by Richard | Jun 23, 2020 | News
The United Nations is being asked to call for the suspension of coal mining in the Provincial Reserve in la Guajira, Colombia, due to the COVID-19 emergency. Statement from Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective),...
by Richard | Jun 19, 2020 | News
On 17 June, José Silva, president of Nación Wayuu, an NGO defending the human rights of the Wayuu people in La Guajira, found a floral wreath at the entrance to his home with a threatening note saying, “Your funeral is approaching.” Nación Wayuu has been...
by Richard | May 29, 2020 | News
By Elif Karakartal, documentary film-maker and Master in Anthropology. Elif witnessed and reported the Caimanes conflict between 2012 and 2016 as an international observer with the Danielle Mitterrand Foundation. An earlier Spanish version of this article appeared on...
by Richard | May 22, 2020 | News
22 May 2020 Press Release from LMN member group Eritrea Focus We note with concern the announcement that Danakali – an Australian based mining house, listed on the London Stock Exchange – is proceeding with its investments in Eritrea.(1) In a statement the company...
by Richard | May 18, 2020 | News
On Wednesday, 20 May, at 10am, Antofagasta will hold its behind-closed-doors AGM for the minimum quorum of shareholders. The rest of us will not be able to attend – but shareholders have been invited to submit questions in writing, which the company undertakes...
