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Defending Life, Defending Land: Communities Call Out Mining’s Human Rights Abuses in the Lead-Up to COP30

by YLNMadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Defend the Defenders, latest news english, latest news espanol, Recent News

Belém, Brazil – As global leaders prepare to gather for COP30, communities from across the world are calling out the human rights crisis driven by mining. Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM) members from the Philippines, Ecuador, and Brazil are standing together to expose the violence, criminalisation, and impunity faced by those who defend their lands, waters, and ways of life.

The Green Lie: Communities Expose the Myth of “Green” Mining at COP30

by YLNMadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Defend the Defenders, latest news english, latest news espanol, Recent News, right to say no

Belém, Brazil – As governments and corporations rush to brand mining as part of the “green transition”, communities from across the globe are calling it what it is: extractivism, the same colonial system of exploitation repackaged in the language of climate action.

The Threat of Deep Sea Mining

by Lynda Sullivan | Dec 9, 2024 | latest news english, right to say no, Uncategorized, water is life

The threat of Deep Sea Mining Two new reports from the DSM Campaign lay out the risks of mining the deep sea Navigating the Depths Finance, Biodiversity, and the Threat of Deep Sea Mining Navigating the Depths: Finance, Biodiversity, and the Threat of Deep Sea Mining...