Sexual abuse in Guatemala
09/26/2009 • Women in areas of Guatemala where mining companies operate have condemned the sexual abuse by security forces during forced evictions...Read More
Cleofe Neyra
03/11/2009 • Isolation and Persecution of Women Activists These testimonies demonstrate that, women mining activism requires courage and tremendous doses of commitment. “I...Read More
Hilda Huaman
03/11/2009 • The decade 1990 to 2000 saw mining investment in Peru increase five-fold. Mining now comprises 6.6 % of GDP and...Read More
Margarita Anchiraica
03/11/2009 • Margarita lives with her mother and two young sons in Glorieta de Mayoc, a village 80km east of Lima. Mining...Read More
Ecuador: Women Defenders of Mother Earth
03/08/2009 • El Frente de Mujeres Defensoras de la Pachamama is a grass-roots group led by women for women activists committed to...Read More