Junín, Ecuador: Police raid on the home of DECOIN director Carlos Zorrilla and concerns about alleged involvement of Ascendant Copper
On 17 October 2006, police conducted a raid on the home of Carlos Zorrilla, director of the environmental organisation DECOIN (Defensa y Conservación Ecológica de Intag) which has been campaigning against Ascendant Copper’s operations in Junín, Ecuador. The items below include concerns about Ascendant's alleged involvement in the raid and Ascendant's response, denying it was involved.
At the bottom of the page are documents relating to an OECD Guidelines complaint against Ascendant Copper, withdrawn in Jan 2006 by the NGOs that brought it due to their concerns over the effectiveness of the process.
Several NGOs commented on the case:
- Earthworks
- Rights & Accountability in Development letter to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ecumenical Human Rights Commission (Comisión Ecuménica de Derechos Humanos)
- Mining Watch Canada letter to Ascendant Copper (carta de Alerta Minera Canadá a Ascendant Copper*)
- Mining Watch Canada letter to Ecuador's Minister of Govt. & Police (carta de Alerta Minera Canadá a al Ministro de Gobierno y Policia*)
- Mining Watch Canada letter to Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay
Correspondence between Ascendant Copper and Carlos Zorrilla (DECOIN), 2006
- 2 Aug: Ascendant Copper President & CEO, Gary E. Davis: [PDF] Letter to Carlos Zorrilla, DECOIN, challenging claims by DECOIN about Ascendant Copper
- 7 Sep: Response by Carlos Zorrilla [DOC], DECOIN
- 6 Nov: Ascendant Copper President & CEO, Gary E. Davis: [PDF] Letter regarding allegations of complicity in police raid on home of Carlos Zorrilla
- 13 Nov: Response by Carlos Zorrilla [DOC], DECOIN
- 21 Nov: Rejoinder by Ascendant Copper President & CEO, Gary E. Davis [PDF]
Documents regarding OECD Guidelines Complaint against Ascendant Copper, withdrawn 16 Jan 2006
- 16 Jan: DECOIN, Mining Watch, Friends of the Earth, "Voluntary Corporate Standards Fail Again: Environmental Organizations Withdraw Complaint Against Ascendant Copper"
- 16 Jan: Letter from DECOIN, Mining Watch, Friends of the Earth [PDF] to the Canadian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines, regarding the withdrawal of the complaint
- 1 Feb: Letter from Canadian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines [PDF] to DECOIN, Mining Watch, Friends of the Earth
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