... Goldcorp’s behalf, lobbying decision-makers in Guatemala and at the IACHR for months following the commission’s request. In 2011 Guatemala announced it would not suspend the mine’s operations, and the ...
... a group of eight lawmakers in introducing the Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021—legislation that lays out a comprehensive framework for combating corruption, impunity, and human rights ...
... the nine Council Trustees. Although PZ “Residents,” those who are approved and fulfill a list of criteria explained below, elect a majority of decision-makers—four Council Trustees plus the Technical Secretary—further ...
... said the violations are disturbing.
"To have something like this happen, I'm sure is terribly embarrassing and concerning to them, yet it has happened three times," she added.
"It makes me worry that ...
... the Haile mine $11,200 for multiple violations, including the release of thallium, a metal used to make rat poison. In December, the agency said it had fined the Haile Gold Mine minerals laboratory, which ...
... the United States and Europe won’t pay attention.
Canada Needs To End These Abuses With abuses by the mining industry being a regular occurrence in Peru, what makes Aduviri’s case unique is that a high-ranking ...
... Nueva Vizcaya is a “watershed haven and agroforestry hub,” which makes the province the “life support system” of Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) and neighboring areas. “Our watersheds supply water both for ...
... of clay, which makes it difficult to grow other types of food. “We used to grow corn, beans and maicillo (sorghum) with chemical fertilizer. But we saw that these chemicals, instead of improving the earth, ...
... and terror has been the weapon of the State’s laws and armed forces to silence all resistance.
Around 40% of land defenders killed around the world belong to indigenous communities even though they make ...
... New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern don’t follow it up with meaningful action, often supporting practices that threaten the environment, worsen climate change, and make environmental rehabilitation ...
... condemned by lawyers, rights groups and US and European lawmakers.
“My dad has been jailed for defending a river which gives our community life, for trying to stop the exploitation of natural resources ...
... activists are now being sued in court exactly for their action to make visible the discrimination that LGBTI people are facing,” said Swedish GUE/NGL member Malin Björk.
Timeline 22 October: the winner ...
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Every Wednesday morning, Gabriela Sorto wakes up early to make lunch for her dad, Porfirio. He has not been convicted of a crime but, along with six other local men ...
... over two years. On a phone call with Global Voices she said:
“I am afraid for my family, everyone recommends that you wash your hands regularly, just to make sure the virus doesn't get to you. But how ...
... where our peoples exercise the right to choose freely development projects that make sustainable use the natural assets of our countries. To that end, we call on communities in resistance, social organizations, ...
... why they kidnapped Alberth Snider Centeno, to make the community walk back or make us step back. We are not doing that, because it’s enough. It’s too much people dying, too much people in danger. And our ...
... for a crisis like COVID-19 to happen to make the cookie crumble.
With intact ecosystems dwindling, biodiversity collapsing, pollution worsening, and sources of livelihood depleting, we are extremely ...
... continue to make power grabs.
In Honduras, the dictatorial government of President Juan Orlando Hernández, which has been widely discredited by corruption and links to drug trafficking, has imposed a ...
... policymakers now have to worry that their policy responses could make them the target of lawsuits.
A separate legal system
In fact, law firms already seem to be salivating over the potential to profit ...
... release of pollutants from tailings.
The diversion of the Asana river seems to respond to what we could call a pattern of behavior of mining companies that modify nature to make their projects viable. ...