Civil Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras–COPINH. Barrio Las Delicias, Frente la Llantera Lempira, Intibucá, Intibucá Honduras. CA Copinhonduras.blogspot.com; FB Copinh Intibuca; Web: copinh.org; Twitter: @copinhhonduras Detention of International Human Rights Observation Delegation headed to Río Blanco! A few…
(Washington/Ottawa/San Salvador/Melbourne) On November 21, Pacific Rim Mining shareholders are poised to approve sale of the company to Melbourne-based OceanaGold in order to continue suing El Salvador in a World Bank tribunal. Pacific Rim has been suing the small Central American nation for not having…
LeadNow is running this campaign re. Infinito Gold suing Costa Rica at the World Bank international arbitration court (ICSID) for $1 billion +. Infinito is holding its AGM at the Ranchmen’s Club in Calgary on November 21, and the idea would be to deliver…
ECONOMY • In taste of Susan George conference Monday in Geneva, Professor Juan Hernández Zubizarreta analyzes the power of transnational corporations and the resistance paths. They are said to dominate the world, the largest weighing more than our states. Factor or…
The market today is a prime target for Veolia and the French water industry, both for commercial reasons and to try to restore the image of the private management. Recently the company announced with great fanfare the signing of new contracts…
TO: JOHN MORGAN, CEO OF CALGARY-BASED INFINITO GOLD 1,012 of 2,000 signatures Campaign created by Emma Pullman Canadian company Infinito Gold: Drop your outrageous billion-dollar lawsuit against Costa Rica! Why is this important? Right now, Calgary-based Infinito Gold is suing the Costa Rican…
The National Roundtable against Metal Mining issued the following response to the announcement of OceanaGold’s purchase this week: Multimillion dollar company purchases Pacific Rim mining company, will seek agreements with political parties to proceed with mining in the country On October 8, transnational mining company OceanaGold…
Employees at a Foxconn factory in China: the company is among the biggest users of student labour in the country. Photograph: Darley Shen/Reuters You’ll hear a lot of pieties about China this week. As George Osborne and Boris Johnson schlep from…
PRESS RELEASE: Mesa condemns attempted murder The member organizations of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining, denounce the attempted murder against Mr. Alejandro Guevara Velasco from La Maraña Environmental Association in the department of Cabañas. We would like to express…
Thursday, October 10, 2013 As organizations in Canada and Quebec, we are appalled that Calgary-based Infinito Gold has decided to sue the Government of Costa Rica for $1-billion under the Canada-Costa Rica bilateral investment treaty. This is just the latest…
A member of Venezuela’s ICSID defence team and one of the authors of the “Profiting From Injustice” report are among 12 appointees to a commission that will assess whether Ecuador should terminate its remaining bilateral investment treaties. President Rafael Correa…
The Canadian mining company said it has exhausted legal options in Costa Rica regarding a lost gold mining concession. Infinito Gold Ltd. has been embroiled in a protracted legal battle with Costa Rica over its loss of the Las Crucitas…