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11.07.2025 - 22:37 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / Büro des Hohen Kommissars für Menschenrechte ]

From economy of occupation to economy of genocide – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese

(June 30, 2025)

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 investigates the corporate machinery sustaining the Israeli settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory. While political leaders and Governments shirk their obligations, far too many corporate entities have profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid and now genocide. The complicity exposed by the report is just the tip of the iceberg; ending it will not happen without holding the private sector accountable, including# its executives. International law recognizes varying degrees of responsibility – each requiring scrutiny and accountability, particularly in this case, where a people’s self-determination and very existence are at stake. This is a necessary step to end the genocide and dismantle the global system that has allowed it.

02.07.2025 - 03:26 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / Büro des Hohen Kommissars für Menschenrechte ]

From economy of occupation to economy of genocide – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 investigates the corporate machinery sustaining the Israeli settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory. While political leaders and Governments shirk their obligations, far too many corporate entities have profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid and now genocide. The complicity exposed by the report is just the tip of the iceberg; ending it will not happen without holding the private sector accountable, including# its executives. International law recognizes varying degrees of responsibility – each requiring scrutiny and accountability, particularly in this case, where a people’s self-determination and very existence are at stake. This is a necessary step to end the genocide and dismantle the global system that has allowed it.

02.07.2025 - 03:14 [ Al Jazeera ]

UN report lists companies complicit in Israel’s ‘genocide’: Who are they?

Are private companies liable under international law?

According to Albanese’s report, yes. Corporate entities are under an obligation to avoid violating human rights through direct action or in their business partnerships.

States have the primary responsibility to ensure that corporate entities respect human rights and must prevent, investigate and punish abuses by private actors. However, corporations must respect human rights even if the state where they operate does not.

A company must therefore assess whether activities or relationships throughout its supply chain risk causing human rights violations or contributing to them, according to the report.

The failure to act in line with international law may result in criminal liability. Individual executives can be held criminally liable, including before international courts.

02.07.2025 - 03:08 [ Al Jazeera ]

‘Israel’s genocide continues because it is lucrative for many’

As we’ve been reporting, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has named more than 60 companies, including major arms manufacturers and technology firms, in a report alleging their involvement in supporting Israeli settlements and military actions in Gaza, which she called a “genocidal campaign”.

Albanese compiled the report based on more than 200 submissions from states, human rights defenders, companies, and academics.

“While life in Gaza is being obliterated and the West Bank is under escalating assault, this report shows why Israel’s genocide continues: because it is lucrative for many,” Albanese wrote. She accused corporate entities of being “financially bound to Israel’s apartheid and militarism.”

21.02.2025 - 21:20 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Autoritäre Sozialpolitik: Arbeitszwang und Geld auf null für Arme unter einem Kanzler Merz

Merz darf nicht Kanzler werden – auf keinen Fall. Nun hat er auch noch vor, „Totalverweigerern“ das Bürgergeld zu streichen. Will Deutschland wirklich dem Geist von BlackRock die Sozialpolitik überlassen? Mit Taurus gegen Russland und mit Unverstand gegen die Armen im eigenen Land? Das ist keine Lösung, sondern eine Gefahr für ganz Deutschland.

06.05.2023 - 16:24 [ Club der Klaren Worte ]

Die Spur des Geldes

Häufig liest man an vielerlei Stellen, die Pandemie sei geplant gewesen. Belege dafür liefert kaum jemand. Es scheint an der Zeit, einmal zu fragen, wer denn überhaupt ein Motiv dafür gehabt haben könnte.

14.04.2020 - 14:57 [ Counterpunch.org ]

BlackRock Takes Command

BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink may now be the most powerful man in the world, overseeing not just the Fed’s new (potentially $4.5 trillion) corporate slush-fund, but also managing $27 trillion of the global economy (even before the March appointment). As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock already was managing $7 trillion for its global corporate investor-clients, along with another $20 trillion for clients through its financial risk-monitoring software (called Aladdin).

02.04.2020 - 04:16 [ Xinhuanet ]

China lifts foreign ownership limits on securities, fund management firms

Foreign financial institutions have acted quickly. On Friday, Morgan Stanley said it had received CSRC approval to increase its shareholding in its China securities joint venture, Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities Company Limited, from 49 percent to 51 percent.

On the same day, Goldman Sachs said it had been approved to increase its ownership in its China joint venture, Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited, from 33 percent to 51 percent.

25.03.2020 - 03:13 [ Reuters ]

U.S. Fed hires BlackRock to help execute mortgage-backed securities purchases

The U.S. Federal Reserve has hired asset management giant BlackRock to help it execute the purchase of commercial mortgage-backed securities announced this week as part of the central bank’s aggressive efforts to shore up the U.S. economy.

07.11.2018 - 06:11 [ @Mich_berlin / Twitter ]

Ausgerechnet jetzt: Razzia in Firma von CDU-Kandidat Friedrich Merz

01.11.2018 - 12:22 [ MDR ]

Kommentar zu Friedrich Merz: Ein Mann des Großkapitals

Mit politischer Bescheidenheit versucht Friedrich Merz nicht zu beeindrucken. Auch sieht es so aus, dass seine Kandidatur für den Parteivorsitz von langer Hand vorbereitet ist. Dabei spricht auf den ersten Blick nicht viel für den 62-jährigen CDU-Mann, der seit zehn Jahren raus ist aus der aktuellen Politik.

31.10.2018 - 06:01 [ Zeit.de ]

Friedrich Merz: Im Auftrag des Geldes

Wenn man zehn Menschen in Deutschland auf der Straße fragt, ob sie das Unternehmen Blackrock kennen, dürften nicht sehr viele mit Ja antworten. Dabei ist die Fondsgesellschaft tief in der deutschen Wirtschaft verankert. So tief, dass es einige Expertinnen und Experten beunruhigt.

30.10.2018 - 18:59 [ Sueddeutsche.de ]

Möglicher CDU-Parteivorsitz: Was Friedrich Merz bei Blackrock macht

inen wie Merz holt man sich, weil er ein exzellenter Wirtschaftsanwalt ist, weil er weiß, wie ein Aufsichtsrat zu funktionieren hat. Viel wertvoller aber ist für Blackrock ein Adressbuch, seine Kontakte in die Politik und in die Chefetagen deutscher Konzerne. Merz sollte als Türöffner fungieren für einen der mächtigsten Finanzkonzerne, die es jemals gab. Dort ist man heute zufrieden.

09.06.2018 - 18:38 [ Stol.it ]

Papst appelliert an Öl- und Investmentmanager

Die Tagung am Sitz der Päpstlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften stand unter dem Thema „Energiewende und Sorge für unser gemeinsames Haus”. Zu den Teilnehmern gehörten die geschäftsführenden Manager von BP und Exxon, Bob Dudley und Darren Woods, der Chef des Vermögensverwalters BlackRock, Larry Fink, der frühere US-Energieminister Ernest Moniz und der Leiter des japanischen Pensionsfonds, Hiro Mizuno, zudem Mark Moody-Stuart als Direktor von Saudi Aramco und die Chefin des Ölkonzerns Occidental Petroleum, Vicki Hollub.