Water

Water Crisis in the Azawak of West Africa

djoie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:28:00 -0700

Filmed in Niger, this video shows the struggle that the people of the Azawak go through to obtain water. Their quality of life depends on the mercy of the environment; whether they live or die depends on the rain. With a shorter and shorter rainy season, finding water becomes more and more difficult. More and more people are dying.

The Azawak is a region the size of Florida, mostly in Niger and extending into Mali. 500,000 people live there, generally forgotten by their government and international agencies.

Seth Abloso - Interview at the CIVICUS World Assembly

Hub Intern — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:06:37 -0700

This interview was conducted by a fellow participant at the CIVICUS World Assembly, 18-21 June 2008, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Seth Abloso is working with the Ghana Trades Union Congress, a campaign for human rights. Also he is a member of the GCAP Africa Council, working to fight against poverty.

Amman Imman means Water is Life: We Can't Wait

djoie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:48:41 -0700

Rather than just write about a human rights issue, I want to talk about taking action to improve a human situation before it reaches a level that the world calls a catastrophe. When do conditions warrant being labeled an issue of human rights? When the world names it a “crisis”? I want to tell you about a situation in which people are being denied a basic human right simply because very few people know about their problem.

We Feed The World

Celluloid — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:15:09 -0700

Trailer from WE FEED THE WORLD by Erwin Wagenhofer, produced by Helmut Grasser.
An eye-opening documentary about scarcity and plenty.
"A view of the food industry rarely addressed on the nightly news." THE NEW YORK TIMES

Der Preis des Goldes

perumining — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:00:51 -0700

Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Umfeld der Yanacocha Goldmine in Cajamarca, Peru

The price of Gold

perumining — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:23:41 -0700

Human Rights' Violation in Yanacocha Gold Mine, Cajamarca, Peru

El precio del Oro

perumining — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:26:47 -0700

Violaciones de Derechos Humanos en el entorno de la mina Yanacocha, Cajamarca, Peru

Hell for Leather

EcostormEFU — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:22:57 -0700

a short documentary investigating the shocking environmental and human cost of the leather trade in Bangladesh

Reichtum geht, Armut bleibt

perumining — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:30:16 -0700

La riqueza se va, la pobreza se queda

perumining — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:03:01 -0700

A pesar del boom minero que el Perú vive desde hace varios años, gran parte de la población sigue viviendo en pobreza. Los proyectos mineros muchas veces amenazan estructuras económicas existentes como la agricultura sin ofrecer ellos mismos una perspectiva a largo plazo.