Protesters from the Occupy LSX demonstration marched from St Paul’s cathedral to join anti-nuclear campaigners, supporters of London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign and others outside yesterday’s BHP Billiton AGM. See short video at …
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BHP Billiton AGM protest, London, 20 October 2011
Protests at Philippine mining conference
The Philippine mining industry’s annual conference has just taken place in Manila.
As usual government officials and industry bigwigs queued up to praise the state of the industry. And – as usual – vocal protestors …
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Guatemalan president snubs Mayan peoples
Mayan organisations in Guatemala have accused the government of adopting a “legal ruse” to limit Indigenous Peoples’ right to be consulted on mining and hydroelectric projects. The Guatemalan Campesino Unity Committee declares that a new …
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US “supports” UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – or does it?
President Obama stated that the US now “supports” the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. US support is no trivial change in policy, since the US was the last of the original four …
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Xstrata’s Tampakan mine criticised in Philippines
A fact-finding mission has uncovered further evidence that the Xstrata-operated Tampakan mine in the Philippines did not have the Free, Prior, Informed Consent of the affected B’laan communities. Despite this, and the recent provincial ordinance …
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Goldcorp mired in controversy
Goldcorp is a Canadian company but among its major investors are British-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd (US$4.3 million), Blackrock Commodities Income Trust plc, and City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC, according to the …
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Implementing a Corporate Free, Prior, and Informed Consent Policy: Benefits and Challenges
A report posted on the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre website deals with oil company Talisman Energy and the right of Indigenous Peoples to Free Prior Informed Consent before ‘development’ projects are carried out …
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Report on the London AGM of Rio Tinto, 15 April 2010
Introduction
This was Jan du Plessis’ first AGM as Chairman, and he gave plenty of time for questions on the annual report. There were numerous questions on the convictions of Rio Tinto officials in China …
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Indigenous Lands Plundered in Mining, Oil and Gas Rush
UNITED NATIONS – Leaders of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples who are attending an international meeting here this week say they want governments to stop oil and gas corporations from further extraction on their …
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LMN groups’ submissions to Joint Committee on Human Rights
LMN member group Forest Peoples’ Programme has made a submission to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into business and human rights. FPP’s submission deals with Indigenous Peoples and the right to …
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