OECD investigation regarding human rights abuse and environmental pollution at the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia The complaints cover the following points: the forced displacement of indigenous communities; air and water pollution; existence of harmful metals in the...
Barrister asks for UN intervention to halt operations at the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia on behalf of Wayuu indigenous people in Colombia The community ‘filed an urgent request for the intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights...
Communities protest about Anglo American’s Minas Rio iron ore operations As part of the environmental licence process, clause 39 states that communities should receive funding for independent technical advice. However Anglo American and the State Secretariat of...
Modern mega-mining giant Anglo American now operates in 56 locations across 15 countries. By 2020 its revenues were estimated at $32.3 billion (Garside 2021). M. Garside, 2021 Anglo American – statistics & facts...
Anglo American takes ISDS case against the Colombian Government Anglo American sued Colombia over a Colombian Constitutional Court decision that prevented Cerrejon Coal from mining under the course of the Bruno Stream, an important tributary of the Rio Rancheria, the...
