2014-07-02 Chinese police confront Tibetan protesters in Dechen, June 30, 2014. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener Police in China’s…
Rural Communities Push El Salvador Towards Ban on Mining
By Edgardo Ayala José María Arévalo, Héctor Berríos and Juan Hernán Molina (left to right), on the bank of the…
Seismic testing puts corporate interests before Inuit rights: Greenpeace
Group says indigenous peoples must give free, prior and informed consent NUNATSIAQ NEWS This image from the project description for…
Amazon Indians join forces to reject ‘devastating’ mining
3 July 2014 Yanomami man. The Yanomami and several other Amazonian tribes have joined forces to reject ‘devastating’ mining. © Hutukara/ Survival…
After Losing Vote, U.S.-EU Threaten to Undermine Treaty
By Thalif Deen The United States and the EU have warned they would not cooperate with an intergovernmental working group…
Internatio?nal Jury Rules in Favour of Binding Laws for Transnatio?nal Corporations
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hears compelling testimony from impacted communities while the United Nations Human Rights Council debates a historic proposal…
First Nation land decision will affect Ring of Fire: NAN
CBC News Posted: Jun 27, 2014 9:10 AM ETLast Updated: Jun 27, 2014 10:39 AM ET (The Canadian Press) Nishnawbe…
Human Rights Organisations urge Canada to take action against corporate abuse in Ecuador
Last Update 27 June 2014 Forced displacement and other abuses by Corriente Resources mining company in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Joint…
Brazil revokes Canadian Belo Sun’s license to gold mine in Amazon
Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2014 Ruling says Belo Sun Mining Corp. has failed to study the impact on Amazon…
Main opponent of Newmont’s gold project in Peru in prison
Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2014 <img width=”300″ height=”250″ src=”http://www.mining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/300x250xnewmont-conga-mine-300×250.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Kc1-DK3pjh.jpg” class=”attachment-home-recent-news-thumb wp-post-image” alt=”Main opponent of Newmont's gold project in Peru…