Digging Deeper – Human Rights Impacts of Coal in the Global South
The report includes case studie of Colombia, India, Egypt and South Africa. From the Colombia case study: The Human Rights Impacts of the Coal Industry The Colombian government and transnational mining companies have often argued that coal production has helped...
ai Eilaktion: Todesdrohungen Buenaventura
(Amnesty International) Zwei Menschenrechtsverteidigerinnen aus der kolumbianischen Stadt Buenaventura an der Pazifikküste im Department Valle del Cauca befinden sich in Gefahr, nachdem sie Morddrohungen erhalten haben, die anscheinend von Paramilitärs ausgingen. Die...
ai: 30 year struggle for justice continues despite Court ruling on retired colonel Plazas Vega
Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice yesterday overturned the conviction of retired colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for his role in crimes under international law. In 2010, Plazas Vega had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the crime of enforced disappearance....