Marta Rivas

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VIDEO: On the occasion of the third session of the UN Human Rights Council open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG), the Transnational Institute, Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM), Friends of the Earth International, La Via Campesina and Human Rights and Business Centre/UFJF (HOMA), organized a side event on "Testimonies of Affected Communities: Collective reflections towards the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations with respect to Human Rights"

Marta Rivas from the Association for the Economic Development of El Salvador presented testimonies about the impact that mining corporation Pacific Rim/OceanaGold generated in CabaƱas as a result of its El Dorado mining project.