Dangerous levels of mercury found in river in Colombian region of La Guajira
Cerrejon, an opencast coal mine in the north east of Colombia, is the largest coal mine in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. Cerrejon is owned…
BHP’s London AGM, Thursday 17 October 2019: a fight between a tethered donkey and a tiger
…and is ensuring representation on the boards of all its non-operated joint ventures – Antamina, Samarco and Cerrejon. Why not de-list from the London Stock Exchange? 30. Chris Shott, an…
Unmasking BHP: frontline defenders inside the company’s AGM
…we seek to influence Cerrejón, but it is important to recognise that Cerrejón is an independent company and is operated through its own management team and it is pursuing its…
Unmasking BHP: Human rights defenders meet with investors
…percent stake in Cerrejon mine. At its AGM, the company refused to admit responsibility for human rights violations and environmental destruction at Cerrejon – because of its ‘minority shares’ in…
PRESS RELEASE: Frontline defenders expose BHP’s role in climate breakdown
…Minas Gerais, Brazil, for which there is still no justice, the forced displacement of communities surrounding the Cerrejón opencast coal mine in northern Colombia, and the vast amounts of water…