Press release: letter hand-in at BHP office on anniversary of Samarco dam collapse
Today is the fourth anniversary of the Fundão tailings (mine waste) dam disaster in Mariana, a town in the Southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Fundão dam and the associated iron ore mine, called Samarco, is operated by a mining company of the same name –...
Vigil for Brazil’s communities affected by Brumadinho dam disaster
In sadness and rage, please join us outside the Embassy of Brazil in solidarity with the communities affected by Brazil’s Brumadinho tailings dam disaster on Wednesday 6th February. On Friday January 25th, in the state of Minas Gerais, 12 million cubic metres of...
Families occupy Cerrejon mine in Colombia to demand their rights
On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 50 people from the community of Roche staged a non-violent occupation of part of the vast Cerrejon coal mine – owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and Glencore – to demand respect for their rights as people of...
PRESS RELEASE: Report blames City of London as Vedanta prepares to de-list
Damning report on Vedanta’s operations released. MPs take note. Protests at AGM as Vedanta de-lists. FCA headquarters targeted as responsible for corporate crimes. Foil Vedanta(1) and a coalition of organisations have released a damning report...