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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… (50 killings), the Philippines (33) and Colombia (26). Mining was the industry most linked to killings of land and … executed for defending their ancestral land against mining in an attack which drove 3,000 indigenous Lumad people … their ancestral land representing almost 40% of victims. Mining and extractives industries were linked to the most …
Defenders of the Earth
… an intensifying fight for land and natural resources, as mining, logging, hydro-electric and agricultural companies … of those who stand against it. Meanwhile a voracious mining industry makes the Philippines stand out for killings … murders in 24 countries, compared to 16 in 2015 > Mining remains the most dangerous sector – with 33 defenders …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… health risks associated with the nearby abandoned uranium mining site. In Armenia, Aarhus Centres held public … the AKOBEN programme to assess the performance of mining and manufacturing operations through a five- colour … Accountability, Monitoring, Extractive Industry, Mining, Corporations Implementing Actors: National Ministry: …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… exploitation of natural resources, such as logging, mining, and game reserves. in short, the State must recognize … the form of the immediate removal of the toxic waste from mining that had been dumped in San Mateo de Huanchor, Peru, … land, or water. Article 3(3, 4) prohibits primary mining of mercury; however, mercury mines currently in …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… used as a first step in any consultation process regarding mining and forestry developments that impact on the use and … in response to external pressures such as logging and mining which were damaging the environment and impacting … sustainable and appropriate” and for small-scale mining to be recognised, protected and promoted “as a …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… are threatened by large projects such as dams, logging, mining or oil extraction. What they all have in common is … in september 2013 because of her opposition to illegal mining in Cauca, a department of Colombia. she worked with … for macizo-Colombian integration, and participated in the mining and Environmental forum in almaguer, which included …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… associated with hazardous development activities, such as mining.25 The Right to Health Every human being is entitled … natural resources”. With specific reference to logging and mining activities, the Committee stated that the ownership of … the use of natural resources (forestry, agriculture, mining, wildlife trading, tourism, etc.); specific policies …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… after reportedly being put on a “hit list” of opponents to mining operations in Xolobeni. These are not isolated cases. … lands against the harms of large-scale projects such as mining and dams. 9 Demonstration in the Philippines © Vincent … to Global Witness 2015 report : 42 KILLINGS linked to mining and extractive industries 20 KILLINGS linked to …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… after reportedly being put on a “hit list” of opponents to mining operations in Xolobeni. 4 These are not isolated … lands against the harms of large-scale projects such as mining and dams. 9. Owing to word limitations on documents … average, every week in the course of 2015. The sectors of mining and extractive industries (42 killings), agribusiness …