COLOMBIA: ‘MINING COMPANIES WEAKEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY’, SAY NGOs
Colombian NGOs accuse the mining companies of destroying democracy in the regions where they operate.
COLOMBIA: COMBATTING ANGLOGOLD
Environmental activists and local people are protesting about the damage that a large gold mine, called La Colosa, and an associated processing plant, will do to people and biodiversity in the department of Tolima.
COLOMBIA: PROTESTS OVER PLANNED GOLD PROJECT
Hundreds of people have protested about a proposed gold processing plant, which they fear will diminish and pollute local water supplies.
Peru Support Group
The Peru Support Group (PSG) is a civil society organisation established in 1983 which seeks to promote the rights of the poorest groups in Peru.
ABColombia
ABColombia is the advocacy project of a group of five leading UK and Irish organisations with programmes in Colombia: CAFOD, Christian Aid UKI, Oxfam GB, SCIAF and Trócaire.
MINING: WOMEN TAKE THE STAND
Women from Guatemala, Venezuela and Peru speak out about the affects of mining on their communities.
ARGENTINA: TO MINE, OR NOT TO MINE IN PATAGONIA
Violent clashes between pro- and anti-mine demonstrators in Chubut.
GUATEMALA: INVESTORS PROFIT WHILE COMMUNITIES SUFFER
A careful analysis of projects praised in a UK government funded report on investment opportunities.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TOXIC LEGACY
Mass protests against cyanide contamination from Canadian-owned gold mine
COLOMBIA: THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN UNSUSTAINABLE MINING POLICY
A new report from UK-based ABCColombia examines the confusion of government policies, social protests and asks how to increase international accountability