2010 Special Broadcasts / Linking Alternatives 4

Madrid, 14th - 18th May 2010

  • 13 May 2010 | |

    Bad Company

    Stora Enso accused for activities in Brazil and Uruguay

    Swedish-Finnish transnational corporation Stora Enso will be tried for a series of human rights and environmental violations in Latin America. Several civil society organizations will submit this case to the Permanent Peoples´ Tribunal which will be held in Madrid, in May. Read more

  • 13 May 2010 | |

    Dirty Water

    Aguas de Barcelona and its poor services in Mexico

    Mexican company Aguas de Saltillo, subsidiary of Spanish Aguas de Barcelona (owned by French Suez), will be tried by the Permanent Peoples´ Tribunal in Madrid, Spain, due to their overexploitation of water tables, decreasing quality of drinking water and keeping the distribution networks in poor conditions. The company is also accused of violating the Mexican Constitution and the Access to Information Law. Read more

  • 11 May 2010 | |

    Pillaged Amazonia

    Pluspetrol Resource Corporation NV and Dutch state accused before PPT

    One of the 30 cases to be considered by the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) that will session in Madrid, is the conflict caused by Pluspetrol Resource Corporation NV in the Peruvian Amazon. Read more

  • 10 May 2010 | |

    Stop!

    Effects of Madeira Electricity Complex to be Exposed at the Permanent Peoples Tribunal

    The Movement of Dam Affected People of Brazil (MAB), the Bolivian Forum of Environment and Development (FOBOMADE), and the Catalan organization SETEM-Catalunya, will denounce the human rights abuses that took place during the planning and beginning of the construction of the Hidroelectric Complex of Maderia River before the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) -that will session in Madrid on May 14 and 15. Read more

  • 10 May 2010 | |

    Blatant pillage

    Montana Exploradora (Goldcorp) mining corporation in Guatemala accused of several charges

    Marlin I mining project in Guatemala, owned by Canadian corporation Goldcorp violates the indigenous peoples rights to be consulted, to self-determination and the right to property, posession, use and administration of land and territory. The Canadian company will be tried by the Permanent Peoples Tribunal that will session on May 14 and 15 in Madrid, Spain. Read more

  • 6 May 2010 | |

    Justice Demanded

    Bayer denounced for poisoning children in Peru

    Tauccamarca community, located near Cuzco, Peru, is home to 300 inhabitants who depend on agriculture and cattle. On October 22nd, 1999, this community was hit by a tragedy when 44 children were poisoned for eating breakfast contaminated with pesticide Paration, produced by Bayer, in their school. 24 children died, and the rest have serious neurological consequences and learning disabilities. Read more

  • 6 May 2010 | |

    Hard to Swallow

    Nestle tried for spying activists

    This case took place a few years ago, but it is nevertheless current since organizations Attac Switzerland and Multiwatch will denounce the agri-food giant Nestle for spying European social activists. They will submit this case before the Permanent Peoples´ Tribunal to be held in Madrid, Spain, in May 14-15. Read more

  • 6 May 2010 | |

    Abuses

    Strong accusations against Repsol YPF in Argentina

    The Spanish company Repsol YPF has been operating unscrupulously in Argentina to plunder non renewable hydrocarbon resources, while violating national and international regulations, in addition to their own concession contracts, according to the Foundation of Social and Political Research (FISYP) from Argentina and the Mapuche Confederation from Neuquen Province. Read more

  • 6 May 2010 | |

    No Lobo

    Movements and governments reject presence of Honduran President at Summit in Madrid

    Social organizations and movements promoting the Peoples´ Summit from May 14-18, in Madrid, capital city of Spain, welcomed the decision by 10 Presidents of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) to not recognize Porfirio Lobo as Honduran President. Social movements also highlighted that several Presidents of the region warned that they will not attend the Summit of European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Heads of State to be held in Madrid in May 17th and 18th due to the Spanish insistence on inviting Lobo. Read more

  • 8 February 2010 | |

    False step

    Movements in Latin America on the European “offer” of Free Trade

    After the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced it would resume the negotiations of a possible Association Agreement with the European Union, the regional blocs called joint actions to avoid individual ways out. Read more

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