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Duterte's new warning to mining companies

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By Robin Broad and John Cavanagh : Rappler This year is a key time to act on OceanaGold’s reforestation scam and the other problems from mining, given that its current 25-year mining agreement expires in 2019 On April 9, President Duterte issued a warning to mining companies in a...

National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demands justice in the case of murdered environmentalists

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Marisol Miranda: CoLatino Although there is a law against mining, fear is always present. “OceanaGold still owns the El Dorado miming project, and they are only waiting for a change of government for it to be installed again", said Domingo Miranda, at the commemoration ceremony of the eight...

Can Victory Over Irresponsible Mining in Central America Spur a Win in the Philippines?

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John Cavanagh, Robin Broad : RAPPLER OceanaGold was stunningly defeated in El Salvador last March. Can it be defeated in the Philippines by 2019? In March 2017, the small nation of El Salvador took a huge step towards protecting its environment for present and future generat...

ICSID on the bench of the accused

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Rufo Valencia - Radio Canada International Manuel Perez Rocha interviewed by Radio Canada International. Click here to hear the interview.  One year ago, an international coalition of civil society organizations, where Mining Watch Canada participated, released a press statement entitle...

Mining company continues lobbying efforts to repeal Anti-Mining Law

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Mario Beltrán - Contrapunto Environmental NGOs fear that the approaching electoral season might advance the company´s goals at the expense of the environment. Environmental organizations are worried about the promotion and education on mining that the El Dorado Foundation (face of "Corporat...

Collective reflections towards the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations with respect to Human Rights

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  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO VIDEO: On the occasion of the third session of the UN Human Rights Council open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG), the Transnational Institute...

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