... avaricious mining company but we are aware the damages awarded to them did not account for their costs in this case. We believe its treasonous for any country to hand over their sovereignty to a Washington ...
... Guatemala, where 63 percent of the population is indigenous, around 90 such consultations have been held, by show of hands.
“Before the hydroelectric companies were to arrive, we began to carry out consultations, ...
... anymore,” he says. “We would be in the palm of their hand.”
Economic sectors such as the sugarcane industry rely on enormous quantities of water. “A lot of big corporations...are content with today’s ...
... growing frustrated and have begun to organize to take matters in their own hands.
“If we don’t find a viable solution with the government, we will present a constitutional challenge against the prohibition ...
... come right away. By the time law enforcement arrived, residents were standing guard in front of the station, machetes in hand. They then created twelve groups which protected the radio each night for many ...
... has become concentrated in the hands of a single party, ARENA, whose aspiring presidential candidate is known to have ties with international mining interests.
“We have argued, with scientific ...
... mining and stop projects that affect the environment which represents one of the greatest achievements of its communities.
On the other hand, Pedro Cabezas, representative of the International Allies, ...
Dario Bossio - Iglesia y Minería
“Historically we have known the dealings of the corporations in our lands, in our countries. We have known firsthand how human rights are violated in our territories. ...
... are farmers who have never seen the effects of a mining project first hand.
To create an initial support base, local organizations such as ARDM (the Association for the Reconstruction and Municipal Development ...
... the one hand, and on the other, by connecting the case to on-going international campaigns on related issues. These included debates around new free trade deals like the TPP and TTIP; how mining and water ...