Canadian mining companies have long evaded responsibility for abuses carried out by their subsidiaries in the developing world. That could…
Guatemala: Opposition to Mining, the New Threat to National Security
Written by Oswaldo J. Hernández, Translation by Danica Jorden Monday, 21 July 2014 17:47 The San Rafael Las…
Central America’s biggest nickel mine reopens amid violent clashes
Guatemala’s Fenix mine, closed for 30 years, faces disputes over land ownership and lawsuits for gang-rape and murder David Hill…
Guatemalan court rules in favor of indigenous people
Publicado el Jueves, 24 Julio 2014 19:23 By Christin Sandberg. A Guatemalan court ruled in favor of the indigenous people…
Indigenous group delays Buru
By ANDREW BURRELL From: The Australian July 21, 2014 12:00AM BURU Energy has failed to secure the backing of a…
Killings at UK-owned Tanzanian gold mine alarm MPs
Call for action after claims of four deaths this year at controversial North Mara site run by African Barrick Gold…
No Small Coup: The Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
By Jennifer Moore / July 14, 2014 There was no doubt that the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement would be rushed…
Honduras deal: Another example of Canada’s poor record on trade and human rights
Commercial interests have again trumped human rights concerns, like they did three years ago with the Colombia trade deal. Embassy…
Dying kids in Jharkhand’s Jadugora, uranium mines and a mystery
What’s causing the wasting diseases that are deforming so many children in the hub of India’s uranium mining industry? First…
Honduras deal: Another example of Canada’s poor record on trade and human rights
Commercial interests have again trumped human rights concerns, like they did three years ago with the Colombia trade deal. Embassy…
