18 de diciembre de 2024

Paul Watson’s Freedom: A Strategic Victory for Organized Citizens and Environmental and Human Rights Defenders!

From Chile, communities, socio-environmental organizations, and artists extended a heartfelt embrace of freedom. Millions of citizens are celebrating this triumph of resistance against abuse and environmental...
9 de diciembre de 2024

Disturbing Connections Between Mega Industrial Salmon Farming and Whale Deaths in the Protected Waters of Patagonia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica

The so-called “protected areas” in Chile are not the only zones where the salmon farming industry is endangering whale populations. Since 1994, the vast Southern Ocean...
20 de noviembre de 2024

Forced labor in Chilean salmon industry: Unions and communities confirm labor abuses and human rights abuses

«The salmon industry has been very intelligent, but also very abusive in using different ways to influence the democratic system and the media. It is a...
11 de noviembre de 2024

The far-reaching implications of Paul Watson’s extradition for Denmark’s credibility in the face of Japan’s controversial enzai judicial practices

«Succumbing to Japan’s mounting pressure to extradite Watson would not merely represent another legal decision for Denmark; it would signify a profound erosion of the country’s...
22 de octubre de 2024

Key salmon industry pharmaceutical company causes a strike for almost a month in Chilean Patagonia

Abbott and Aquagestión assure that they work “under high quality and safety standards guaranteeing the improvement of each of the production stages” for the salmon industry....
4 de octubre de 2024

Environmental Organizations Demand Freedom for Paul Watson at the Japanese Embassy in Chile

On October 2, the Greenlandic court was expected to decide on Japan’s extradition request, but instead chose to extend Watson’s detention for another three weeks. Watson’s...
23 de septiembre de 2024

The International Whaling Commission: whaling and the status quo(rum)

As has been customary since 1998, the creation of a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic was put forth. This initiative, recognised as a beacon for...
19 de septiembre de 2024

Citizen Victory: Chile Takes Action to Safeguard Whales with Voting Rights at the International Whaling Commission

According to sources within the Chilean government, the payment to the IWC has been successfully processed, thereby granting Chile voting rights at the upcoming global forum...
3 de septiembre de 2024

Urgent! Chilean socio-environmental organizations urge the Foreign Ministry and Subpesca to settle their debt and be able to vote in International Whaling Commission

Coalitions of citizen organizations, coastal communities, and socio-environmental movements are declaring a ‘state of environmental alert’ hoping that during this week the Chilean government will make...