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Anti-Posco activists observe Black Day

On June 22, 2015, under the banner of POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (the ‘anti-POSCO people’s movement,’ or PPSS), hundreds of villagers observed Black day at Patna village to mark the 10th Anniversary of the signing of an MOU between the government of Odisha in...

Brazil: National Human Rights Council verifies violations caused by Belo Monte

At request of Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragems (MAB), a group of the National Human Rights Council were in Altamira last week to prove the allegations of rights violations that are occurring with the...

Cambodia: Address the concerns of the families of Boeung Kak Lake

ESCR-Net sent a second letter to the government of Cambodia to urge further measures to respect rights of families affected by forced evictions from the Boeung Kak Lake area

Arpilleras: embroidering the resistance in Brazil

MAB launches documentry to denounce the violation of women's rights during the construction of dams in Brazil

ICAR released "Tainted Lands: Land, Corruption, and Human Rights"

ICAR's new project, in partnership with Oxfam America and Global Witness, was released under the expert leadership of Professor Olivier De Shutter

Cambodian land rights activists released following broad international solidarity

Women human rights defenders and their supporters in Cambodia freed, following a letter sent by ESCR-Net and advocacy by other organizations

International Finance Corporation investments cause human rights abuses around the world

New report by several NGOs says that the IFC is failing to perform due diligence and to identify or effectively manage risk in many of its investments in third-party lenders

Addressing the crisis over natural resources in Middle East/North Africa

Housing & Land Rights Network and Habitat International Coalition publish a new report featuring civil society perspectives

ESCR-Net denounces criminalization of leaders of indigenous communities in Guatemala

Letter sent to the President of Guatemala calls for a fair trial for the social leaders detained in Huehuetenango

Rural Movements in Brazil denounce bank corruption

MST, MAB and other organizations criticize HSBC due its participation in several scandals of corruption and money laundering