Canadian court strikes out Ecuadorian lawsuit against Canadian mining company and Toronto Stock Exchange
An Ontario court struck out a lawsuit brought in Ontario by three Ecuadorian campesinos against a Canadian mining company and its directors, whose security forces they say assaulted them in Ecuador for opposing an open pit mine. The Court also dismissed their lawsuit against the Toronto Stock Exchange, which they say listed the mining company [...]
Avatar in Ecuador
If there were ever a place that came close to the magical world of Pandora in James Cameron’s new film Avatar, it would probably be the Amazon. There may not be butterflies that look like flying squid, but in the Amazon can you eat giant worms and lemon flavored ants for dinner in a forest [...]
Legal cases which may act as helpful examples
There is no direct London connection to the cases considered below, although Copper Mesa Mining Corporation, formerly Ascendant Copper, did in the past have an agreement with Rio Tinto which may have seen the London major cash in on what Ascendant had found in Ecuador. But these cases are food for thought, given the role [...]
UK Parliamentary human rights committee issues report on UK businesses
In 2009, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on business and human rights. London Mining Network and a number of its member groups and associates made submissions to this inquiry. Volume 1 of the Committee’s report includes conclusions and recommendations. The cross-party Committee of both Houses of Parliament is very [...]
Canadian mining firms face abuse allegations
Canadian mining companies are facing allegations of abuse and assault on local citizens in dozens of developing nations…In Ottawa…a House of Commons committee…will continue debating a Liberal private member’s bill designed to put controls on mining companies overseas…From Ecuador comes a lawsuit…alleging that in 2006 a Canadian company’s armed security forces attacked unarmed locals …In [...]
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