UN experts denounce threats and stigmatization against defenders of water and the Santurbán páramo; demand protection for their work

On March 6, 2025 the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on human rights defenders, a healthy environment, water and sanitation, and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights sent formal letters to the governments of Colombia, Canada, and the

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MiningWatch, Common Frontiers, Institute for Policy Studies, Center for International Environmental Law, Committee for the Defense of Water and the Santurban Paramo, Inter-American Association for the Defense of the Environment

Open letter: 100+ International organizations call on Argentinian authorities to end the criminalization of environmental defenders in Chubut

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More than 100 International Organizations Call on Argentinian Authorities to Stop Criminalizing Environmental Defenders in the Province of Chubut

Ottawa-Chubut — In an open letter sent to the provincial authorities of Chubut, 115 Argentinian and international organizations, unions and coalitions express deep concern about the criminalization of six environmental defenders due to their efforts to protect water and local ecosystems from Canadian mining.

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MiningWatch Canada, No to the Esquel Mine Assembly, Union of Community Assemblies of Chubut (UACCh)

The Metals Company Goes Rogue in Desperate Move to Monetize the Deep Seabed

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Vancouver based The Metals Company (TMC) holds concessions for exploration of polymetallic nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, in Pacific international waters, granted to it through the International Seabed Authority (ISA) because of its partnerships with the Pacific Island country of Nauru and the Kingdom of Tonga.

Unable to Access Barrick Shareholder Meeting, Mining-Impacted Communities Speak Out

Barrick Gold Corp. (Barrick) has chosen, once again, not to hold its annual shareholder meeting in-person in Toronto this year and instead, has moved proceedings to a highly-controlled online format.   For many years community members, often Indigenous peoples, from villages surrounding Barrick mines have travelled from as far away as Papua New Guinea and Chile to Toronto to be able to speak directly to shareholders and the board of directors.

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MiningWatch Canada
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