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18 Mar

PRESS RELEASE: Catholic Church will present before the IACHR its vision of effects of extractive industries activities on Human Rights in Latin America

Washington DC, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. On Thursday, March 19 a public hearing on “Human Rights and Extractive Industries in Latin America” will be held at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington DC. In this hearing, the Office of Justice and Solidarity of the  Latin American Bishops’ Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano – CELAM), the Pan- Amazonian […]

16 Mar

PRESS RELEASE: DPLF, Oxfam & Latin American organizations report to IACHR on challenges to implementing the right to prior consultation

Washington, DC. March 16, 2015. Tomorrow, Tuesday March 17, 2015 the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Oxfam and allied organizations in Latin America will participate in a public hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on “Corporations, Human Rights, and Prior Consultation in the Americas.“ During the hearing the organizations will highlight that despite favorable […]

20 Mar

PRESS RELEASE: Human rights organizations issue a statement on the implementation of the right to prior, free and informed consultation & consent in Latin America

Washington, D.C., March 20, 2015. The below signed organizations recognize that in spite of advances in the implementation of the Right to Prior, Fee and Informed Consultation and Consent (PFICC) in Latin America, a series of barriers persist and hinder the implementation of this guarantee, which put at risk indigenous peoples, tribes or similar communities (peoples […]

21 Feb

DPLF participated in a meeting on indigenous people organized by the Regional Network for Pre-Trial Justice in Latin America

On February 18 and 19, in Cocoyoc, state of Morelos, Mexico, the Working Group on pretrial services for indigenous peoples of the Regional Network for Pre-Trial Justice convened a meeting titled “Formal law, Indigenous Justice and Remand”. This meeting was held under the auspices of the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI), and co organized by […]

21 May

PRESS RELEASE: Report on the impact of Canadian mining in Latin America and the responsibility of Canada

The report on the impact of Canadian mining in Latin America and Canada’s responsibility is the results of three years of research carried out by six civil society organizations based in Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and the United States. The report’s conclusions were derived from information supplied by organizations that work directly with communities […]

22 Abr

Over 180 organizations urge Canadian Prime Minister to promote effective regulation of Canadian mining companies operating in Latin America

Justin Trudeau must implement reforms to ensure that Canadian mining companies comply with the highest international human rights standards. Washington, DC. April 25, 2016.- Today, over 180 organizations from Latin America, Europe and the United States presented a public letter to the Prime Minister of Canada urging his government to promote legal and administrative reforms […]

28 Oct

NGOs testify before IACHR regarding violation of the right to water by extractive activities

In a hearing before the Commission, advocates explained how extractive activities, especially mining and energy projects, restrict individual and community water use. They also documented the failure of states to protect the right to water and effectively control companies and projects that affect this right. Washington, DC, United States. Civil society organizations[i] drew the attention of […]

29 Jul

DPLF, jointly with the ITTC and Cimi, launch the Portuguese translation of “Manual to Defend the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”

DPLF, jointly with the ITTC (Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania) and Cimi (Conselho Indigenista Missionario), launch the Portuguese translation of the “Manual to Defend the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”, originally created by DPLF. The manual addresses the international instruments and mechanisms for the protection of indigenous communities’ human rights, those which, although poorly disseminated, are […]

17 Nov

Letter from Civil Society of the Americas to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

21 Nov

Indigenous peoples of Latin America demand respect for their right to free, prior, and informed consultation and consent

Consultations are being carried out as an administrative step and are failing to guarantee Indigenous peoples’ rights International standards regarding indigenous peoples’ rights must be respected Mexico City, November 14, 2017 – Indigenous peoples and communities of Mexico and Latin America, in conjunction with civil society organizations, demanded today that the governments of the region […]