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Amandla!

Alicia Aleman Arrastio (second from right) writes from Johannesburg where she is attending the Thematic Social Forum on Mining and the Extractivist Economy with other members of the Justice in Mining Network AMANDLA, AWETHU. Power to the people. Our first day in the Thematic Social Forum on Mining and Extractives Industries has started with this …

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Category: About Justice in Mining, climate change, Conflict Minerals, Environmental Damage, Ethical Investment, human rights, Indigenous Peoples, Laudato Si, Mining Advocacy, multinational companies, Transparency, waterTag: activism, africa, Australia, Brazil, Campaigns, Canada, civil society, climate change, corruption, Ecology, education, environment, Europe, human rights, India, Legislation, Philippines, South Africa, United States, Violence, water

Mining and Ecocide Law

There is a growing movement and advocacy for the introduction of ecocide law at both a domestic and international level. The common definition of ecocide is the destruction of large areas of the natural environment as a consequence of human activity.  Some obvious examples of ecocide are the Niger Delta, Alberta Tar Sands and the …

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Category: About Justice in Mining, Environmental Damage, human rights, Legal Disputes, Mining Advocacy, regulation, UncategorizedTag: Ecology, Legislation

Trump and the Extractive Industries

By Guillermo Otano, Conflict-Free Technology Campaign, ALBOAN Foundation The extractive industries have traditionally been one of the least transparent sectors in today’s globalized economy, already opaque for the average person. Extractive industries include businesses and operations engaged in “the exploration, extraction, sale, processing and other significant activities relating to oil, natural gas or minerals”. Many …

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Category: Conflict Minerals, human rights, multinational companies, regulation, Transparency, UncategorizedTag: africa, Campaigns, environment, human rights, Legislation, technology, United States, Violence

Conflict minerals: the importance of accompanying measures alongside regulation

(By Alicia Aleman Arrastio) There is a big gap between a formal law approved in the European Parliament and effective rights being granted on the ground. That gap is as wide as the existing physical, emotional and even ontological distance between the spotless EU Parliament and the muddy ground of a mine site in eastern …

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Category: Conflict Minerals, Mining Advocacy, regulation, UncategorizedTag: activism, africa, Legislation, technology, Violence

Against All Odds – the Perils of Fighting for Natural Resource Justice

(A Review of the CIVICUS/PYWP report by Alicia Aleman Arrastio) According to a recent report by the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) and the global coalition Publish What You Pay (PWYP), the fight for justice in mining is becoming increasingly perilous as democracy is weakening worldwide. International solidarity is more necessary than ever: we …

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Category: Environmental Damage, human rights, Indigenous Peoples, Mining Advocacy, multinational companies, Research, UncategorizedTag: activism, Brazil, Civicus, civil society, Columbia, corruption, democracy, DRC, education, environment, Guatemala, Honduras, human rights, India, Legislation, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, PWYP, report, Violence

Jesuits Support Campaign for Canadian Ombudsman on Mining

Jesuit organisations around the world have lent their weight to a campaign in support of the creation of a Canadian ombudsman office to receive complaints concerning the overseas operations of Canadian extractive companies. The Canadian government has previously indicated it is giving serious consideration to establishing such an office. The campaign is being spearheaded by …

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Category: Environmental Damage, human rights, Indigenous Peoples, Jesuit Events, Mining Advocacy, multinational companies, UncategorizedTag: Campaigns, Canada, environment, human rights, Legislation, Violence

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