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Defending the right to a healthy planet.

May 15, 2011
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Shareholder Activism: Vote Demands Suspension of Goldcorp Mine in Guatemala

By Amanda Kistler, Guatemala Project Campaigner We’re off to Vancouver! As I type this post at 30,000ft flying over Ontario, we are in crunch time preparing for Goldcorp’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Vancouver, BC this Wednesday, May 18th! CIEL … Continue reading

March 2, 2011
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Getting the IFC to respect & protect human rights.

By Hana Heineken Today, CIEL, along with Amnesty International, Bretton Woods Project, and International Accountability Project, submitted a letter to the Vice President and CEO of the IFC, Lars Thunell, urging the IFC to respect and protect human rights. What … Continue reading

February 25, 2011
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The Real Cost of Gold: Undermining Human Rights in Guatemala

  By Amanda Kistler As the muted colors of the Guatemalan altiplano blurred by the tinted windows of the van, something in the valley caught my eye: an enormous, nearly glowing chartreuse-colored body of water.  Closer inspection revealed this unnatural … Continue reading