First in a three part series. Joshua Hergesheimer Posted: Jun 23rd, 2014 Luis Fernando Garcia – photograph by Joshua…
Economic Power, Democracy and Human Rights: A New International Debate on Human Rights and Corporations
Gonzalo Berrón 18 June 2014 The 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in Geneva on…
Nigeria: Shell could face fresh compensation claims after landmark environmental ruling
20 June 2014 Independent experts estimate that more than 4,000 barrels of oil were spilled every day before the pipe…
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – binding regulation on corporate behaviour the “big picture” in protecting the rights of indigenous peoples
See Video (Part 3) World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (Preparatory process) – General Assembly Informal interactive hearings 18 Jun 2014 – – Panel…
Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources faces lawsuit over violence at Guatemala mine
Seven men allege they were shot at close range during a peaceful protest By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun June 18,…
Landmark Suit against Canadian Mining Firm Filed in BC
Human rights group seeks to hold BC-based company liable for shootings at Guatemalan mine. By Sebastian Salamanca, Today, TheTyee.ca Two Guatemalans…
Glencore’s Ruthless Cost-cutting Harms Communities in the Congo, Say NGOs
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Source: Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) – Bread for All – Fastenopfer (Oxford and Lausanne)…
Canadian mining companies under fire for Latin America operations
By Nick Logan Global News Indigenous peasants living around Canadian mining company GoldCorp, march July 28, 2010 in Guatemala City…
Indigenous People in Chile Are Worried About Canadian Mining Sparking a Genocide
By Tim McSorely June 14, 2014 | 6:02 pm This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. “Not all that glitters…
Mining companies ‘worst offenders’ for misinvoicing, secrecy: reports
By Will Fitzgibbon June 6, 2014, 9:00 am Gold mining in Tanzania. Photo: africa924 / Shutterstock.comMining a rich lode of…
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