Category: Extractives in Latin America

Contribution of the Colombian National NGOs Roundtable on business and human rights

Colombian NGOs, with the support of Pax Christi International, have released a new statement to address business-related human rights abuses. The statement 1) suggests concrete measures to identify, prevent, mitigate and implement accountability for the real and potential effects in conflict and post-conflict situations, 2) addresses the relationship between the United Nations Guiding Principles on

Continue reading

Workshop “Conflict Transformation and Advocacy” in San Salvador

The Latin America and Carribean Coordinator Martha Inés Romero and Alejandro Carías, an environmentalist from San Salvador, have been in San Salvador for four days working with the communities affected by extractivism. Context Analysis, Conflict Transformation and Nonviolence, and Advocacy are some of the useful tools and methodologies used for developing Advocacy action plans, which

Continue reading