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- New Senate bill would open the books in the oil, gas, and mining sector
- Press Release | Sep 23, 2009
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- Members of Ghana’s Parliament concerned about use of new oil money
- News Update | Dec 21, 2009
- Communiqué calling for urgent steps to ensure new wealth is managed transparently and responsibly. More »
- Oxfam's oil, gas, and mining program
- Brochure | Nov 24, 2010
- Oxfam advocates just government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries, and supports the right of communities to participate ... More »
- Our Land, Our Life
- Video Link | Feb 14, 2008
- The struggle of Carrie and Mary Dann, two Western Shoshone elders, to address the threat mining development poses to the sacred and environmentally sensitive ... More »
- British High Court freezes mine company assets
- News Update | Nov 11, 2009
- Monterrico Metals will be required to compensate injured people and their communities if courts in the UK find the company responsible for human rights ... More »
- Congress ramps up pressure on SEC to fully implement oil payment transparency law
- Press Release | Feb 16, 2012
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- La Oroya, Peru: Poisoned town
- Feature Story | Nov 30, 2011
- American-owned Doe Run polluted this small mountain community for more than a decade. Now citizens are joining with Oxfam to hold the company accountable. More »
- For resettled community, not all are satisfied with new home
- Feature Story | Jul 19, 2007
- New clinic doesn't quite make up for lost lands, higher expenses for displaced farmers. More »
- Ghana's president promises disclosure of oil contracts
- Feature Story | Mar 12, 2009
- Mills takes step toward greater transparency, regulation. More »
- Human rights violations follow the money
- News Update | Mar 22, 2007
- Groundbreaking hearings on the responsibility of the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to respect human rights exposes violations related to loans ... More »
- In Prestea, Ghana, gold mine expansion threatens water sources
- Feature Story | Apr 14, 2008
- Communities are requesting a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of a new mining project and for their right to free, prior, and informed consent regarding ... More »
- In Texistepeque, El Salvador, farmers question wisdom of relying on mining
- Feature Story | May 12, 2008
- Concerns about water and land lead to a debate about the role of mining in long-term economic development. More »
- Interview: Humberto Piaguaje
- Feature Story | Jan 17, 2005
- Humberto Piaguaje is the representative of the Secoya people to the Assembly of Delegates of Communities Affected by Texaco. More »
- Interview: Pablo Fajardo
- Feature Story | Sep 28, 2004
- Pablo Fajardo is the Amazon Defense Front's legal coordinator for the case against Texaco. More »
- Joanna Manu: community activist in Ghana
- Feature Story | Jan 23, 2008
- Joanna Manu learns how to defend her rights and stands firm in protecting the environment in her community. More »
- Land and heritage at risk in Ghana
- Feature Story | Jul 01, 2008
- A proposal to mine in a forest reserve raises concerns about the environment and the future of a nearby farming community. More »
- Q&A: La Oroya's future
- Feature Story | Apr 20, 2012
- A government decision could mean good news for families in Peru's most polluted town, and for their supporters here in the US. But the struggle to clean up La ... More »
- Majority who voted say 'No' to Majaz Mining Company
- News Update | Sep 21, 2007
- Citizens express their will in peaceful referendum in Peru. More »
- More valuable than gold
- Feature Story | May 27, 2008
- Andrea Perera explores how, for those living on gold deposits in Ghana, free, prior, and informed consent means the right to define the terms of development ... More »
- New attention on ChevronTexaco case
- Feature Story | May 03, 2007
- President of Ecuador speaks out on environment as indigenous leaders press for justice at shareholder meeting. More »
- Oxfam America and ECOWAS to create new mining code
- News Update | Apr 14, 2008
- Oxfam America and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed on April 4, 2008 to collaborate on creating a common mining code for all of ... More »
- Oxfam America denounces death threats against rights advocate in Peru
- News Update | Mar 22, 2007
- Calls on the authorities to investigate death threats and intimidation. More »
- Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
- Feature Story | Jul 03, 2007
- "My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ... More »
- Oxfam calls for an investigation of alleged torture of 28 in Peru
- News Update | Feb 17, 2009
- A new report and photographs show participants in peaceful march in 2005 were detained and mistreated by mine company security and police. More »
- Oxfam preps for oil and mining's new focus
- Feature Story | Apr 03, 2007
- American, Chinese, and Australian companies look to Cambodia. More »
- Peruvian village sees pollution, few benefits from gas pipeline project
- Feature Story | Apr 18, 2008
- Gas spills and lack of attention to community development raise questions in the forest villages of indigenous people affected by the Camisea pipeline. More »
- Peruvian villagers look beyond subsistence to their basic rights
- Feature Story | Mar 01, 2007
- Modest projects to grow food lead to a conviction to do more for a village and its children. More »
- Photos, panel discussion demonstrate impact of oil extraction on Nigeria and other African nations
- Feature Story | Dec 02, 2008
- Oxfam expert explains that oil revenues do not always translate into money to fight poverty. More »
- Pollution risk at new gold mine in Ghana exposed
- News Update | Sep 17, 2007
- Journalist in Ghana writes about environmental risks, wins award. More »
- President Saca speaks out against mining in El Salvador
- Feature Story | Mar 24, 2009
- El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca announced that his government would not give out any mining permits in El Salvador. More »
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