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""Signing the TPP while there are serious allegations of corruption concerning one of its top negotiators would be reckless and anti-democratic. Do not sign the TPP. We demand a full investigation into these bribery charges and a review of all officials involved in TPP negotiations.""

"From the perspective of the USTR, the TPP is not a threat to global health initiatives that rely on generics, but rather a blueprint for international norms that promote innovation in global health and elsewhere. However, amfAR's Senior Research Advisor, Brian Honermann, labels the USTR's outlook on HIV and the TPP as "inaccurate." He notes that the TPP contains "unprecedented intellectual property protections" around data exclusivity and the scope of patentability, both of which could make it harder to integrate new treatment options into large public sector programs that rely overwhelmingly on off-label drugs. "

"from the time-for-a-change dept Here on Techdirt we've written many times about the problematic nature of drug patents. They are harmful both directly, in terms of the price distortions they cause and seek to spread to new markets, and indirectly, through the lobbying that the pharma industry deploys to strengthen and extend them, notably in trade agreements such as TPP and TAFTA/TTIP. "

"from the time-for-a-change dept Here on Techdirt we've written many times about the problematic nature of drug patents. They are harmful both directly, in terms of the price distortions they cause and seek to spread to new markets, and indirectly, through the lobbying that the pharma industry deploys to strengthen and extend them, notably in trade agreements such as TPP and TAFTA/TTIP. "

[ UN human rights experts warn that controversial Pacific, European trade pacts could 'aggravate' extreme poverty June 4, 2015 1:27PM ET by Naureen Khan @naureenindc ...]

"Por : Redaccion 02-Apr-2015 17:38 - El debate sobre el Acuerdo Transpacífico de Asociación Económica en el Congreso de Estados Unidos es el mayor impedimento para que este se haga realidad. Y no son los republicanos, sino los demócratas, quienes cuestionan el megaproyecto de la política exterior de Barack Obama."

"Por : Redaccion 02-Apr-2015 17:38 - El debate sobre el Acuerdo Transpacífico de Asociación Económica en el Congreso de Estados Unidos es el mayor impedimento para que este se haga realidad. Y no son los republicanos, sino los demócratas, quienes cuestionan el megaproyecto de la política exterior de Barack Obama."

"Artículos de Opinión | Sindicato Asambleario de Sanidad (SAS) | 02-02-2016 | facebook yahoo twitter Versión para imprimir de este documento Con los Tratados de Libre Comercio e Inversión, (TTIP, CETA, TISA), el neoliberalismo pretende reactivar de nuevo la voracidad del gran capital, desregularizando todas las esferas de la vida y creando la zona de libre comercio más grande del mundo al servicio de las Corporaciones. "