Debate rages over future of La Guajira’s Bruno river
Cerrejon opencast coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia, is the largest in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. Cerrejon is owned by Carbones del Cerrejón – made up of three London-listed companies: Anglo American, BHP and Glencore. Over 30 indigenous...
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...
Beyond BHP: introducing the earth defenders
Meet the five environmental human rights defenders who are travelling from Latin America and the US to the UK for Beyond BHP: breaking free from the world’s biggest mining giant. From 13-20 October we will be mobilizing around the multinational’s annual general...