Open Letter to Solaris Resources Inc. from the Government Council of the Shuar Arutam Peoples

The Government Council of the Shuar Arutam People (CGPSHA) represents the highest organizational authority and sole representative of the 47 communities and 6 associations which make up the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA), including the Warints and Yawi community centres. It was legitimately elected by the General Assembly on March 31, 2019 and ratified by the Secretary of Human Rights and Worship on December 27, 2019. Faced with these antecedents, and in accordance with our mandate and attributions conferred to us in our organizational statutes as well as the Life Plan, we wish to inform the Board of Solaris Resources and the general public that: 1) We vehemently reject this “Impacts and Benefits Agreement” signed between the “Strategic Alliance” , created by the company and presided by Mr. Vicente Tsakimp, former president of the PSHA as well as the syndicates from the Yawi and Warints centres and the Canadian company Solaris Resources Inc. in regards to the Warintza project.

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Government Council of the Shuar Arutam Peoples (CGPSHA)

Lithium and the False “Energy Transition”

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On Tuesday, September 22, American company Tesla celebrated Tesla Battery Day, which coincides with the company’s Annual General Meeting. Tesla is the largest producer of lithium batteries and electric cars in North America, and its majority shareholder is businessman Elon Musk, who has appeared in recent years as a promoter of the so-called “energy transition” to boost the sale of his products. Lithium batteries, having a more efficient storage capacity than those made with other minerals, have seen their demand increase primarily driven by the automotive and electronics industries.

Parliamentary Petition Launched on Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in the Philippines, Mining, and Canada's Role

(Ottawa) MiningWatch Canada and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) have launched an electronic Parliamentary petition in response to increasing extrajudicial attacks on civilians and human rights defenders in the Philippines since 2016.

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International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP)-Canada – MiningWatch Canada

Parliamentary Petition Addresses Human Rights Crisis in the Philippines, Mining, and Canada's Role

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Please support human rights in the Philippines by signing this petition before December 30, 2020. MiningWatch Canada and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) have launched an electronic Parliamentary petition in response to increasing extrajudicial attacks on civilians and human rights defenders in the Philippines since 2016. The Philippines is now one of the two most dangerous countries for those who defend human and environmental rights according to Global Witness. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ issued a report on the Philippines this year that found serious human rights violations against human rights organizations, lawyers, political and judicial actors, journalists, trade unionists, and religious groups.

Canadian Mining Companies in Ecuador Face New Challenge as Constitutional Court Approves Plebiscite on Large-Scale Metal Mining

(Ottawa) In an important decision, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that a plebiscite on metal mining in the southern municipality of Cuenca is, in fact, constitutional.

On September 8th, the mayor of the municipal Autonomous Decentralized Government (GAD) of Cuenca, with unanimous backing from the GAD council, submitted a petition to the Court to review the constitutionality of a series of plebiscite questions developed to protect Cuenca’s principal water sources from mining.

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MiningWatch Canada

Press Release, re: Sept.18 meeting between Ejido Carrizalillo and Equinox Gold

(Carrizalillo, Mexico) After fifteen days during which Equinox Gold has been incapable of engaging with the ejido of Carrizalillo in such a way as to initiate a productive dialogue that could lead to the restart of the mine and related activities, today, the company sent the Vice President of Sustainability Georgina Blanco Mancilla to meet with the ejido. 

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The Leadership Council of the Ejido of Carrizalillo

Historic Win for Communities in Chile – Barrick Gold’s Pascua Lama Project Permanently Put to Rest

On the morning of September 17th, the First Environmental Court of Antofagasta, Chile, ruled that Barrick Gold’s controversial Pascua Lama project be “definitively and totally closed.” The court also determined that the company will have to pay a fine of 7 billion Chilean pesos, just over $12 million Canadian.

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MiningWatch Canada

PNG communities will have their day in court!

(Papua New Guinea) Last week, the PNG National Court rejected the Mineral Resources Authority’s (MRA) attempt to dismiss the case to obtain key documents relating to the Nautilus Solwara1 deep seabed mining project and its approval. Mr. Peter Bosip of the Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights (CELCOR), the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, said, “The information sought by our clients will allow Papua New Guineans to understand the environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts of the proposed Solwara 1 deep sea mine and also whether it was approved lawfully.”

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Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights – Alliance of Solwara Warriors

Equinox Gold Drives Mexican Farmers to Shut Down Los Filos Mine to Protect Their Dignity and their Health

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On September 3, 2020, the families of the Ejido of Carrizalillo in Guerrero, Mexico, shut down operations at Canadian mining company Equinox Gold’s Los Filos mine. Goldcorp began building the mine on Carrizalillo’s collective lands in 2006, which it had purchased illegally, leading to the first 83-day work stoppage at the mine by Carrizalillo. Equinox Gold acquired Los Filos when it merged with Vancouver-based Leagold earlier this year. 

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