Canada First Nations back Ecuador against Chevron
Submitted by WW4 Report on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 18:13
In a setback to Chevron's campaign to evade a $9.5 billion liability owed to rainforest communities, Canada's Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Ecuadoran indigenous leaders signed a protocol to hold the corporation accountable for dumping billions of gallons of toxic oil waste and for ongoing violations of indigenous rights. The agreement was signed by AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Jamie Vargas, president of Ecuador's indigenous federation, CONAIE.
Photo: Canada Newswire
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