December 13, 2017 – Guatemalan women take on Canada’s mining giants over ‘horrific human rights abuses’

The following article appeared in the The Guardian on December 13, 2017. Visit the original article here. On the 20th floor of an office tower in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, Irma Yolanda Choc Cac’s bright pink embroidered blouse and handwoven skirt contrasted with the suits of the lawyers around her as she detailed […]

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Assembly of First Nations Supports Ecuadorian Plaintiffs’ Enforcement Efforts against Chevron

National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations and Jamie Vargas, the National Chief of CONAIE in Ecuador, signed a protocol confirming that the rights of the Ecuardorian indigenous Plaintiffs and the rights of Canada’s First Nations are inextricably linked. The Ecuadorian Plaintiffs seek to enforce a multi-billion dollar judgment from the Ecuadorian […]

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