Americas Policy Group

JCAP is presenting at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights on Tuesday October 28 at 5:00 ET on Canada's international obligations for mining in Latin America. Register for zoom here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... OR attend livestream and discussion in downtown Toronto at 4:45-6:30.

STARTING SOON! Hearing at IACHR to receive first-hand evidence of human rights violations and environmental harm linked to Canadian #mining companies - and examine #Canada's failing record on #CorporateAccountability Learn more ⏭️ bit.ly/4e3NFH2

6 witnesses & accompanying organizations denounce Canadian mining harms in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Canada's accountability failure. They'll testify today at #IACHR. Listen LIVE to the press conference live in Spanish from the @SinMinería insta account. www.instagram.com/sinmineria/l...

Canadian-operated gold mines in the Dominican Republic and Haiti are facing growing opposition from local communities who say their water, health, and livelihoods have been harmed by years of extractive operations. This week, community leaders will bring their concerns directly to Ottawa.

From Canada, the APG network of CSOs condemns the brazen assassination of anti-corruption campaigner Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa in #Guatemala. We join calls for full, impartial justice AND effective protection for others at risk. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4kb0lQ3 #JusticiaParaFoppa #VoicesAtRisk

Principled foreign policy means voting at the UN next week for the necessity to end the devastating, unlawful blockade of Cuba imposed by the U.S. Canada must vote to defend lives and UN Charter rights that protect us all. Read the full article ➡️ bit.ly/4sj1Mhv

Everyone deserves decent work, a safe home, and enough income to live with dignity. This International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, PSAC stands with workers and communities fighting poverty and inequality in Canada and around the world. psacunion.ca/fighting-pov...

Un logement sécuritaire, un travail décent et un revenu suffisant devraient être à la portée de tout le monde. Le 17 octobre, l’AFPC est solidaire de celles et ceux qui luttent contre la pauvreté et les inégalités, ici comme ailleurs. syndicatafpc.ca/travail-dece...

Timely article from our colleagues @miningwatch.bsky.social on Canada's deeply concerning disregard for ensuring corporate accountability and the high risk Canada-Ecuador FTA. THIS is "Carney’s 'principled and pragmatic' approach to global engagement in action" canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Big business is using secretive tribunals to threaten our collective future. The cases are all around the world. Which is why we're taking action globally. Join the global days of action to #stopISDS and let's act together for an #isdsFree world stopisds.global/en/

As part of the ISDS Global Days of Action, we launched case studies on Canada's corporate footprint in Latin America: “A Call to Action Against Canadian Corporate Bullying: In Defense of Peoples’ Self-Determination and Our Collective Future” tinyurl.com/y8cjnuyb

Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by Canadian mines in Africa. Register for the November 4, 2026 launch of the 200 page report on allegations of harms and the financial and diplomatic support from the Canadian embassies on the continent. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...

TODAY! APG is honoured to endorse this important webinar unpacking the hugely damaging consequences on human rights and the environment of Canada's ongoing support for #ISDS investor protections in its trade agreements with Latin American countries. Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/Canada-ISDS

#Ayotzinapa12años On the 12th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students of Ayotzinapa, a state crime, we are in solidarity with the families who march for justice for all those responsible and the truth. We echo their unfulfilled calls to Mexican authorities and demand to know: Where are they?

📣 We join 30+ orgs to urge Canada: Stop putting Canadian mining interests ahead of Indigenous rights, respect the Xinka People’s sovereign decision to say “No!” and protect threatened Xinka defenders #VoicesAtRisk #IndigenousPeoplesRights #PuebloXinkaDijoNo #Guatemala #Mining ➡️ bit.ly/4h9px6w

Leading civil society voices from across Canada are calling on the federal government to halt its proposed free trade agreement with Ecuador, which poses a serious risk to Indigenous rights, human rights, and the environment. @mark-carney.bsky.social It is time to change course now!

Dozens of Canadian civil society organizations released a statement in the Hill Times calling on the 🇨🇦government to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cuba, cornerstone rights of all states under international law. tinyurl.com/3xdseb27

Canada and Ecuador are expected to sign a Free Trade Agreement in the coming days—but Ecuadorians say they were shut out of the process. The deal puts investor protections ahead of democracy, human rights, and the environment. 🧵 For background on why people say NO: bit.ly/4yzlN6e

We need a different kind of trade. Trade that puts people before profits. That upholds Indigenous rights, protects human rights and the environment, and supports a just energy transition that benefits workers and communities—not corporations. That's the trade we're fighting for. 🧵

📢Canadian organizations condemn high-risk Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement signed in Ottawa this morning, despite opposition by Ecuadorian civil society, Indigenous groups. Press release => tinyurl.com/4p9rzt7d @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @manindersidhu.bsky.social

We need a different kind of trade. Trade that puts people before profits. That upholds Indigenous rights, protects human rights and the environment, and supports a just energy transition that benefits workers and communities—not corporations. That's the trade we're fighting for. 🧵

⚠️ Canadian Organizations Condemn Signing of High-Risk Ecuador Free Trade Agreement" 🔊 | Press release: tinyurl.com/2kha5m58 The #EcuadorCanada Free Trade Agreement, signed today, grants sweeping and undemocratic protections to Canadian investors while deepening Ecuador’s human rights crisis.

I fought the parts of this agreement that go against the interests, the human rights and the clear will of the Ecuadorean people, bringing it to the International Trade Committee for study, meeting with the Ecuadorean ambassador and with Ecuadorean indigenous reps. Canada should be ashamed.

Trade should help people thrive. It should put human rights first. It should ensure a healthy and sustainable environment for all. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝! @commonfrontiers.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca @canrac.bsky.social @apgopa.bsky.social @amnesty.ca

Trade should help people thrive. It should put human rights first. It should ensure a healthy and sustainable environment for all. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝! @commonfrontiers.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca @canrac.bsky.social @apgopa.bsky.social @amnesty.ca

Two national multi-sectoral coalitions of labour, environmental, faith-based, civil society and social justice organizations strongly denounce Canada’s abstention at July 7 UN vote on Cuba. Full statement: bit.ly/4httogo @mark-carney.bsky.social @apgopa.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social

📢 GOPA y Fronteras Comunes denuncian la abstención de Canadá en la votación urgente de la ONU sobre Cuba Canadá debe afirmar su política exterior soberana hacia Cuba y declarar que se opone al bloqueo de combustible y las sanciones extraterritoriales contra Cuba 📢 Declaración en bit.ly/4vRQOQa

📢 Le GOPA et Common Frontiers dénoncent l'abstention du Canada lors d'un vote urgent de l'ONU concernant Cuba. Le Canada doit affirmer sa politique étrangère souveraine, s'opposer au blocus pétrolier et aux sanctions extraterritoriales visant Cuba. 📢 Déclaration complète bit.ly/4hvGSs0

📢APG and Common Frontiers denounce Canada’s abstention on urgent UN vote on Cuba Canada must assert its sovereign foreign policy and oppose the fuel blockade & extraterritorial sanctions against Cuba and call for respect of Cuban sovereignty & human rights 📢 Full statement at bit.ly/4yFCIUw

📢Le Canada doit renforcer la responsabilité des entreprises, pas l'affaiblir. Nous condamnons fermement la décision du gouvernement Carney d'éliminer le Bureau de l’ombudsman canadien de la responsabilité des entreprises (OCRE). 📢 Lisez notre déclaration: www.apg-gopa.com/blog/le-grou...

Canada must strengthen corporate accountability—not eliminate it. We strongly condemns Carney's decision to eliminate the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE). 📢 Read our full statement: www.apg-gopa.com/statementsle... #CorporateAccountability #BusinessAndHumanRights

✊ Join us for an upcoming webinar to celebrate and stand in solidarity with over fifteen years of the Xinka People’s peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine! 🗓 Tuesday, June 16, 2026 🕒 4pm Pacific / 5pm Guatemala / 7pm Eastern / 8pm Atlantic Register now: bit.ly/Xinka2026

TOMORROW Join us to hear the view from the ground in #Cuba amid a dire humanitarian crisis provoked by an unlawful U.S. blockade, coercive Executive Orders and threats of military attack. Our solidarity action is vital. #CubaIsNotAlone #CubaNoEstáSola

The Americas Policy Group joins civil society leaders calling for a halt to the Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement, citing grave threats to rights and the environment. We speak out together because the trade agreements we need respect rights, protect vital lands and water, and leave no one behind!

Leading civil society voices from across Canada are calling on the federal government to halt its proposed free trade agreement with Ecuador, which poses a serious risk to Indigenous rights, human rights, and the environment. miningwatch.ca/blog/2026/5/...

Tell the Government of #Canada to respect the rights of the #Xinka People in #Guatemala. The Xinka participated in a court-ordered consultation about a Canadian-owned mine. Their decision must be respected. Add your voice before April 23 ⬇️ www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Amid assaults on truth, rights and justice by the Milei government in #Argentina, we are honoured to co-sponsor "Memory, Resistance and Democracy", marking 50 years since the 1976 coup d'état which initiated a brutal dictatorship. Join us! Register via the QR code.

In Canada, APG member organizations continue to be inspired by #BertaCáceres, killed for defending land, water & #Indigenous rights. We urge the Honduran State to act on the findings of GIEI's Final Report & bring to justice EVERYONE responsible. #JusticiaParaBerta #BertaVive #VoicesAtRisk

Canadian civil society coalitions have called on Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social and Foreign Minister @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social to reject unlawful U.S. coercive measures to withhold fuel from Cuba that threaten essential services & the rights of the Cuban people. ➡️ bit.ly/474iFmw

While leaders across the Americas have condemned U.S. aggression against Venezuela, Canada has failed to even mention the attack. Violations of the UN Charter and international law must be unequivocally condemned. @apgopa.bsky.social @wbwcanada.bsky.social tinyurl.com/rxkc4jwb

Two coalitions comprising over two dozen civil society orgs just sent this letter to @mark-carney.bsky.social urging him to condemn the unlawful, lethal, U.S. military attack in Venezuela and take immediate steps to ensure peace and security in the region. tinyurl.com/2u79mues

TODAY!! As persecution of water defenders continues in #ElSalvador, international leaders will hold a virtual press conference to voice their support for the rights and rightful struggle of courageous faith communities working to protect clean water. #WaterIsLife #ElSalvador #mining #VoicesAtRisk

‼️ TOMORROW ‼️International leaders will speak out in solidarity with faith communities courageously working to protect clean water in El Salvador. From Canada, APG member Christie Neufeldt of @unitedchurchcda.bsky.social will raise her voice - for us all! #WaterIsLife #mining #VoicesAtRisk

Canada should follow the lead of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) who spoke out in October expressing ‘unequivocal support’ for sovereignty, territorial integrity and maintaining the Caribbean region as a Zone of Peace.

We urge Canada to suspend Operation CARIBBE and its Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. to avoid any risk of Canadian intelligence being used in unlawful, lethal attacks.

Canadian organizations with decades of experience and partnerships in the Americas sent a letter to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, @manindersidhu.bsky.social, Minister McGuinty urging them to protect the rule of law, sovereignty and security in Latin America and the Caribbean. bit.ly/3K03kv9

Together with @commonfrontiers.bsky.social, we sent an urgent call to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, @manindersidhu.bsky.social & Defence Minister McGuinty to protect rights & the rule of law amid unlawful, lethal U.S. airstrikes in Latin America & the Caribbean. Read our message 👉🏽 bit.ly/4pgajyO

Canadians have repeatedly called for a strong and independent @CORE_Ombuds to investigate Canadian corporate abuse abroad. Instead of strengthening the office, Canada seems on the verge of closing it down. The Carney government must appoint an empowered #Ombuds immediately 👉 tinyurl.com/eve8hh2w

🚨60+ civilians killed with ZERO evidence provided. US military attacking boats off Venezuela & Colombia—and now aircraft carriers are moving in. What's really happening? Get answers from top #LatAm experts. Nov 12 @ 8PM ET/5PM PT. Don't miss this. https://bit.ly/47PmUlP

This week, The Hill Times published APG's joint op-ed with the Alliance for Human Rights in #Ecuador about the alarming human rights situation AND Canada's silence as it seeks to advance a controversial free trade agreement. Read the full story with links to our sources ▶️ bit.ly/3Wwyg8Y