(November 3, 2000) Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade and responsible for the Export Development Corporation, responds to a letter questioning EDC’s involvement in the trouble-plagued Urra dam in Colombia.
Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade: EDC’s stonewalling tactics
(October 18, 2000) EDC’s contempt for the public’s right to know about its activities, is an affront to the democratic institutions of this country, writes Patricia Adams.
Letter to Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade: EDC’s stonewalling tactics
(October 18, 2000) EDC’s contempt for the public’s right to know about its activities, is an affront to the democratic institutions of this country, writes Patricia Adams.
Good news from Colombia: 21 abducted Embera Katio released
(October 16, 2000) ICCHRLA has been informed by the leadership of the Embera Katio people of the Upper Sinu in northern Colombia that the 21 people who were abducted on September 16 by army-backed paramilitary gunmen have been released unharmed.
The tragedy of Pak Moon Dam
(October 1, 2000) An authoritative new report about Thailand’s most controversial dam projectconfirms what local villagers have known all along–it’s simply a flop.
An interview with Carlos Chen, a survivor of the Rio Negro community
(September 28, 2000) An interview with Carlos Chen, a survivor of the Rio Negro community, and one of the principal activists working for human rights, compensation and reparations.
World Bank schemes cost 2.6m their homes
(September 25, 2000) More than 2.6m people around the world were being resettled against their will by World Bank projects under way last year, according to bank documents.
Colombian Paramilitaries Suspected of Murders of Four Indigenous Leaders and 21 Abductions
(September 21, 2000) IRN Calls for Halt to US Military Aid to Colombia
Pak Moon dam a failure in every respect, says report; costly project left nothing but damage
(September 20, 2000) World Commission on Dams report says the project did not comply with the existing World Bank guidelines that required a new environmental impact assessment and appropriate impact mitigation prior to the implementation of the redesigned project.
Embera Katio disappeared by paramilitary
(September 19, 2000) Canadian churches hold Colombian government responsible for Embera Katio disappeared by paramilitary and call for prompt intervention to save their lives.
Chixoy dam reparations
(September 12, 2000) Rights Action campaign for just compensation and reparations from the World Bank & the Inter-American Development Bank for survivors of the Rio Negro community destroyed by construction of the Chixoy Dam in Guatemala.
Letter from Pierre Pettigrew, responding to Probe International’s Patricia Adams
(September 7, 2000) “The Canadian government is of the view that any continuing [Urra] issues should be settled in accordance with Columbia’s laws and justice mechanisms” writes Mr. Pettigrew.
Viets say sorry for Se San flow
(April 28, 2000) VIETNAMESE authorities have apologized for discharging water from the Yali falls dam in the recent months causing flooding and current surges that claimed the lives of at least five people.
PRESS RELEASE: EDC preempts court decisions, finances second Biobio dam in Chile
(August 28, 2000) Canada’s Export Development Corp. is financing Chile’s largest and most controversial hydro dam, even though the Chilean courts have yet to decide whether or not the dam on southern Chile’s Biobío river is legal.
India project shows risks of intervening, despite sound goals
(August 14, 2000) “World Bank officials concede that, once again, one of their massive Third World investments has exacted a severe toll on citizens whose lives ultimately were supposed to have been made better by economic development.”
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