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Peruvian Anti-Mining Lawyers Prepare for Newmont Human Rights Suit

12 Mar 2013 - 09:27 by Local Press Report

LIMA (Reuters) — Anti-mining activists have filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accusing Peru's government of rights abuses during protests against one of Latin America's biggest

OAS Discusses Budget, Sustainable Development

18 Oct 2012 - 10:07 by Local Press Report

WASHINGTON DC (The Bahamas Weekly) — The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) unanimously agreed to hold a special session of the General Assembly on Thursday, November 15th to approve the budget of the hemis

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerned About Peru Mine Protest Deaths

10 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

PERU, LIMA — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous body of the Organization of American States, has expressed concern over the violent clashes that erupted last week between police and pr

Belo Monte Dam Workers' Strike Declared Illegal by Brazil

21 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BELEM, Brazil — The Norte Energia Company (also called Consorcio Construtor Belo Monte), which is building the controversial Belo Monte hydropower project, won a victory earlier this month when the Superior Cour

Bolivia Presents Draft Proposal on Food Security to OAS

23 Mar 2012 - 10:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

washington, dc, united states — Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca presented a draft proposal to members of the Organization of American States (OAS) containing provisions against privatization of water, commodificati

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay Implement New Project in Pilcomayo Basin

1 Sep 2011 - 10:25 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, BUENOS AIRES — Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay are jointly implementing a new project in the Pilcomayo watershed, with support from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Organization of American

Bill Clinton Speaks Out Against Dams at Global Sustainability Forum

14 Apr 2011 - 11:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Brazil, MANAUS — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke out about the problems with dam-building, saying there needed to be a balance between generating energy and preserving watersheds and the environment.

Human Rights Commission Looks Into Climate Change Effects on Freshwater

7 Apr 2011 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

washington, dc, united states — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), held a hearing at the end of March on how climate change, which is causing a reduct

Clinton Visits Haiti, Discusses Recovery, Cholera, Elections

2 Feb 2011 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE —  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Haiti on January 30, where she discussed earthquake recovery, the cholera epidemic and the November presidential elections.

OAS Meets on Climate Change

24 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Today (Dominican Republic)) — Delegates from the 32 Organization of American States Member States met in the capital of the Dominican Republic last week for discussions on climate change and renewable energy.