1. HRs - Env - Access to Justice International Corporate Accountability Paper Pulp Mills Fray Bentos - Uruguay Experimental Corporate Accountability Advocacy Strategies and Litigation

2. ArgentinaUruguay Rio Uruguay Botnia Ence

3. Principle Proponents (at first sight) Companies Botnia & ENCE International Finance Corporation (IFC) Uruguayan Government (National and Local) And then we found … International Finance Corporation Uruguay

4. After Investigation We Found : International Finance Corporation Gob. Uruguayo Private Bank MIGA Spanish ECA Private Bank Int’l Org Supplier Finnish ECA Banco Privado Company Companies - Botnia/ENCE IFC MIGA Private Banks (ING / BBVA / Nordea / NIB, etc.) Finnvera (Finnish Export Credit Agency) CESCE & ICO (Spanish ECAs) Uruguayan Government (National and Local) Other Companies

5. Principal Oposition Gualeguaychu Assembly (40,000 personas) (Public/Business/NGOs) Select NGOs and Public in Uruguay Argentine Government (National, Provincial and Municipal) Uruguayan Prosecutor Press CEDHA Gualeguaychu Assembly 40,000 persons Entre Ríos Gov Uruguayan NGOs Argentine Gov Taking to Bridge

6. What to do?

7. Possible Channels of Action CAO Inter-American Commission of Human Rights European Commission for Violations to European Citizens Spanish/Finish Courts (Finnvera - ECA) Criminal Actions in Argentina against CEOs International Court of Justice - Hague Legal Action in Uruguay Equator Bank Compliance Claim (to BBVA and ING) OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises UN Human Rights Norms for Transnational Corporations UN Global Compact Generally on Corporate Social Responsibility Commitments Int’l Court Justice Int’l Human Rights Tribunal

8. Choice and Justifications for First Phase Advocacy Compliance Advisory Ombudsman –To uncover project irregularities and shortfalls –Gain advocacy legitimacy –Imminent Board Vote –Potential Favorable Audit and Opportune Moment to Influence IFC Human Rights Commission –Political Attention –Experimental Legal Advocacy –Political Opportunity –Know How

9. Grounds of Action at CAO Violations to Environmental and Social Safeguards Violations to Disclosure Policy Violations to International Waterways Policy Poor Stakeholder Consultation Poor EIAs Violations of International Treaties > Focuses on Obtaining Audits

10. Grounds of Action at IAHRC (for Responsibility of Uruguayan Gov. To Project) Right to Life Right to Physical Integrity Rights of the Child Judicial Process Progressive Realization of ESCR Right to Health Right to a Healthy Environment Access to Information Access to Justice > We asked for Preventive Measures

11. Second Phase Advocacy Equator Principles (ING & BBVA) –Interesting Commitment from Banks –Favorable CAO Audit = Key! –However, no compliant mechanism (we created one!) Human Rights Compliance Complaint (Nordea) –No mechanism Existed (we invented a complaint) Initiate ICJ Pressure UN Norms Increasing Social Movement Advocacy Intensification of Media Outreach International NGO Outreach

12. Third Phase Advocacy Equator Principles (ING Pullout) –Advocacy Around Pullout Consolidate ICJ Complaint OECD Complaints Anti-ECA Advocacy Continued Social Movement Advocacy Continued Media Outreach Continued International NGO Outreach Private Bank Spanish ECA Finnish ECA

13. Exploratory Strategies Articulation of Actions IACHRIndep. Control Mechs Social Movements Human Rights NGOs Prvt Banks IFIs Safeguards Others? OECD -NCPs CSR Press UN CAO World Bank Board National Governments Companies

14. Romina Picolotti romina@cedha.org.ar@cedha.org.ar Center for Human Rights and Environment