Latin America / Press Releases

“Cows with Guns” country singer Dana Lyons Urges Atlanta-based Company to Cut Ties with Controversial Chilean Dam Plan.

Press Advisory

One Thousand Amazon Indians will Rally to Oppose Xingu Dams:

Journalists invited to Mass Gathering of Indigenous People in May

Environmental Irresponsibility: Chile's Matte Group and Italy's Enel

The controversial 626–foot (202–meter) tall Campos Novos Dam in Southern Brazil suffered an uncontrolled release of water last week, completely emptying the reservoir of the recently completed dam. Aerial photographs released yesterday by Friends of the Earth Brazil show major cracks at the base of the dam, suggesting potentially irreparable damage.

Report Reveals 376 Murdered After Resisting Eviction

IRN and Witness for Peace

International Rivers Network and human rights group Witness for Peace have today written to World Bank President James Wolfensohn calling for an independent investigation into World Bank involvement with Guatemala’s Chixoy Dam.