Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights
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Enel suspends blood coal imports
04-05-2017Europe’s biggest energy company, Italian multinational Enel, has suspended imports of coal from the Cesar mining region Colombia. Enel CEO Francesco Starace stated this at the annual stockholders meeting in Rome. The announcement was made in the context of investigations into the human rights impact in the coal mining region of Cesar and Enel’s de-carbonization strategy.
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Vattenfall hits the right notes on blood coal
28-04-2017At its annual general meeting in Stockholm, the Swedish energy company Vattenfall showed a willingness to help solve the human rights abuses involved in the extraction of coal from the Cesar mining district of Colombia.
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PAX optimistic after Vattenfall investigation
30-03-2017The Swedish energy company Vattenfall has concluded an investigation into the human rights impact associated with coal mining in Colombia. PAX accompanied the investigators for part of their mission and witnessed first-hand their good, critical questions and that they allocated sufficient time for a thorough inquiry.
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Colombia -
Vattenfall investigates human rights violations in Colombia
15-03-2017Swedish energy company Vattenfall is carrying out a three-week investigation into human rights violations associated with coal mining in Colombia. This week they are visiting the Cesar coal region, where thousands of people have been murdered and tens of thousands driven from their land.
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Colombia -
Another murder in blood coal region Cesar
15-02-2017On Saturday 4 February, 55-year-old Edilberto Cantillo Mesa was murdered in his home town of El Copey, located in the Colombian blood coal region of Cesar. Mesa was a community leader and a member of a local organisation that fights for land restitution on behalf of farmers who have been violently driven from their property. PAX is shocked by his death. Mesa is the fourth victim in Cesar in recent months.
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Dealing with the Past, Colombia -
Stop the violence in Cesar
24-01-201795 civil society organisations around the world are calling on the Colombian government and mining companies to take action against the continuing violence in the Colombian mining region Cesar. The appeal is a direct response to the murder of Aldemar Parra Garcia on January 7th this year.
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PAX Reaction to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States
09-11-2016The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States increases global insecurity and instability.
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Victims hopeful in Lundin case
21-10-2016CEO Ian Lundin and Chairman Alex Schneiter of the Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum will be interrogated for alleged complicity in war crimes that were committed in Sudan and South Sudan.
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Africa -
Blood coal not a problem for Vattenfall
17-10-2016Energy supplier Vattenfall announced yesterday that it will continue buying blood coal from Colombia. As a result, the company that calls itself a leader in sustainability will carry on profiting from grave human rights violations. PAX campaign leader Wouter Kolk commented, “Vattenfall says that it stands for human rights and sustainability, yet in practice it opts for cheap blood coal. That's why we're repeating our call to customers of Vattenfall’s Dutch subsidiary Nuon to switch to a more decent alternative.”
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Dealing with the Past, Colombia -
Peace Prize honours Colombian victims as well
07-10-2016The granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos sends a powerful signal of support for the peace process and the bridging of division in Colombia.
Protection of Civilians, Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Dealing with the Past, Colombia