Canadian mineral industry abroad lawless

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Chronicles

Mining controversies fly under the radar

By Terry Glavin
Publish Date: 12-Oct-2006

Last month, in Ecuador's Imbabura province, "ecoterrorists" kidnapped seven technical staff associated with the Vancouver-based mining company Ascendant Copper. Two of the workers escaped almost immediately; three were released the following day, and the last two hostages were freed after a four-day standoff, but only after 60 police officers moved in. The result was the arrest and conviction of two radicals from an extremist organization operating in the mountains.

Canadian miners, explorers taken to task by African NGOs

By: Rodrick Mukumbira
Posted: '09-OCT-06 10:00' GMT © Mineweb 1997-2006

WINDHOEK (Mineweb.com) --A call has been made to the Canadian government by African civil society organisations for it to regulate Canadian mining companies operating internationally.

Struggle at the top of the Andes

Fondo Mundial de Alternativas - http://www.forumdesalternatives.org/articulo.php?id=1620

Activists Push for Sustainable Mining

Stephen Leahy | IPS

Publicado el 01/10/2006

Civil society activists want the Canadian government to impose mandatory human rights and environmental standards on Canadian mining and oil companies operating in Latin America and other developing regions.

September 29, 2006

African Civic Groups Urge Canada Government To Rein In Mine Cos

09-25-06 08:17 AM EST

Mine Your Own Business

September 24, 2006

Professor John Ruggie
UN Special Representative to the Secretary General on Business and Human Rights
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Dear Professor Ruggie

RE: General Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments

We are sharing with you our collective views on general principles for a human rights impact assessment. These have arisen from a meeting on community-driven human rights impact assessments, convened by Rights & Democracy[1] in Johannesburg, South Africa, 21-24 September, 2006.

Mandatory NOT Voluntary

Human rights and environmental standards for Canadian mining and energy companies operating abroad needed NOW