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Above Ground

280 Albert Street, Suite 100, Ottawa, Canada
Non-governmental organization (ngo)

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A human rights and accountability project.

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International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / ESCR-Net

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Demandas contra Empresas Extractivas presentadas en Canadá: Avances en el Litigio Civil...

¡Ahora disponible en español! Now available in Spanish!

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Inside the Vale of Mud

The human rights NGO Justiça Global recently launched an inspection report on human rights violations related to the worst mining disaster in Brazilian history: the Fundão tailings dam collapse in Mariana, which was operated by Samarco Mineração S/A (Vale/BHP). In January, Above Ground published an op ed highlighting the role of Export Development Canada in the disaster: http://www.aboveground.ngo/recent-works/op-ed-embassy/

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MiningWatch Canada

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The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) and the Polaris Institute strongly encourage the IACHR’s ESCR Unit to include business and human rights in the mandate of the new Special Rapporteur on economic, social and cultural rights. Read their joint submission here: http://www.aboveground.ngo/recent-works/submission-to-iachrs-escr-unit/

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Don't bankroll the next foreign mine disaster

Above Ground Op Ed: Brazilian mining spill shows Canadian agencies tangled up in abuses

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