EarthRights International Press Releases
December 17, 2020
EarthRights Applauds Nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary
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December 16, 2020
Outgoing SEC Chair Tarnishes Legacy with Midnight Rule Benefiting Kleptocrats
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December 14, 2020
U.S. Federal Appeals Court Rules that Maxima Acuña Atalaya’s Case Against Newmont Mining Corporation Should be Heard in Peru
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December 12, 2020
EarthRights Stands with Thilawa Community’s Call for Inclusion, Justice, and Accountability
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December 1, 2020
EarthRights Urges SCOTUS to Protect the Alien Tort Statute and Former Forced Child Laborers
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October 29, 2020
La justicia avanza para la Nación U’wa: La denuncia contra el Estado Colombiano por violaciones de derechos pasa a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
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September 2, 2020
Nestle and Cargill Claim Right to Profit from Child Slavery Without Accountability
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August 13, 2020
Más de 470 derrames petroleros afectaron la Amazonía peruana entre los años 2000 y 2019
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Empresa petrolera GeoPark desistió de operar en territorios indígenas Wampis y Achuar
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July 7, 2020
Historic Climate Liability Case in Colorado Against Exxon and Suncor to Proceed in State Court
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July 6, 2020
Empresa forestal ingresa maquinaria y personal a territorio Mashco Piro con autorización del Ministerio de Salud y el silencio del Ministerio de Cultura, poniendo en peligro de contagio de la COVID-19 a pueblos indígenas en aislamiento
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July 3, 2020
EarthRights International Urges Government Action Following Deaths of Miners in Jade Mining Disaster
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June 30, 2020
ONAMIAP inicia acción judicial contra el Gobierno Peruano por poner en riesgo a los pueblos indígenas durante la pandemia del COVID-19
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June 29, 2020
CIDH abre proceso por violaciones de derechos de los Pueblos indígenas del TIPNIS en Bolivia
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June 25, 2020
Impacto de la pandemia en los Pueblos Indígenas de Colombia se da a conocer al Relator Especial de la ONU
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June 24, 2020
EarthRights Applauds Minnesota’s Efforts to Hold Exxon Accountable for Destruction from Fossil Fuels
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June 18, 2020
EarthRights Urges U.S. State Department to Step Up Protections for Human Rights Defenders
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June 16, 2020
EarthRights Files Appeal on Behalf of Maxima Acuña Atalaya & Family Against Newmont Mining Corporation
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June 3, 2020
EarthRights condemns the murder of indigenous U’wa leader Joel Aguablanca Villamizar and the militarization of ancestral U’wa territory
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June 2, 2020
Organizaciones de derechos humanos del mundo rechazan el asesinato del líder indígena U’wa Joel Aguablanca Villamizar y la militarización del territorio ancestral U’wa
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May 6, 2020
Condenamos el hostigamiento perpetrado recientemente por la empresa Minera Yanacocha y la Policía Nacional contra la familia Chaupe
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May 4, 2020
Organizations Urge Governments to Protect Activists and Communities Threatened by Armed Groups During COVID-19 Pandemic
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April 30, 2020
Organizaciones instan al gobiernos a proteger a los y las activistas y a las comunidades amenazadas por grupos armados durante la pandemia de COVID-19
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April 17, 2020
Groups Urge President Duque to Protect Frontline Communities During COVID-19 Pandemic
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April 15, 2020
Más de 130 comunidades étnicas, organizaciones indígenas, afrodescendientes y de la sociedad civil, envían carta al Presidente Duque rechazando las medidas propuestas por el empresariado colombiano que vulnerarían derechos humanos, territoriales y del ambiente
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April 15, 2020
Carta abierta al Presidente Iván Duque sobre medidas regresivas contra derechos humanos y territoriales de comunidades étnicas
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April 6, 2020
GTPPII de la CNDDHH exige medidas de protección para comunidades indígenas u originarias ante la amenaza de propagación del COVID-19
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March 26, 2020
Más de 200 colombianos y colombianas presentan demanda por torturas y asesinatos contra Chiquita
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March 26, 2020
Frente al coronavirus, ATENCIÓN NACIONAL para los afectados por metales tóxicos
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March 26, 2020
Over 200 Colombian Plaintiffs File Claims for Torture and Killings Against Chiquita
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March 12, 2020
Corte de Estados Unidos resuelve que demanda de Máxima Acuña debe ser resuelta por las cortes peruanas
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March 11, 2020
U.S. Federal Court Rules Maxima Acuna Atalaya’s Suit Against Newmont GoldCorp Should be Heard by Peruvian Courts
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March 6, 2020
EarthRights Applauds Decision to Try Baltimore Climate Liability Lawsuit in State Court
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March 3, 2020
Ministerio del Interior defiende convenio suscrito entre la Policía Nacional y Las Bambas
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February 26, 2020
Familias de Cerro de Pasco afectadas por metales pesados acampan frente al Ministerio de Salud
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February 25, 2020
Lista de seleccionadxs para el Programa Nacional sobre Derechos Colectivos y Gestión del Territorio de Pueblos Indígenas 2020
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December 6, 2019
Líderes de Derechos Humanos Presentan Amicus Curiae en Caso de Activista Ambiental Indígena Chileno
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November 27, 2019
Human Rights Groups Urge Interim Bolivian Government to Investigate Recent Abuses Against Civilians
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November 27, 2019
Organizaciones de derechos humanos exigen al gobierno interino de Bolivia investigar abusos recientes en contra de civiles
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September 27, 2019
Comisión Inter-Americana de Derechos Humanos Realiza Audiencia sobre Defensores Ambientales Criminalizados
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September 26, 2019
Organizaciones alertan a la CIDH de los impactos de la crisis climática en los derechos humanos
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September 5, 2019
Twelve Families of Victims Murdered by Paramilitary Groups in Colombia Denied Opportunity to Proceed to Trial Against Chiquita
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August 1, 2019
EarthRights Applauds Climate Leadership as Rep. Neguse and House Committee Explore Clean Energy in Colorado
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June 24, 2019
La Nación Wampis y el Pueblo Achuar reafirman su rechazo a la explotación del Lote 64 por GeoPark
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May 28, 2019
Corte Superior de Justicia de Cajamarca confirma la absolución del defensor Milton Sánchez Cubas y rechaza la acusación dirigida en su contra por la Minera Yanacocha
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April 11, 2019
Organización social de Cotabambas presenta demanda contra convenio entre la Policía Nacional y Minera Las Bambas S.A.
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March 29, 2019
Pronunciamiento: Sobre los hechos de detención y criminalización de los dirigentes de la comunidad de Fuera Bamba – Yavi Yavi
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March 21, 2019
Máxima Acuña Atalaya de Chaupe y su familia ganan importante apelación en Estados Unidos contra gigante de la Minería
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March 21, 2019
Peruvian Farming Family Wins Important Appeal in Case to Hold Mining Giant Accountable for Abuse
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March 1, 2019
Histórica victoria en la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos: El Grupo Banco Mundial no está por encima de la Ley.
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February 19, 2019
Report Reveals Contracts Between Peru’s National Police and Extractive Companies
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February 19, 2019
Informe revela la existencia de convenios entre la Policía Nacional del Perú y empresas extractivas que afectan la imparcialidad e independencia del Estado
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February 15, 2019
Environmental Groups, Activists Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Filed by Dakota Access Pipeline Company
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January 28, 2019
Native American Protester Calls for Dismissal of Vengeful Dakota Access Pipeline Lawsuit
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January 23, 2019
Federal Court Dismisses Logging Company’s Racketeering Claims Against Greenpeace
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January 16, 2019
GeoPark Pone En Peligro A Pueblos Indígenas De La Amazonía, Así Lo Revela Estudio De Impacto Ambiental Del Proyecto Del Lote 64
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January 15, 2019
Exxon Sends Undisclosed Agents to Question Opposing Counsel About Colorado Climate Litigation
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December 21, 2018
Pipeline Protester Fights Back Against Corporation’s Sprawling, Outlandish Lawsuit
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December 20, 2018
Empresa Petrolera GeoPark Cuestionada Por Su Relación Con las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú
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December 13, 2018
New Plan Launched to Stop Violence Against Environmental and Human Rights Defenders (Bangkok)
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December 6, 2018
New Plan Launched to Stop Violence Against Environmental and Human Rights Defenders
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November 29, 2018
Launch of Report on Communities’ Concerns for Dawei Special Economic Zone
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November 28, 2018
Nigerian Abuse Victims Return to Supreme Court for Assistance in Case Against Shell
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November 15, 2018
Inicia Juicio Oral contra ex dirigentes de Chumbivilcas criminalizados por ejercer sus derechos
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October 29, 2018
Media Advisory: Supreme Court Hears Case on Whether the World Bank Group is Above the Law
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October 29, 2018
Gujarat Communities Take the World Bank to the U.S. Supreme Court for Financing Disastrous Tata Mundra Power Plant
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October 18, 2018
Austrian Turbine Company Should Uphold Human Rights Principles In Mekong Mega Dam Project
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August 1, 2018
U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS
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July 25, 2018
Court Dismisses Frivolous and “Dangerously Broad” Lawsuit Against NGO BankTrack for Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline
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July 11, 2018
Court Blocks Release of Evidence in Shell’s Role in Nigerian Human Rights Abuses
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May 21, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Landmark Case Challenging World Bank Group Immunity
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May 16, 2018
Communities File Lawsuit for Recognition of Rights of the Marañon River in Peru
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May 16, 2018
Comunidades presentan demanda judicial para que se le reconozcan derechos al río Marañon en Perú
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April 18, 2018
ERI Denounces Acts of Hostility, Discrimination and Obstruction of Justice Against Human Rights Defender in Cajamarca
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April 18, 2018
ERI denuncia actos de hostilidad, discriminación y entorpecimiento al acceso a la justicia contra defensor de derechos humanos en Cajamarca
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April 17, 2018
Colorado Communities File Lawsuit Against Oil Giants for Climate Change Costs
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March 27, 2018
Thailand Must Act on its Commitments to Business and Human Rights for Thai Investments Abroad
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March 21, 2018
Farmers in Thilawa, Myanmar Defend Land Rights in Court and Fight Trespass Charges
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February 23, 2018
International Institutions Present Amicus Curiae to the Constitutional Court of Guatemala in Case Relating to the Rights of the Xinka People
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February 20, 2018
Anti-Corruption Watchdogs Call for Rex Tillerson’s Recusal From Influencing New Oil Regulation
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February 9, 2018
Peruvian Subsistence Farmer Asks Court to Continue Case Against U.S. Company in Delaware
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February 6, 2018
Myanmar Economic Zone Developers Launch Complaint Process That Violates Human Rights Norms
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January 22, 2018
Indian Fishing Community Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging World Bank Group Immunity
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November 1, 2017
Gold Mine Giant Continues to Harass Peruvian Subsistence Farmers, Family Asks U.S. Court to Stop the Abuse
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November 1, 2017
Mina de orogigante sigue hostigando a campesinos peruanos, familia le pide a la corte estadounidense que detenga el abuso
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September 27, 2017
Indian Fishing Communities Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Against World Bank Group Challenging “Absolute Immunity”
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September 12, 2017
Victims of Persecution in Nigeria, Accusing Shell of Complicity, Seek U.S. Court Assistance for Dutch Lawsuit
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September 11, 2017
Thailand Must Act on its Commitment to Business and Human Rights Regulations
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July 12, 2017
OECD Complaint Ends with Mekong Dam Turbine Company Committing to Seek Resettlement Information and Strengthen CSR Policies
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June 27, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Rules That World Bank Group Cannot Be Sued For Harming Communities
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June 7, 2017
Open letter to the IFC regarding its proposed financing of a crony-owned cement factory and coal mine in Myanmar
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May 25, 2017
Audiencia Derechos Humanos e Industrias Extractivas en el Perú 162 Periodo de Sesiones CIDH
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May 15, 2017
Nation News Agency and its Journalist Criminalized For Reporting on Problems of Thai-owned Heinda Mine in Myanmar
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March 23, 2017
Defensoras Ambientales denuncian la grave situación que enfrentan para la defensa de derechos ante la Comisión Inter-Americana de Derechos Humanos
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March 23, 2017
Women Environmental Defenders Condemn Systemic Abuses before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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March 6, 2017
We Condemn Prosecutor’s Request for 36-Year Prison Sentences for Environmental Leaders
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March 6, 2017
Rechazamos pedido de Fiscalía de 36 años de prisión para líderes ambientalistas en Celendín
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February 2, 2017
U.S. House Scraps Anti-Corruption Rule in Latest Boon to Companies Cozy with Foreign Regimes
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January 26, 2017
Congress Takes Steps to Gut Anti-Corruption Rules and Enable Crony Capitalism
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January 13, 2017
Estado de Colombia Condenado por la Corte Interamericana por Violaciónes de Derechos Humanos
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January 13, 2017
Inter-American Court Condemns Colombia for Human Rights Violations in Landmark Case
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December 19, 2016
The U’wa Nation Continues Lawsuit Against Colombia at the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights
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December 19, 2016
Pueblo U’wa Continua su Demanda Contra el Estado Colombiano en la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
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December 1, 2016
Proceden pretensiones de derechos humanos contra Chiquita por su financiación de paramilitares colombianos en la Corte de EE.UU.
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November 30, 2016
Human Rights Claims against Chiquita for Funding Colombian Paramilitaries Will Proceed in U.S. Court
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November 4, 2016
Court Should Dismiss Charges Against Human Rights Activist Khaing Myo Htun
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October 28, 2016
Amid Escalating Repression, Dakota Access Pipeline Owners Risk Legal Liability
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October 4, 2016
Report to UN Committee: Canada Complicit in Mining Companies’ Pervasive Abuses Against Women
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August 10, 2016
Indian Communities ask U.S. Court of Appeals to hold World Bank Group Accountable
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June 22, 2016
Bhopal Pollution Victims Petition for Rehearing After Court Ignores Their Pleas
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June 14, 2016
UN Envoys Report Concern over Don Sahong Dam Impacts to Human Rights Council
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June 3, 2016
Las víctimas de escuadrones de la muerte colombianos pueden avanzar con su caso contra los ex ejecutivos de Chiquita
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June 2, 2016
Victims of Colombian Death Squads Can Move Forward With Case Against Former Chiquita Executives
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April 28, 2016
Human Rights Commission Report Highlights Lack of Accountability in Don Sahong Dam Project
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April 11, 2016
Afectados del peor desastre minero en México acuden al tribunal de Estados Unidos de América
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October 20, 2015
Defensoras Mujeres Indígenas de Ecuador Criminalizadas Exigen sus Derechos en la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
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Criminalized Indigenous Women Environmental Defenders from Ecuador Demand their Rights at Inter-American Commission for Human Rights
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October 16, 2015
Victoria para los U’wa dado que el caso sobre derechos territoriales indígenas Avanza en la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
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October 16, 2015
Victory for U’wa Nation as Case on Indigenous Land Rights and Extractive Projects Moves Forward at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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October 15, 2015
Mujeres indígenas ecuatorianas hablarán ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
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October 15, 2015
Media Advisory: Indigenous Women Speak at Inter-American Commission for Human Rights
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September 22, 2015
Fossil Fuel Companies Face Landmark National Human Rights Complaint on Climate Change
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September 2, 2015
Court orders SEC to expedite extractive industry revenue transparency regulations
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September 1, 2015
Bhopal Water Pollution Victims Ask Appeals Court to Hold Union Carbide Accountable
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July 13, 2015
World Bank Group Claims “Absolute Immunity” Allows it to Avoid Responsibility for Destructive Coal Power Plant
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June 3, 2015
Human Rights Violations in Koh Kong Sugar Plantation Confirmed by Thai Human Rights Commission
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May 28, 2015
Majority of Congress Failed to take Action on Corporate Accountability in 2014
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April 23, 2015
Communities Sue World Bank Group In U.S. Federal Court for Destructive Coal-Fired Power Plant
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April 22, 2015
Peruvian Community Leaders Challenge Largest U.S. Gold Mining Company to Stop Human Rights Violations
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April 20, 2015
Supreme Court Allows U.S. Corporation to Finance Terrorism Without Accountability
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April 3, 2015
Survivors Who Alleged Rape and Killing at Papua New Guinea Mine Pleased With Barrick Gold Settlement
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March 19, 2015
Corte Federal de Estados Unidos Ordena a Empresa Newmont Entregar Pruebas a Campesino Cajamarquino herido en Protesta
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March 19, 2015
Federal Court Orders Newmont Mining to Turn Over Evidence to Peruvian Wounded in Protest
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March 5, 2015
Comunidades Indigenas Peruanas Satisfechas con el Acuerdo de la Demanda Contra la Conaminacion de Occidental Petroleum
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March 5, 2015
Peruvian Indigenous Communities Pleased with Settlement of Pollution Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum
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February 27, 2015
Press Conference Announcing Outcome of Pollution Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum
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January 13, 2015
Human Rights Concerns Over Hydropower Development in Cambodia Brought to the UN
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January 7, 2015
Families of Victims Petition U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Chiquita Accountable
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January 7, 2015
Familias de Víctimas Asesinadas por Paramilitares en Colombia Presentan una Petición a la Corte Suprema de EE.UU contra Chiquita
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November 25, 2014
Nearing the 30th Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster, Pollution Victims ask U.S. Appeals Court to Hold Union Carbide Accountable
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November 21, 2014
Survivors of Rape by Barrick Gold Security Guards Offered “Business Grants” and “Training” in Exchange for Waiving Legal Rights
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October 21, 2014
MEDIA ADVISORY: Filing of Complaint with Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Against Don Sahong Dam Developer and Press Conference
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October 20, 2014
No Fish, No Food: NGO Coalition Files Complaint Against Don Sahong Dam Developer
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October 16, 2014
Thousands of Lives to Be Devastated by Lower Sesan 2 Dam: International Groups Demand New EIA
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September 18, 2014
Oxfam America Sues SEC for Failure to Issue New Transparency Rules Required by Dodd-Frank 1504
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August 4, 2014
Defensores de derechos humanos denuncian inadmisión de demanda de victimas colombianas contra Chiquita
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July 31, 2014
Despite evidence that Union Carbide directly oversaw construction of its notorious plant in Bhopal, India, U.S. court denies justice to victims of pollution
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July 24, 2014
Human Rights Advocates Denounce Dismissal of Colombian Victims’ Lawsuit Against Chiquita
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June 27, 2014
UN’s Historic Business and Human Rights Treaty Resolution Falls Short in Providing Relief for Victims
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June 16, 2014
Chevron Settles with Nigerian Villagers Seeking Information on Gas Flaring Harms
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June 4, 2014
New Report Card Shows Fewer Congressional Actions for Corporate Accountability than the Year Before
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Lower Sesan II Dam developers urged to ensure accountability for severe impacts
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April 21, 2014
Tanzanian Maasai Villagers Win Fight For Information about Land-Grabs and Forced Eviction against Luxury Boston Safari Company
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April 9, 2014
Austrian Firm Violates Ethics Guidelines in Destructive Mekong Dam Project, Reported to Home Government
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March 19, 2014
PWYP USA Urges Securities and Exchange Commission to Match Global Transparency Standard
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February 26, 2014
Maasai Villagers Turn to U.S. Courts for Information on Abusive Evictions by U.S. Safari Company
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February 5, 2014
New evidence shows Union Carbide’s role in designing and building Indian chemical plant that killed thousands and continues to pollute Bhopal’s water
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January 24, 2014
Acción ante Corte Federal de Estados Unidos solicita información a Newmont sobre represión de protestas sociales en el proyecto minero Conga
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January 24, 2014
U.S. Federal Court Action Requests Information from Newmont Regarding Repression of Protests at its Conga Mine Project
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December 19, 2013
New Report Card Evaluates Congressional Actions for Corporate Accountability
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October 1, 2013
New Report Examines Evolution and Future of Human Rights Litigation in U.S. Courts
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June 27, 2013
Appeals court denies justice to victims of Union Carbide’s pollution in Bhopal
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April 17, 2013
Kiobel v. Shell: Supreme Court Limits Courts’ Ability to Hear Claims of Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad
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November 14, 2012
Civil Society Organizations Welcome Justice Department and SEC’s Anti-Corruption Guidance
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Cambodians File Complaint With U.S. Government Against Domino Sugar Parent
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March 27, 2012
