Pronunciamiento del ICE
“ICE responde petición de no supervisar hidroeléctrica por la que asesinaron a ambientalista en Honduras”, 9 de Marzo de 2016 …El Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) respondió a la solicitud...
View ArticleKenya: Local leaders urge govt. to end land disputes between local...
"Nakuru elders caution KenGen land row risks geothermal power plan" The protracted land row at the Ng’ati Farmers’ Co-operative in Maella, Naivasha, threatens geothermal exploration in the area, county...
View ArticleSustainable Development Goals & the Private Sector: Business Leadership...
Agenda and full list of speakers can be found here. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn, share, and network with senior leaders from prominent, forward-thinking companies and organizations on...
View ArticleArgentina: Expertos de Naciones Unidas advierten que el acuerdo con los...
“El acuerdo con los hold outs en Argentina hace más difícil la solución de las crisis de deuda, señalan expertos en derechos de la ONU” En el contexto de la discusión llevada a cabo en el Congreso...
View Article“Curso Online sobre análisis de contratos petroleros y mineros”
Algunos de los temas que abordará el director y fundador de Open Oil, Johnny West, son ciclo de vida de los proyectos, regímenes fiscales, contratos mineros y petroleros, estructura y curva de costos....
View Article"Are tech companies doing enough to protect customer rights & privacy?" -...
[originally published 29 Feb. 2016] When Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company would not comply with the FBI’s demand that it help unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters,...
View ArticleSeminario internacional "Daños y riesgos del fracking. Herramientas para...
El fracking de hidrocarburos no convencionales avanza a ciegas en América Latina. Los países de la región no conocen los alcances de los riesgos y daños graves e irreversibles en la salud y el...
View ArticleMéxico: Sindicato en huelga por “despidos injustificados” de ArcelorMittal;...
“IndustriALL respalda a los 3500 trabajadores de Michoacan México en su lucha contra Arcelor Mittal Hierro”, 9 de Marzo de 2016 El Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares...
View ArticleGuatemala: Indigenous communities protest and “recover” sacred site Semuc...
“Indigenous communities in Guatemala fight against the privatization of sacred sites”, 4 Mar 2016 In recent years, the popular tourist attraction of Semuc Champey in the Guatemalan department of Alta...
View ArticlePanamá: Sala de la Corte Suprema invalida estudio de impacto de cementera por...
“Corte Suprema de Justicia anula EIA a favor de planta de clinker en Rodman”, 11 de Marzo de 2016 La Sala Tercera…de la Corte Suprema de Justicia declaró nula por ilegal una resolución de 2008,...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Platform created in 2011 for responsible pineapple production...
“Costa Rica’s pineapple industry promises to become more responsible”, 10 Mar 2016 ...Costa Rica’s riches from pineapple have come with a high environmental and social price tag…[E]xcessive...
View ArticleMéxico: Juez ordena suspensión de carretera Toluca-Naucalpan; por 10 años...
“Comunidad otomí de San Francisco Xochicuautla exige cumplimiento de decisión del Poder Judicial de suspender la autopista Toluca-Naucalpan” 9 de Marzo de 2016 …Autoridades…deben cumplir con la...
View ArticleBelize: Mayan leaders stand trial for opposing construction threatening...
“13 Maya Villagers Stand Trial in Belize”, 10 Mar 2016 Thirteen Maya villagers will be standing trial in Belize on March 30th, 2016, under fabricated charges…The Maya leaders’ alleged crime relates to...
View ArticleSociedade civil demanda na ONU mais proteção para pacientes & denuncia...
“Grupos da sociedade civil demandam na ONU mais proteção para pacientes do que para patentes-Evento paralelo denuncia violações de direitos humanos dentro do sistema de patentes e demanda que...
View ArticleAl Jazeera documentary investigates slavery in Thai seafood industry & raises...
…In the last year, over 2,000 men have come forward who were enslaved on Thai fishing boats in Indonesian waters, working for as long as a decade without pay. Thousands of migrants from Cambodia,...
View ArticleTanzania: Tanzanite One official denies allegations 3 missing artisanal...
"Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Three Miners" Three people believed to be artisan miners are reportedly trapped inside an unused quarry in the Mirerari Mining Hills of Simanjiro and it is suspected...
View ArticleEU Conflict Minerals regulation: A step towards enhanced morality in global...
Through its “Conflict Minerals regulation”, the European Union has the objective to break the link between conflicts and the exploitation of natural resources. Following the European Parliament vote...
View ArticleTanzania: Govt. forms team to probe disputes between Acacia's North Mara mine...
"Tarime MP Appeals for Maximum Support to Muhongo Probe Team" Tarime Rural MP John Heche has appealed to Tarime residents...to provide maximum cooperation to the recently formed Muhongo committee,...
View ArticleEthical Insights - Campaigns for Workers' Rights
Campaigns for workers’ rights – are they the only way to get companies to take workers’ rights seriously? Companies worry about NGO campaigns that name and shame them for poor working conditions in...
View ArticleConferencia: “Grandes empresas y la violación de Derechos Humanos en América...
Seminario de Investigación Coordinadora y presentadora: María Laura Böhm Organizan: Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, DAAD Entrada libre y gratuita. Más información: Departamento de Ciencias...
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