Drummond & Glencore subsidiary financed paramilitaries in Colombia: report

Drummond & Glencore subsidiary financed paramilitaries in Colombia: report
Jun 25, 2014 posted by Oliver Sheldon

Colombia’s two largest multinational mining companies, Drummond and a Glencore subsidiary, financed paramilitary groups responsible for massive human rights violations, according to excerpts from a report.

Mining companies such as Drummond and Prodeco maintained close relations with paramilitaries and financed the armed struggle of the now-defunct paramilitary organisation, the AUC, against Colombia’s largest guerrilla organization, the FARC.

The report was based on testimonies of former paramilitary commanders, contractors, and former employees of the mining companies, Drummond and Prodeco, and alleges that these companies were complicit in the extreme human rights violations which occurred as a result of the paramilitaries, reported W Radio.

Environmental and human rights organizations presented the report, “The dark side of coal,” denouncing the relationship between the Colombian paramilitaries and Drummond and Prodeco mining companies in Berlin, Germany.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/mining-companies-financed-paramilitaries-colombia-report/