Re: Conflicts caused by Canadian mining company Solaris Resources in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Dear Ambassador,

We, the undersigned nine organizations, are writing to you to express our deep concern about an escalation of violence and conflict associated with the Canadian mining company Solaris Resources Inc, who is attempting to advance its Warintza project in the collective and ancestral territory of the Shuar Arutam People, located in the province of Morona Santiago, in the Cordillera del Cóndor.

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Barbara Patrocinio, QP Briefing (iPolitics)

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Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

Human rights defenders on Wednesday condemned a Salvadoran court's decision to uphold what critics say are politically motivated murder and illicit association charges against five environmental activists.

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Michele Bertelli, Al Jazeera

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Jeremy Appel, The Orchard

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We, the people of Jáchal, are fighting for the right to safe and clean water.

Opinion written by Saúl Zeballos, a member of the Asamblea Jáchal No Se Toca in Argentina. Originally published on Earth Island Journal on March 7, 2024.

Ecuadorian and international human rights organizations are denouncing renewed violence over the past three weeks around Atico Mining’s project in southwestern Ecuador.