OPEN LETTER. More than 90 Global South organizations and front-line defenders demand a human rights-focused Corporate Due Diligence Directive from EU
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by justiceinmining20192023
3M ago
12.12.2023.- Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13, what may be the last negotiating session of the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will take place. For this reason, 93 organizations and individuals from the Global South committed to the defense of human rights and the environment have published a letter addressed to the Spanish presidency of ..read more
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Event: The responsibility of European banks in the cases of Glencore in Peru and Colombia.
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by justiceinmining20192023
4M ago
21.11.23.- On November 30th, CINEP/PPP, one of the social centers of the Society of Jesus in Colombia, will participate in an event in Brussels to present the report “A legacy of contamination: the cases of Glencore in Peru and Colombia“. The report has been carried out by Oxfam International and Fair Finance in collaboration with ..read more
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Statement of the Jesuits on the Caribbean border: “The extractivist model of mining would lead to the contamination of the water we all need”.
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by justiceinmining20192023
6M ago
26.09.2023.- We reproduce below the full statement published by the Jesuits on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti in which they warn of the risks posed to the local populations and their livelihoods by an extractive mining project. Joint Declaration of the Jesuits of Ouanaminthe (Republic of Haiti) and Dajabón (Dominican Republic) The ..read more
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Event: Mining over Rights? Experiences from Latin America and implications for EU Policies
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by justiceinmining20192023
6M ago
21.09.2023.- Today, taking advantage of the stop in Brussels of the II Latin American Caravan for Integral Ecology, the delegation of Churches and Mining will participate in the event “Mining over rights? Experiences from Latin America and their implications for EU Policies”. The caravan is made up of young people from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala and ..read more
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New Publication: Promotio Iustitae 135 – Mineral mining: Boon or Bane?
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by justiceinmining20192023
8M ago
15.07.2023.- We are pleased to share with you the latest issue of Promotio Iustitae (Nº135), titled Mineral Mining: Bonanza or Perdition? This issue gathers twelve reflections based on the concrete experience of Jesuit social centers, NGOs and Universities working in line with the thematic priorities of the Justice in Mining Network.  We have not been ..read more
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New Report: Energy Transition, Mining Expansion and Ecosocial Conflicts in the Amazon
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by justiceinmining20192023
10M ago
20.04.2023.- The Amazon has historically been perceived as a land of promise and a source of raw materials for the global market. Since the first colonization until today, its territory has been exploited for different resources (mining, timber, meat, agriculture and hydrocarbons). In the last decade, the need to increase the production of critical minerals ..read more
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100+ human rights organisations call for justice and non-repetition measures for Guapinol
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by justiceinmining20192023
1y ago
20/02/2023.- A month ago we received through our colleagues at Equipo para la Reflexión, la Investigación y la Comunicación (ERIC/Radio Progreso) the news of the murder of two defenders of the Guapinol River in Honduras, Aly Domínguez and Jairo Bonilla. The Justice in Mining Network stands in solidarity with their friends and families and for ..read more
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The Justice in Mining network stands in solidarity with Don Vicente Ferreira, auxiliary bishop of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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by justiceinmining20192023
1y ago
20.11.2022.- The Justice in Mining Network, which brings together Jesuit social centres and NGOs working for socio-environmental justice in contexts affected by mining, would like to express our concern and solidarity for the threats recently received by Don Vicente Ferreira, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and secretary of the Special Commission for ..read more
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Join the Webinar – Waiting to exhale: Ecological Justice for the Earth Lungs
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by justiceinmining20192023
2y ago
04/05/2022.- The Amazon, the Congo Basin, and the Boreal Forest are often described as the planet’s lungs — these regions absorb enormous amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and breathe out oxygen. Their protection is crucial in mitigating climate change. The Justice in Mining Network is pleased to invite you to this webinar organised ..read more
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The Latin American caravan for integral ecology in extractivist times arrives in Europe
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by justiceinmining20192023
2y ago
22/03/2022.- The cry of the earth and the cry of the poor in the face of the devastation caused by  mining will be heard from this week onwards in Europe through the Latin American Caravan for integral ecology in times of extractivism. It is an initiative organised by the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil ..read more
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