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Canadian court sends to trial Guatemalans’ lawsuit against a Vancouver mining company

Last week the Canadian Court of Appeal decided that the Canadian jurisdiction is the appropriate place for the lawsuit to be filed against the Canadian company, Tahoe Resources, for human rights violations that took place in Guatemala. The lawsuit was filed by seven...

Minority Rights launches 4-year campaign to support minority and indigenous people

ESCR-Net member Minority Rights Group launched a four-years campaign to support the...

Spanish hydropower company withdraws from Guatemala due to public pressure

On December 23rd 2016, Hidrosantacruz, a subsidiary of the Spanish company Hidralia Energía, announced in a press release that it had waived its right to construct the Qanbalam hydroelectric plant, which was approved by the...

Consejo de Pueblos Wuxhtaj contributes to a report on criminalization in Guatemala

The Consejo del Pueblo Maya (CPO), a council to which the Consejo de Pueblos Wuxhtaj belongs, has released a report on the criminalization of Mayan communities that are exercising the right...

Nepal: respect the rights of communities affected by World Bank project

On August 10, ESCR-Net sent a letter to the Government of Nepal to express concern regarding the reported and threatened human rights violations in connection with the World Bank-funded Khimti-Dhalkebar 220 kV Transmission Line Project (Project), in the Sindhuli...

Bretton Woods Project addresses inconsistency in application of Indigenous Peoples Policy by World Bank in Kenya

ESCR-Net member Bretton Woods Project published an article in the Bretton Woods Observer called Lessons from Kenya: Why the World Bank must apply the...

Collective condemnation of Nilce Magalhaes’ murder underscores need for systemic change

ESCR-Net is deeply saddened to learn of the violent death of Nilce de Souza Magalhães. The body of “Nicinha,” as she was known by her friends and fellow leaders, was found on Tuesday, June 21, in the lake that had been created by the same Jirau Dam, run by the...

Podcasts to raise the voices of minority and indigenous peoples

Minority Rights Group, an ESCR-net member, publishes a monthly podcast called Minority Voices...

Defending freedom of expression of human rights’ defenders in Paraguay

On December 9, 2015, the Paraguayan Council of Justice (Consejo de Superintendencia de Justicia) issued a decision on the administrative inquiry procedure initiated against human rights’ defender, Julia Cabello, applying a sanction of admonition (amonestación). On...

Brazil authorizes operation of the Belo Monte Dam, disregarding the rights of affected communities

The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) today authorized the Belo Monte Dam's operating license, which allows the dam's reservoirs to be filled. The authorization was granted despite clear noncompliance with conditions necessary...