EARTHWORKS Letter Writing Campaign
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Read More28/10 Police Raid on My Home / Operativo Policial
Español abajo Trumped Up Charges and Collusion Between a Mining Company and the Government of Ecuador The Police Raid on My House By CARLOS ZORRILLA REPRODUCED IN COUNTERPUNCH 26 OCTOBERWhen I received the very early phone call around 6:15 on the morning of the 17th of October informing me that there were “very many policemen” […]
Read MoreCanadian NGO Jamie Kneen on ‘Wake Up with Co-op’
Jamie Kneen, Communications and Outreach Coordinator for MiningWatch Canada, spoke with Yolanda Tsanagarakis Oct. 25th on ‘Wake Up with Co-op’ about Equador and mining in that country. He discusses Ascendant Exploration, and human rights abuses against community members who oppose mining. ‘Wake Up with Co-op‘ is a listener-sponsored radio program out of Vancouver, B.C. Download […]
Read MoreWHAT HAPPENED IN INTAG ON THE 17TH& Que paso el 17
Quito, EcuadorTuesday, October 17, 2006 This morning, 6:30 am, about 10 persons identifying themselves as policemen, some in uniform, two with black ski masks, all armed with handguns and machine guns, arrived at the home of Carlos Zorrilla. Twenty minutes later, another individual, who claimed to be the prosecutor from the city of Cayambe, appeared […]
Read MoreBOLETIN DE PRENSA — COMISION ECUMENICA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS, CEDHU
BOLETIN DE PRENSA | English VersionQuito, 18 de octubre de 2006 COMISION ECUMENICA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS, CEDHU CIUDADANA ESTADOUNIDENSE VINCULADA A LA TRANSNACIONAL MINERA ASCENDANT COOPER CORPORATION, INFILTRADA EN UNA MANIFESTACION, PRESENTA FALSAS ACUSACIONES EN CONTRA DE LIDER DE INTAG Dentro de la campania de persecucion, amedrentamiento y agresiones, iniciada desde el aסnio 2004 por […]
Read More16 oct new update; Imbabura Govn’t : Stop Exploration, and INTAG COMMUNITIES IN IMMINENT DANGER
Mining camp arson suspect NOT GUILTY/acusados por incendio de campamento: SobreseídosProvincial Gov’t NO TO MINING Lower Court’s Decision Imperils Communities and Collective Rights in EcuadorMusical Chairs with Ecuador’s Managers 16 oct- GREAT NEWS. The judge declared the 5 accused for the burning of Ascendant mining camp NOT GUILTY. I haven’t yet read the sentence, but […]
Read MoreHow You Can Help
Please write to the Minister of Government and Police, Antonio Andretta A., with copies to the other people listed below, expressing your concern that questionable and unverified accusations are being used to intimidate and defame a reputable and upstanding community leader, and urging that the circumstances of both the complaint and the police raid be […]
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