Statement of unity read during Memory, Truth and Justice Day demonstration, Argentina
The following statement of unity was read by human rights organizations at the Playa de Mayo on...
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Threats Against the Community of Carrizalillo, Guerrero and Call for Respectful Negotiations
The following letter, sent by close to 100 Mexican, Canadian and U.S. organizations, was sent to...
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Six Canadian Unions Express Deep Concern about FTA with Ecuador
On March 7, 2025 this letter was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the Canadian Labour...
Read MoreDeclaration of a Temporary Reserve Area in the Santurbán Páramo Is a Victory for the Defence of Water in Latin America
[español abajo] Civil society organizations celebrate the measure taken by the Colombian Ministry of the Environment, which involves a two year suspension of Canadian company Aris Mining’s gold mining project in the...
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We support the protection of the Santurbán Páramo and the physical integrity and safety of the Committee for the Defense of Water and the Santurbán Páramo
[español abajo] On Monday, the Committee for the Defence of Water and Páramo of Santurbán,...
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Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement Threatens to Worsen Human Rights Abuses Facing Indigenous Nations and Communities
[español abajo] JOINT PRESS RELEASE – February 7, 2025 Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement...
Read MoreEcuador’s Free Trade Agreement with Canada is a Threat to Sovereignty and Indigenous Territories
Statement from the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) translated from its original Spanish. English translation by MiningWatch Canada and Common Frontiers. The Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and...
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Five prominent water defenders in El Salvador refuse to attend court hearing denouncing lack of judicial independence that poses a threat to their lives
[español abajo] Source: Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) – Central American Alliance on Mining...
Read MoreSanta Marta Community, International Allies Call on Appeals Court to Reaffirm Innocence of the Five Salvadoran Water Defenders
(español abajo) Uphold October 18 Ruling of Innocence in Trial of Five Prominent Water Defenders By Olivia Alperstein, John Cavanagh, Pedro Cabezas San Salvador – On October 28, the Salvadoran Attorney General opted to appeal...
Read MoreManifesto for Water and Life by the Committee for the Defense of Water and the Santurbán Paramo
The following was translated into English by MiningWatch Canada and Common Frontiers. The original in Spanish is here. Once again, we mobilize massively like rivers of life through the streets of Bucaramanga, demanding the full...
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Colombia In The Shadow Of Human Rights Abuses
