Alex Pedersen

Geographer (Adjunct Assistant Professor); contributor to the book:

[Catherine Nolin @cnolin]

Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings by Mary Jo McConahay
“Israel began selling weapons to Guatemala in 1974. By 1983 … there were 300 Israeli advisors in the country, “in the security structures and in the army.”
https://t.co/Uv9OOsrFmP

[Catherine Nolin @cnolin]

Genocide, widespread massacres & disappearances happened here in Guatemala.

@FAFGuatemala continue to exhume mass graves in the countryside, near communities, on former military bases

"Each #exhumation helps to recover the truth hidden beneath the earth. The search continues"

[Canadian Dimension @CDN_Dimension]

NEW: In blow to Canadian mining companies, Ecuador rejects international arbitration.

Voters in referendum say no to investor-state dispute settlements, which allow foreign investors to sue governments for policies that could weaken their profitability. https://t.co/2sa9kcSBZb

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

#Oil #pollution in the #NigerDelta destroys livelihoods. @AmnestyNow

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

We must honour lost land defenders by fighting the system which killed them https://t.co/bG5rRnOSDv

[Campaigner Business + Human Rights @AICanadaBHR]

@hrw scrutinized 13 jewelry brands accounting for $30billion revenue. Read here to find out the results: https://t.co/F879uMOtaV

[Sandra Cuffe @Sandra_Cuffe]

Two more journalists have been killed in #Guatemala. The bodies of Laurent Ángel Castillo Cifuentes (Nuestro DIario) and Luis Alfredo de León Miranda (Radio Coaltepec) were found yesterday in Suchitepéquez with their hands and feet bound and a gunshot to the head. Context: https://t.co/jH1pmNVilw

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

Almost 4 #environmental #defenders a week killed in 2017. @guardian @guardianeco #humanrights #business #resources #extraction #violence
https://t.co/75nJlzY7ug

[Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network @BTS_MG]

#FreeMariaChoc #LibertadMaríaChoc | Angelica Choc thanks those who have attended her sister Maria Choc's arraignment hearing today and speaks out against the criminalization of Indigenous women. Listen to her words here (in Spanish): https://t.co/MYm6InJkl0

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

#Guatemalan killed for Standing Up for #Environment | @AmnestyNow https://t.co/BVqDPYVbg4

[Campaigner Business + Human Rights @AICanadaBHR]

Amnesty International lauds new rights watchdog for Canadian firms. Read Metro News Story: https://t.co/TV5mqwUsiG via @vancouvermetro @open4justice #humanrights @cdnpoli

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

Liberal government to announce new 'responsible enterprise' watchdog. #open4justice #canpoli https://t.co/Wil8dVq9iT

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

11 articles covering Canadian mining company's extractive legacies around the world. #humanrights #environment #Indigenousrights https://t.co/D5U4C74g7U

[JCAP @JCAPosgoode]

Canadian Bar Association @CBA_News and Law Society of England and Wales @TheLawSociety rally to support Guatemalan colleague @rafa_calas under attack after getting suspension of Cdn #mining company Tahoe Resources
Press release https://t.co/0RwZxOjUq3

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

"'If we're attacked, we'll die together,' a teenage anti-mining activist told her family. But when the bullets came, they killed only her." #mining #Canada #justice @AmnestyNow #open4justice
https://t.co/BmNTk0grYn

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

#Guatemalan women take on Canada's mining giants over 'horrific human rights abuses' | #HudBay #humanrights #corporateabuse @guardian @AmnestyNow https://t.co/Gpbbx7xmuu

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

@sosgreatlakes says that saving our fresh water means saying no nuclear waste on the shores of our #GreatLakes #NoDGR https://t.co/T4MJ03TfBj

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

Today is International Human Rights Day. How will you be honouring and respecting the rights and dignities of all people today, and everyday forward? Join us in the #WriteforRights campaign: https://t.co/QICWWxk2Ju

[Alex Pedersen @Alex_Pedersen0]

#WrightforRights On international Human Rights Day, #Amnesty supporters from around the world come together to write letters to human rights defenders & to the governments that are putting them at risk. Join us! https://t.co/In3tVxLj9f