Water Justice News
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UPDATE: The Blue Planet Project and the struggle to protect the Wirikuta from mining
On November 13, 2009, Vancouver-based First Majestic Silver Corp. purchased underground mineral rights in the Wirikuta desert, near the town of Real de Catorce, in the state of San Luis Potosi, in Mexico. On September 23, 2010, the leaders of the Wixarika (Huichol) nation signed a declaration of opposition demanding “the immediate cancellation of all…
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UPDATE: Barlow in Mexico (day six)
Maude Barlow is in Mexico to participate in the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on the impacts of dams, to visit Real de Catorce where a proposed mine threatens sacred land and local water, and to speak at a public forum in Mexico City on the right to water. This is her sixth blog from this trip.…
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NEWS: The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal presents its findings at the Supreme Court in Mexico City
La Jornada reports, “The Mexican Movement of People Affected by Dams and in Defense of Rivers (MAPDER) reported to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) that more than 185,000 Mexicans have been displaced by dam construction promoted by the federal government. The PPT analyzed testimony and evidence presented by those affected by the construction of 12…
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UPDATE: Barlow speaks on the right to water in Mexico City
Yesterday evening, Blue Planet Project co-founder Maude Barlow spoke at a public forum in Mexico City titled, ‘Implementing the Human Right to Water: The Work Begins’. The forum was held at the Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal (Human Rights Commission of the Federal District). Barlow spoke about the process of the recognition of…
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UPDATE: Barlow in Mexico (day five)
Maude Barlow is in Mexico to participate in the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on the impacts of dams, to visit Real de Catorce where a proposed mine threatens sacred land and local water, and to speak at a public forum in Mexico City on the right to water. This is her fifth blog from this trip.…
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UPDATE: Barlow in Mexico (day four)
Maude Barlow is in Mexico to participate in the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on the impacts of dams, to visit Real de Catorce where a proposed mine threatens sacred land and local water, and to speak at a public forum in Mexico City on the right to water. This is her fourth blog from this trip.…
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UPDATE: Barlow in Mexico (day three)
Maude Barlow is in Mexico to participate in the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on the impacts of dams, to visit Real de Catorce where a proposed mine threatens sacred land and local water, and to speak at a public forum in Mexico City on the right to water. This is her third blog from this trip.…
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NEWS: Tribunal studies dams in Mexico
La Jornada (one of Mexico City’s leading newspapers with more than 287,000 readers) reports (in Spanish), “The Mexican government abuses communities in various regions of the country to build dams, participants said at the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) prehearing entitled ‘Dams, peoples’ rights and impunity’, held on Monday and Tuesday in Temacapulín… The jury includes…
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UPDATE: Barlow in Mexico (day two)
Maude Barlow is in Mexico to participate in the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on the impacts of dams, to visit Real de Catorce where a proposed mine threatens sacred land and local water, and to speak at a public forum in Mexico City on the right to water. This is her second blog from this trip.…
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UPDATE: ‘Dams, Indigenous People’s Rights and Impunity’ pre-hearing begins
The Pre-hearing ‘Dams, Indigenous People’s Rights and Impunity’ People’s Permanent Court -Chapter Mexico has started. Maude and I arrived last night to a town that is very close to my heart. Temacapulín, Jalisco is one of the very few towns left in Mexico where you can feel safe, children playing in the central plaza can…