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AIDA Press Releases


	AIDA seeking Consultant for Climate Change Program	05/02/2012
	Brazilian Government Questioned Yet Again by International Human Rights Body over Belo Monte Dam Controversy	04/16/2012
	Peru’s Efforts to Require La Oroya Clean Up Should Not Be Chilled by Investment Arbitration	03/30/2012
	AIDA seeking independent contractor: Legal Consultant in Human Rights and the Environment Program	03/07/2012
	AIDA President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal named Peru Environment Minister	12/15/2011
	AIDA presents report at Durban linking climate change to decline of human rights in Latin America	12/07/2011
	Brazil Boycotts OAS Meeting Over Belo Monte Dam	10/26/2011
	Jury Finds Former Owners of Lead Smelter Liable for $358.5 Million in Damages	08/04/2011
	Civil Society Groups Go to Court to Defend Panama Bay	07/26/2011
	Belo Monte Dam May Lead Brazil to OAS High Court	06/16/2011
	Organization of American States requests immediate suspension of Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon	04/05/2011
	Colombian Ministry of Mines Announces Wetlands Protection from Open Pit Mining	03/22/2011
	Organization of American States Questions Belo Monte Dam Project	03/14/2011
	Public Hearing on the Angostura Mine Suspended: AIDA Publishes Brief Urging the Colombian Government to Protect the Páramos (Spanish Text Only)	03/08/2011
	The Colombian Government Should Reject the Angosture Mining Project in the Páramos (Spanish Text Only)	03/04/2011
	Costa Rica's High Court Annuls Industrias Infinito's Crucitas Mining Project Concession	11/25/2010
	Indigenous and Riverbank Communities Call on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Suspend the Massive Belo Monte Dam in the Brazilian Amazon	11/11/2010
	CEMDA and AIDA Present Report to Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Environmental Advocates Are Key to Protecting Human Rights and Are At-Risk in Mexico	09/15/2010
	NGOs Request International Intervention to Protect Threatened Wetlands of Nayarit and Sinaloa (Spanish only)	06/16/2009
	International Mission Visits Mexico to Discuss Threats to Mangroves (Spanish Only)	06/18/2010
	Violations of the Right to a Healthy Environment in Panama Denounced before the United Nations (Spanish Only)	05/17/2010
	AIDA Presents Report on Large Dams Before the Inter-American Development Bank (Spanish)	03/19/2010
	Environmental Organizations Denounce Flaws and Impacts of the Costa del Pacifico (CIP) Mega-Resort at a Public Hearing (Spanish only)	03/09/2010
	Canadian Supreme Court prohibits project splitting and guarantees public participation in environmental assessments (Spanish text only)	01/27/2010
	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Examines Impacts of Large Dams in Latin America	11/02/2009
	Inter-American Commission admits case on human rights violations in La Oroya	08/19/2009
	Costa Rican Constitutional Chamber Orders the Fisheries Authority to Issue Regulations Within the Next 3 Months	05/20/2009
	Colombian Constitutional Court Admits AIDA's Complaint Against Mining Code (Spanish Text Only)	05/20/2009
	Costa Rican Court Orders Expropriation Of Land Slated For Tourism Development In The Leatherback Marine National Park	05/14/2008
	Constitutional Court Orders Change in Environmental License for Baba Dam, Ecuador	01/08/2009
	National and International Organizations File Suit Against Colombian Mining Law to Protect Fragile Ecosystems Like the Páramos	09/11/2008
	AIDA Supports Legal Action Against Baba Dam (Spanish Text Only)	06/19/2008
	Costa Rican Court Reinforces Protection of Leatherback National Marine Park: Declares Ruling Allowing Construction in Park Unconstitutional	06/02/2008
	Doe Run Smelter in La Oroya, Peru, Loses Environmental Certification	04/09/2008
	Threats from Proposed Dam in La Parota, Mexico, Challenged in Amicus Curiae Legal Brief	04/02/2008
	Human Rights Body Calls on Peru to Protect Citizens from Contamination by American-Owned Smelter	09/05/2007
	Federal Judge Suspends Construction of the La Parota Hydroelectric Project!	08/28/2007
	IACHR Forwards La Oroya Human Rights Petition to Peruvian Government for Comment	04/24/2007
	AIDA and Participating Organizations Submit La Oroya Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights	03/21/2007
	Plan Colombia Aerial Herbicide Spraying Not Proved Safe for the Environment – Released to US Congress	02/14/2007
	AIDA critical of Colombian spraying in Ecuadorian border region	12/01/2006
	AIDA Calls for Alternative Development Programs in Colombia	08/22/2006
	Legal victory! - Peruvian Constitutional Tribunal Orders the Government to Address the Public Health Emergency in La Oroya	05/12/2006
	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Asked to Prevent a Public Health Crisis in La Oroya, Peru	11/21/2005
	Judge Orders Measures to Protect Public Health in La Oroya	04/14/2005
	Legal Action Temporarily Protects Leatherback Sea Turtles in Costa Rica	03/30/2005
	Health Risks in La Oroya are Higher Than Expected: Lead and Lead Compounds Classified as Carcinogens (Spanish text)	02/08/2004
	U.S. Congress Conditions: Spraying in National Parks	12/10/2003
	Colombian Court Orders the Suspension of Plan Colombia Spraying	06/26/2003

Monthly Updates


	April 2012 The tale of toxics in La Oroya – nearing an end, or a new beginning?
	March 2012 Costa Rica Court Embargos Mining Funds to Clean Up Forest
	February 2012 Putting Humanity First
	January 2012 Coral Dream or Disaster?
	December 2011 Green Climate Fund: Hope for a New Year
	November 2011 Brazil Dam Debate Takes Historic Turn
	October 2011 Air quality regulation gathers steam
	September 2011 Guarding a Valuable Refuge
	August 2011 Water Wins Out
	July 2011 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
	June 2011 Green Climate Fund: First Steps Toward Relief for Latin America
	May 2011 Is Brazil Heading Down the Wrong Path?
	April 2011 AIDA Opposes Tourism Developments Near Threatened Coral Reef
	March 2011 Holding Out Hope for Brazil’s Indigenous and Traditional Communities
	February 2011 Court Victory for Biodiversity and Human Rights May Be Overturned
	January 2011 Progress in international talks energizes AIDA's work on climate change
	December 2010 Why do we care? Why does our work matter?
	November 2010 Protecting Paradise: AIDA Acts to Save Costa Rica’s Coral Reefs
	October 2010 The Truth About Dams: AIDA Exposes the Myth of “Green Energy” Dams
	September 2010 A Critical Moment In The Fight For Climate Action And Environmental Justice
	August 2010 New Panamanian law threatens environment and human rights
	July 2010 New hope for a threatened Mexican Eden
	June 2010 AIDA makes progress to protect the environment in Colombia and Mexico from proposed mines
	May 2010 Three Major International Banks Revise Energy Policies in Face of Climate Change
	April 2010 Pressure Mounts Over Health Crisis in La Oroya
	March 2010 AIDA Joins Brazilians Opposing World's Third Largest Dam
	February 2010 Canadian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Review and Public Participation
	January 2010 All that glitters: mining for gold in Baja, California
	December 2009 Thanks for your support!
	October 2009 AIDA Tackles Climate Change
	September 2009 AIDA demands full environmental review of proposed Canadian mine
	August 2009 AIDA Petitions International Wetlands Authority for Protection Against Giant Tourism Complex
	July 2009 AIDA hosts key workshop on human rights and environment protection
	June 2009 Victory for Costa Rican Fisheries
	May 2009 AIDA presses for cleanup in La Oroya as Doe Run Peru teeters on brink of insolvency
	April 2009 The economy and the environment: an opportunity to reflect and act TODAY
	March 2009 Panama confirms its commitment to protecting the Coiba National Park
	February 2009 AIDA includes the environment in international discussions about human rights in Mexico
	January 2009 Can Dams Help Reduce Global Climate Change?
	December 2008 Thanks for your support! AIDA made great progress in 2008!
	November 2008 AIDA Defends the Colombian Páramos
	October 2008 AIDA Sounds Alarm on Risky New Gold Mine in Costa Rica
	September 2008 If You Think the Air in Beijing Is Bad, Take a Look at La Oroya
	August 2008 The Success of AIDA's Chilean partner, FIMA
	June 2008 Double Victory for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle!
	May 2008 AIDA Uses Innovative Legal Strategy to Protect Human Rights Violated by Mexican Dam
	April 2008 AIDA and Mexican Organizations Succeed in Protecting Marine Ecosystems Threatened by Exotic Species
	March 2008 With AIDA's help, Peruvians harmed by smelter pollution will get comprehensive medical exams
	February 2008 AIDA urges Mexico and Costa Rica to protect the sea by regulating fisheries
	January 2008 New legal guide paves the way for strategic cases on human rights and the environment!
	December 2007 Support AIDA and be part of our success!
	November 2007 Mexican Congress to Debate Constitutional Reforms on Human Rights, including Right to a Healthy Environment
	October 2007 Costa Rican Gold Mine Shuts Down Under Threat of Toxic Pollution
	September 2007 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Acts to Protect Victims of Pollution in La Oroya
	August 2007 Colombia's anti-drug policy shifts in the right direction!
	July 2007 AIDA Makes Great Headway in Marine Protection!
	June 2007 Help AIDA stop a mega dam from destroying the Guayas River Basin and violating human rights!
	May 2007 AIDA Trains Legal Experts on the Link between Human Rights and the Environment
	April 2007 AIDA Advances Marine Protection Efforts in Latin America
	March 2007 The case of La Parota, Mexico: Preventing environmental damages and human rights violations from large hydroelectric dams
	February 2007 Protecting Tuna and the Costa Rican Pacific
	January 2007 Renewed Colombian Spraying Threatens Environment and Sours Relations between Ecuador and Colombia
	December 2006 La Oroya Gains International Notoriety as one of the World's Ten Most Polluted Places