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Honduras: Defender, Iris Argentina Álvarez, killed by private security guards from the company CRAE´S, employed by the La Grecia sugar mill; La Grecia responded, CRAE´S did not
Defender Iris Argentina Álvarez was killed on 2nd April 2020, by private security agents from the company CRAE´S, employed by the La Grecia Sugar Mill. Her murder took place during a violent, illegal eviction in the Los Chanchos section of Marcovia,...
La Grecia response
Author: La Grecia
...Azucarera La Grecia deeply regrets the events that led to the passing away of Ms. Iris Argentina Álvarez, as well as the irreparable damage the incident leaves behind. ...
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- This is a response from the following companies: La Grecia
Author: La Grecia
...Azucarera La Grecia lamenta profundamente los hechos que acabaron con la vida de la Sra. Iris Argentina Álvarez, así como el daño irreparable que este acontecimiento deja. ...
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- This is a response from the following companies: La Grecia
Ethiopia: Mursi tribesmen recall imprisonment, torture & land-grabbing by state agents who allegedly protect Chinese-run sugar plantations & refineries
Author: Roc Morin, Vice (USA)
"Kidnapping, Torture, and Stolen Land: The Brutal Reality of Ethiopia's New Sugar Wars"...
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Cambodia: Govt. issues an income tax exemptions directive for factories producing textile & garment, footwear and luggage after EC's EBA decision
Author: SoK Chan, Khmer Times
"Government permits tax exemptions on specific goods", 27 March 2020...
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Author: La República (Perú)
“Mesa multisectorial para solución integral al problema de azucareras en Lambayeque” – 24 de febrero de 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias sobre defensoras/es
Africa: The potential link between natural resources exploitation, climate change and natural disasters
Author: Diana Nabiruma, The Observer (Uganda)
"Locusts, climate change and oil exploitation", 19 Feburary 2020...
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Kenya: Companies allegedly discharge toxic effluent into Lake Victoria; includes companies' comments
An investigative report by the Daily Nation alleges that companies have been discharging toxic effluent into Lake Victoria, compromising local communities health. The report includes a joint study with the University of Nairobi's toxicology department...
Kiwasco & Kibos Sugar allegedly discharging toxic effluent into Lake Victoria compromising locals' health & right to food; companies' comment
Author: Paul Wafula, Daily Nation (Kenya)
"Shame of Kisumu water company destroying Lake Victoria"...