It is time to respond, Glencore – an open letter
…of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia, gave way to Cerrejon open-cast coal mine, the largest in Latin America. The mine is owned by Glencore, a London-listed Swiss corporation. In these…
Glencore: showing improvement in self-presentation
…Colombia, asked about the Cerrejon mine. In the face of the closure of the Cerrejon mine in 2034 with the end of the mining contract between the Colombian State and…
Glencore is causing global discontent
…rights abuses that have been documented for more than 50 years in areas such as La Guajira and El Cesar in Colombia. In Switzerland, people were protesting against the expansion…
Anglo American’s finances so poor they can’t even afford headsets
…August 2001 to make way for the expansion of the Cerrejon opencast coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. Samuel had died of cancer at the end of the preceding week,…
A tribute to Samuel Arregoces
…Samuel Arregoces, from the community of Tabaco in La Guajira, Colombia. Samuel was buried on Sunday 28 April. We thank our Colombian colleagues from human rights organisation CINEP and others…