Human Rights

Blog

Webinar - Standing Up to the Escobal Mine: Celebrating Nine Years of the Xinka People’s Resistance Encampment

08.06.2026

News Release

Global Communities Alert Barrick Shareholders to Serious Allegations of Human Rights and Environmental Impacts

08.05.2026

Brief

Canada's Free Trade Agreement with Ecuador: Why We Say No

07.05.2026

Blog

Canadian Civil Society Leaders Say NO to the Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement

07.05.2026

Blog

Letter to Development Banks: Civil Society Organizations Express Concern over Human Rights Risks at Reko Diq mine

05.05.2026

News Release

The Opposition is Growing: Eleven Organizations Seek to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Bill C-5

27.04.2026

News Release

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules on Human Rights Case of Tanzanian Plaintiffs against Barrick Mining

07.04.2026

Blog

Thirty Years of Struggle for Justice: A Small Philippine Island Marks Anniversary of Mining Disaster Caused by Canadian Company

24.03.2026

Brief

MiningWatch Canada Brief: Study on the Nexus Between National Defence, National Security and Canada’s Critical Minerals Sector

08.03.2026

Blog

National and International Organizations Express Concern over Another Ruling Against Environmental Defenders Regarding Curipamba–El Domo Mining Project in Ecuador

27.02.2026

MiningWatch in the News

Vancouver mining company confirms deaths of employees abducted from Mexico operation

10.02.2026

News Release

Law School Clinic Warns UN Human Rights Committee: New Federal and Provincial Laws Violate Indigenous Self-Determination and Democratic Rights.

02.02.2026

Brief

UN Brief: Canada fails to protect human rights abused by Canadian mining companies operating overseas and fails to provide effective remedy in Canada for those whose rights have been violated by Canadian mining companies operating abroad

01.02.2026

Blog

Interrogating “Critical Minerals” Event Series

07.01.2026

Blog

One year after reporting threats, the Santurbán Committee questions Aris Mining’s response and the Canadian government’s silence

10.12.2025

Guest Publication

The Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the Referendum in Ecuador: An Attack on Constitutional Protections

10.11.2025

News Release

Liberal Budget Leaves Corporate Watchdog in Limbo, Abandons Communities Abroad

06.11.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

Will Canada ignore human rights violations to advance free trade with Ecuador?

03.11.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

CIAM PANAMA - We reject the smear campaign by actors who support the reopening of mining operations

13.10.2025

News Release

Silvercorp Metals’ Mining Project in Ecuador Faces National Rejection and Investor Risks

26.09.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

International Allies against Mining in El Salvador Applauds Judicial Ruling That Finds All Five Water Defenders Innocent of All Charges

24.09.2025

Blog

Ecuadorians Flood the Streets in Massive March for Protection of Water in Cuenca, Sending a Strong Message to DPM Metals Inc

22.09.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

Neskantaga First Nation Rejects Federal and Provincial Push to Fast-Track Ring of Fire Development, Calls Out Neglect of Community Crises

15.09.2025

Blog

Letter to the Minister of International Trade: Canada’s commitment to a strong Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE)

04.09.2025

Brief

Prospective brief on the omnibus bill on regulatory relief from Quebec's Ministry of Economy coming this fall

22.08.2025

MiningWatch in the News

Stonewalling voices at risk: Human rights obligations at Canadian embassies dead on arrival

31.07.2025

Blog

Communities at Risk: New Barrick Tailings Dam Sparks Environmental and Human Rights Concerns in the Dominican Republic

23.07.2025

MiningWatch in the News

Canada needs to reset its free trade plans with Ecuador

21.07.2025

News Release

Over 280 Ecuadorian and International Organizations Speak Out Against the Criminalization and Violence against Environmental Defenders Resisting Canadian Mining

03.07.2025

MiningWatch in the News

At a Canadian-Owned Mine, a Mexican Union Alleges Dirty Tactics

30.06.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

Legal setback for mining company Aclara: Chile’s Supreme Court overturns ruling against environmental defenders

12.06.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

Carrizalillo Denounces Equinox Gold's Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith

09.06.2025

Publication

Annual Report 2024: Impact Stories

02.06.2025

Blog

On the Day of Barrick Gold’s Annual General Meeting, Communities in the Dominican Republic Reaffirm their Call for Relocation

06.05.2025

Blog

Update on Barrick's Days in Court in Canada

05.05.2025

Publication

Reflections on Legal Proceedings in Canada against Barrick Gold Regarding the North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania

05.05.2025

News Release

Indigenous Communities in Chile Say “No” to Pascua Lama 2.0

05.05.2025

Brief

Centering Human Rights in the Rush for Critical Minerals

22.04.2025

Blog

Panamanian Organizations Sound Alarm About Reopening First Quantum's Cobre Panama Mine

25.03.2025

Friends of MiningWatch

Declaration of “Panama is worth more without mining” regarding the attempt to reopen the Cobre Panama mine

21.03.2025