Colombia: African Descent Families Occupy Mine to Demand Rights

Jan 18, 2019 | Richard Solly, Independent Catholic News
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On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 50 people from the community of Roche staged a non-violent occupation of part of the vast Cerrejon coal mine - owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and Glencore - to demand respect for their rights as people of African descent and to pressure the Cerrejon Coal company into good-faith negotiations over a range of issues. Organisations and individuals from Europe and North America have issued the following declaration in solidarity with the community.