21 years since eviction of the Tabaco community in Colombia and still no justice.
Credit: Tabaco community On 9 August 2001, the residents of the village of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia, were violently evicted from their land and their village was destroyed to make way for the expansion of the Cerrejon opencast coal mine. Cerrejon was then...
10th Anniversary Vigil for the Marikana Massacre
10 Years Since the Marikana Massacre: Still No Justice, Still No Peace Join the Marikana Solidarity Collective for a vigil outside the High Commission of South Africa to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the massacre of 34 striking workers by the police at...
Irish company buying Colombian coal from Cerrejón to be investigated for lack of human rights due diligence
The Cerrejón mine This article, by the Colectivo de Abogados Jose Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR), first appeared on their website on 1 August 2022. Cerrejón Coal is now 100% owned by London-listed Glencore. Until January 2022 it was jointly owned by Glencore, BHP and Anglo...
Update on Gabriel Resources vs. Romania
The Rosia Montana valley in spring 3 August 2022: Miningwatch Romania reports that the Gabriel Resources vs. Romania ISDS (Investor State Dispute Settlement) arbitration procedure on the Rosia Montana mine proposal is nearing its end and that developments with...