrest and continued detention of Mr. Ogtay Gulaliyev, Coordinator of the “Kura” Civil Society Headquarter* in central Azerbaijan, and member of the PWYP-affiliated Coalition for Improving Transparency in Extractive Industries.
According to a statement from the Coalition for Improving Transparency in Extractive Industries, Mr.
SEC should schedule vote on oil, mining disclosure rules, says Publish What You Pay
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One year of delay undermines U.S. leadershipWashington, D.C — After one year of unlawful delay, Publish What You Pay U.S.
Activists urge SEC to resist oil industry pressure
Schapiro must schedule vote on oil, mining payment disclosure rule
Washington, DC – International humanitarian organization Oxfam America called on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Mary Schapiro to schedule a meeting now of the SEC to vote on and issue final rules for the oil, gas and mining transparency provision of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Voices from the Street
A couple of weeks ago, we travelled with Tearfund and Micah Challenge International to Brussels, where activists lobbied their MEPs for strong transparency rules for oil, gas and mining companies. Campaigners handed in a petition to the Danish permanent representation, which currently holds the presidency of the EU, asking them to support the swift adoption of effective transparency rules.
Members of the house and Bill Gates Press SEC On Extractive Issuer Disclosure Rule
House lawmakers and Bill Gates each sent letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission calling for the agency to finalize a key rule and raising the stakes in the fight over extractive issuer disclosure under the Dodd-Frank Act.
The letter from 14 members of the House of Representatives, led by Rep.