Ya pública: en abril, otros UN Special Procedures y yo escribimos a los gobiernos de #Ecuador y #Canadá sobre el uso indebido del derecho penal contra personas DDH en el marco de consultas ambientales para proyectos mineros en Las Pampas, Palo Quemado y Las Naves srdefenders.org/ecuador-actos-…

📢Foro público Internacional: “Berta Cáceres y la justicia para los pueblos indígenas”. 📌Se abordará el estado actual del caso de Berta Cáceres y compartirán experiencias de lucha y resistencia de las organizaciones internacionales participantes. Participan del Foro: ➡️Ana

.Kenya Wildlife Service must halt all further evictions & end the practice of torching homes under the guise of #conservation. Rd/Share new brief: Nowhere to Go: Violent evictions threaten land & lives in #Kenya’s #Kamnarok Game Reserve: oaklandinstitute.org/nowhere-to-go TheStarKenya The Standard Digital

MINING, SACRIFICE ZONES, AND THE CLIMATE TRANSITION A book talk by award- winning journalist Christopher Pollon, author of Pitfall October 21 12:30-2:00- in person at Osgoode Hall Law School and by zoom Register below for details. machformext.osgoode.yorku.ca/machform/view.…

JCP submission to Global Affairs Canada: embassy support to extractive companies in Africa should be withdrawn from those that do not have a demonstrable commitment to human rights and environmental protection, or that use SLAPP's to silence opposition. dropbox.com/scl/fi/kpqpcrw…

Tanzanie : critique des liens entre la minière canadienne Barrick Gold et la police ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-form…

TODAY: Canadian mining giant #BarrickGold in Toronto court over allegations of acts of extreme violence at its North Mara Gold Mine in #Tanzania. 📢 bit.ly/Barrick-On-Tri…

Tanzanie : critique des liens entre la minière canadienne Barrick Gold et la police ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-form…

La minière canadienne Barrick Gold associée à des violences meurtrières en Tanzanie ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-form…

Barrick is a "Canadian" company that takes profits from Tanzania, but wants to leave liability with its Tanzanian subsidiary. Why is the Canadian government supporting this strategy of shirking responsibility? See article by Delphine Jung ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autoch…

Canada needs to give investigative powers to the Canadian Ombudsperson (CORE) so that the office can question mining executives and look at their documents. Mining companies are snubbing the current voluntary system because there is no enforcement power. dropbox.com/scl/fi/1ifnuls…

JCAP shares research on the detrimental impacts of Canadian embassy support for Canadian mining companies in Latin America, and recommends that the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights take action to protect human rights defenders. dropbox.com/scl/fi/v875zx4…

Kukama women from the Peruvian Amazon succeed in getting a court order declaring that their river has rights, and ordering clean up of spills from oil pipeline. Thanks to lead counsel Juan Carlos Ruiz Molleda of IDL

What are some of the challenges being faced by the Kerio Valley Community Organization in light of the oil exploration activities carried out by Delonex Energy and Tullow Oil? Learn more about what's at stake and what the KVCO's standing up against ⬇️🧵 #ALLIEDdefenders #Kenya

🌎🔍 Argentina - Appellandosi allo sfruttamento privato delle risorse naturali, il governo Milei ha decretato la fine della Legge sul censimento dei territori indigeni che fermava le espulsioni. Alle comunità rimane solo la dura resistenza collettiva. tinyurl.com/mrmayzf3

Do Rivers have rights? In 2024, the #Biobío River became the first ecosystem in #Chile with a Declaration of Rights! Developed by International Rivers , local communities, & partners, this milestone aims to protect one of Chile's most vital rivers.🎙️ Listen here: intlrv.rs/4iXr9QS

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Coming up in one week! The fight for permanent closure: Panamanians address renewed efforts to reopen a Canadian copper mine. 🗓️ Wed, May 7 ⏲️ 11am PST/ 1pm Panamá/ 2pm EST Register now: bit.ly/fight-for-clos…