Conga Conflict

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

Celendin welcomes La Cumbre de los Pueblos (People´s Summit)


The Plataforma Interinstitucional Celendina calls on social organizations and movements, networks, experts, and citizens in general from all regions of Peru, who are affected by climate change and committed to … Continue reading

October 22, 2014 · Leave a comment

Cajamarca: Yanacocha mining defrauds government of around $1.8b in taxes


October 22, 2014 · Leave a comment

Imprisoned President of Cajamarca wins re-election by a landslide


Gregorio Santos, Regional President of Cajamarca, who has been imprisoned for the past three months of his campaign, has been re-elected with a landslide percentage of 49.9%* on the basis … Continue reading

October 5, 2014 · Leave a comment

Launch of ´Resistencia Celendina´


The 28th September 2014, the anniversary of Celendin, was made historical once again as the Plataforma Interinstitucional Celendina (PIC) lauched their long awaited newspaper ´Resistencia Celendina´. Due to the bias and … Continue reading

October 3, 2014 · Leave a comment

´Working on the line´ human rights blog


The Guardians of the Lagoons (above: Pinta y Lucha, Celendin, Cajamarca, Peru.) Deep in the Andes region of Northern Peru, in the province of Celendin, Cajamarca, the once peaceful existence of … Continue reading

October 3, 2014 · 1 Comment