Conga Conflict

Reporting on the conflict between the mega mining project Conga and the people of Cajamarca, Peru

Call to action in support of the Rondas Campesinas


STATEMENT by the PLATAFORMA INTERINSTITUCIONAL CELENDINA (PIC) Organizations and institutions of the Plataforma Interinstitucional Celendina (PIC), presents the following public statement: 1. For the past two years the people of … Continue reading

November 29, 2013 · Leave a comment

Change.org petition: Help Maxima and her family in their fight against the Mining Mega-Project CONGA


A new petition has been created on change.org to help save Maxima Acuña Chaupe and her family from forced eviction because the mining company Yanacocha wants her land for their … Continue reading

November 29, 2013 · 1 Comment

DEUTSCH: La Jalqueñita


Am Dienstag, den 3. Dez. findet die letzte von Yanachocha iniziierte Gerichtsverhandlung gegen Maxima und ihre Familie statt. Maxima und ihre Familie gehen in der Gerichtsverhandlung das Risiko ein, ihre … Continue reading

November 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

ENGLISH: La Jalqueñita


On Tuesday, December 3 the last hearing of the legal case brought by the mining company Yanacocha against Maxima Acuña Chaupe and her family will be held. Maxima and her … Continue reading

November 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

ESPAÑOL: La Jalqueñita


El martes 3 de diciembre, al medio dia se llevara a cabo la ultima audiencia del caso legal en contra de Máxima Acuña Chaupe y su familia, lanzado por la … Continue reading

November 28, 2013 · Leave a comment

CELENDIN: Attack on the Rondas Campesinas


The Rondas Campesinas are facing a threat to their unity, legitimacy, and their ability to carry out their functions as the autonomous social justice organisation of the peasant farmers of … Continue reading

November 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

CELENDIN: Ataque a las Rondas Campesinas


PRONUNCIAMIENTO Las Rondas Campesinas Unitarias de la Provincia de Celendín, saludamos alas bases de la Región de Cajamarca y del país en su conjunto, y a la vez expresamos ante … Continue reading

November 27, 2013 · 1 Comment

Further legal harrassment only serves to strengthen support for the Chaupe family


Yesterday, 21st November was the set date for the final hearing in the trial against the Chaupe family. The trial sees Yanaococha, made up of some of the most powerful … Continue reading

November 23, 2013 · 1 Comment

Más acoso legal sólo sirve para fortalecer el apoyo a la familia Chaupe


Ayer, 21 de noviembre, fue la fecha fijada para la audiencia final en el juicio contra la familia Chaupe. El juicio de Yanacocha (constituída por algunas de las más poderosas … Continue reading

November 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

Maxima Acuña Chaupe and her family need your help


Demand that the judgment of Maxima Acuña Chaupe and her family is fair and consistent with the law. Now is a critical moment to show our support with Maxima Acuña … Continue reading

November 21, 2013 · 3 Comments