Peru

Local Votes and Mining in the Americas
Monday, May 14, 2012

Map: Since the first local vote in Tambogrande, Peru in 2002, the "consulta", or community referendum, has emerged as a powerful tool for communities affected by unwanted mining projects to voice their collective opinion on a project through engaging in popular democracy. By giving residents of affected communities the opportunity to vote on whether or not they agree with destructive mining taking place on their land, the "consulta" can meaningfully encourage peaceful citizen participation and provide a mechanism for resistance movements to democratically voice their concerns about a particular project or on mining in general.

Argentina, Chile, Corporate Accountability, Colombia, Ontario, Guatemala, Mexico, Free Entry/Land Access, Peru, Indigenous Rights, Maps, Goldcorp, Meridian Gold, New Gold
Peruvians Oppose CIDA’s Joint CSR Initiative with Barrick Gold and World Vision
Friday, March 9, 2012

Opinion: Rick Arnold, former coordinator of Common Frontiers Canada, argues that the CIDA-funded CSR project with World Vision and Barrick Gold is aimed at the pacification of local dissent over a new Barrick project in La Libertad, Perú, rather than local economic development.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Barrick Gold, Peru, Indigenous Rights
Canadian Embassies Bring Journalists to Mining Convention from Countries Mired in Conflict
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

News release: This week, Canadian taxpayers will cover the costs of eleven journalists from eight Latin American countries – and Mongolia – to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) 2012 conference. This appears to be another attempt on the part of Canadian authorities to manage the message instead of seriously addressing the roots of mine conflicts in countries such as Argentina, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, and Ecuador.

Argentina, British Columbia, Corporate Accountability, New Brunswick, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ecuador, Ontario, Guatemala, Québec, Honduras, Barrick Gold, Peru, Impact on Communities, Corriente Resources, Goldcorp, IAMGOLD, Kinross, Osisko Mining
Indigenous leader asks CIDA, World Vision and Barrick not to pursue joint CSR project in Peru
Friday, February 10, 2012

Open Letter: The General Coordinator of the Andean Coordinating Committee of Indigenous Organizations has written to Minister Bev Oda, Barrick Gold and World Vision asking them not to pursue a joint Corporate Social Responsibility project in La Libertad, Peru and instead to promote respect for indigenous rights.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Barrick Gold, Peru, Indigenous Rights
CIDA Subsidizes Mining’s Social Responsibility Projects
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

News release: In defence of beleaguered Minister of International Cooperation, Bev Oda, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Parliament that the Canadian International Development Agency should give money only to “the poorest and the most vulnerable.” This is NOT what CIDA is doing.

Ghana, Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Barrick Gold, Peru, Rio Tinto
Canadian Mining Policy in Practice
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Presentation: When examined in practice, Canada's foreign policy for the mining sector has a lot more to do with protecting our economic interests rather than human rights or the environment — some reflections based on Canadian mining interests in Latin America. Written for the Trent University Community Movements Conference 2011.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Peru, Human Rights, International Trade and Investment, Presentations, Dorato
Wikileaks: Weak governance and investor protections make CSR ineffective for overseas operations
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Presentation to Queen's University, International Development Week: Weak governance, investment protection agreements and strong political supports for Canadian companies operating in regions like Latin America make voluntary guidelines to ensure human rights protection a step in the wrong direction.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, El Salvador, Panama, Barrick Gold, Peru, Indigenous Rights, International Trade and Investment, Militarisation, Presentations, Dorato, Inmet, Pacific Rim
Canadians ask federal government to halt ratification of Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement in light of Peruvian police massacre of Indigenous protesters
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Council of Canadians – Common Frontiers – MiningWatch Canada

For Immediate Release

Peru
Action Alert: Canada must halt free trade agreement with Peru after violent police crackdown of Indigenous protest
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Indigenous communities in Peru have been holding peaceful protests since April 9 to condemn new laws that would allow for the rapid industrialization of the Amazon rainforest. These laws were put in place by the Peruvian government to further facilitate its proposed free trade agreements with Canada and the United States.

Peru
Declarations of Oruro Gathering on Environmental Justice and Mining in Latin America
Monday, April 9, 2007

Oruro, Bolivia, March 9-11, 2007

This past March 9-11, representatives from civil society organizations and churches throughout Latin America met to share and discuss the situation of environmental injustice which communities and organizations are confronting as a result of the activities of transnational mining corporations.

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru

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