6 communications found

Date, Country, Type and ref. no. of communication	Mandates	Summary	Replies received
19 Sep 2025 Switzerland JAL CHE 4/2025	Indigenous Peoples business cultural rights environment freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association health human rights defenders peasants racism water and sanitation	Informations reçues concernant les conséquences négatives sur les droits humains que causent la construction et la mise en opération d’une usine d’ammoniac dans la municipalité de Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico, par l’entreprise Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente (GPO), filiale de la société Suisse PROMAN. Ces activités affectent les droits des Peuples Autochtones, des communautés de pêcheurs, les enfants, et tous les résidents de la région, en particulier leur droit à un environnement propre, sain et durable, leur droit à la santé, leur droit au développement et leur droit de maintenir certains modes de vie et pratiques culturelles liés à la nature et à la terre, et dont la mise en œuvre semble avoir porté atteinte à leur droit à défendre leurs droits humains, notamment leurs libertés d'expression, de réunion et d'association. Les émissions résultant de l'exploitation de l'usine contribuent également au changement climatique, avec des impacts négatifs supplémentaires sur les droits humains. De plus, la production et l'utilisation de produits pétrochimiques ont des répercussions sur les droits humains en aggravant le changement climatique, la perte de biodiversité et la pollution toxique. Ce projet d’usine d’ammoniac aurait été approuvé sans consultation appropriée des habitants de la région ni avec le consentement libre, préalable et éclairé des Peuples Autochtones concernés. Alleged victims: 4 More details...	11 Nov 2025
19 Sep 2025 PROMAN JAL OTH 104/2025	Indigenous Peoples business cultural rights environment freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association health human rights defenders peasants racism water and sanitation	Information received regarding the potential negative human rights impacts of the construction and operation of the ammoniac plant in the municipality of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico, by Gas y Petroquimica de Occidente (GPO), subsidiary of PROMAN. These activities would affect Indigenous Peoples, fishing communities, children, and all residents of the area, in particular their right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, their right to health, their right to development, and to maintain specific ways of life and cultural practices related to nature and the land, and the implementation of which seems to have raised obstacle to their right to defend human rights, including freedom of expression, assembly and association, among others. Emissions resulting from the plant's operations, as well as the production and use of petrochemicals, will also contribute to climate change, exacerbate biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution, with additional negative impacts on human rights. This project of ammoniac plant is reportedly being financed by KFW IPEX-Bank, domiciled in Germany and by additional financial resources from the German Government, and has been approved without adequate consultation with the inhabitants of the region, and the free, prior and informed consent of the Indigenous Peoples concerned. Alleged victims: 4 More details...	07 Nov 2025
19 Sep 2025 Mexico JAL MEX 9/2025	Indigenous Peoples business cultural rights environment freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association health human rights defenders peasants racism water and sanitation	Información recibida en relación con los impactos negativos sobre los derechos humanos causados por la construcción y operación de una planta de amoníaco en el municipio de Ahome, Sinaloa, por parte de la empresa Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente (GPO), filial de la empresa suiza PROMAN. Esas actividades afectarían a los Pueblos Indígenas, a las comunidades pesqueras, a la niñez, así como a todas las personas de la zona, en particular su derecho a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, su derecho a la salud, su derecho al desarrollo y su derecho a mantener formas de vida y prácticas culturales específicas relacionadas con la naturaleza y la tierra, y cuya implementación puede haber impuesto obstrucciones en los derecho a defender sus derechos humanos, incluyendo las libertades de expresión, reunión y asociación, entre otros. Las emisiones resultantes de las operaciones de la planta y la producción y el uso de los productos petroquímicos también contribuyen al cambio climático, además de agravar la pérdida de biodiversidad y la contaminación tóxica, con repercusiones negativas adicionales sobre los derechos humanos. Este proyecto de planta de amoníaco está financiado en parte por KFW IPEX-Bank, domiciliado en Alemania y con recursos financieros adicionales del gobierno de Alemania, y ha sido aprobado sin la debida consulta a los habitantes de la región ni el consentimiento libre, previo e informado de los Pueblos Indígenas afectados. Alleged victims: 4 More details...	17 Nov 2025 (Ack.) 28 Nov 2025
19 Sep 2025 KFW IPEX-Bank JAL OTH 102/2025	Indigenous Peoples business cultural rights environment freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association health human rights defenders peasants racism water and sanitation	Information we have received regarding the potential negative human rights impacts of the construction and operation of the ammoniac plant in the municipality of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico, by Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente (GPO), subsidiary of the Swiss company PROMAN. These activities would affect Indigenous Peoples, fishing communities, children and all residents of the area, particularly their right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, their right to health, their right to development, and to maintain specific ways of life and cultural practices related to nature and the land, and the implementation of which seems to have raised obstacle to their right to defend human rights, including freedom of expression, assembly and association, among others. Emissions resulting from the plant's operations, as well as the production and use of petrochemicals, will also contribute to climate change, exacerbate biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution, with additional negative impacts on human rights. This project of ammoniac plant is reportedly being financed by KFW IPEX-Bank, domiciled in Germany and by additional financial resources from the German Government, and has been approved without adequate consultation with the inhabitants of the region, and the free, prior and informed consent of the Indigenous Peoples concerned. Alleged victims: 2 More details...	12 Nov 2025
19 Sep 2025 Germany JAL DEU 5/2025	Indigenous Peoples business cultural rights environment freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association health human rights defenders peasants racism water and sanitation	Information received regarding the potential negative human rights impacts of the construction and operation of the ammoniac plant in the municipality of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico, Gas y Petroquimica de Occidente (GPO), subsidiary of the Swiss company PROMAN. These activities would affect Indigenous Peoples, fishing communities, children and all residents of the area, in particular their right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, their right to health, their right to development, and to maintain specific ways of life and cultural practices related to nature and the land, and the implementation of which seems to have raised obstacle to their right to defend human rights, including freedom of expression, assembly and association, among others. Emissions resulting from the plant's operations, as well as the production and use of petrochemicals will also contribute to climate change, exacerbate biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution, with additional negative impacts on human rights. This project of ammoniac plant is reportedly being financed by KFW IPEX-Bank, domiciled in Germany and by additional financial resources from the German Government, and has been approved without adequate consultation with the inhabitants of the region, and the free, prior and informed consent of the Indigenous Peoples concerned. Alleged victims: 4 More details...	17 Nov 2025
19 Sep 2025 Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente SA JAL OTH 103/2025	Indigenous Peoples business cultural rights environment freedom of opinion and expression freedom of peaceful assembly and of association health human rights defenders peasants racism water and sanitation	Información recibida respecto a impactos negativos sobre los derechos humanos causados por la construcción y operación de una planta de amoníaco en el municipio de Ahome, Sinaloa, por parte de Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente (GPO), filial de la empresa suiza PROMAN. Esas actividades afectarían a los Pueblos Indígenas, a las comunidades pesqueras, a la niñez, así como a todas las personas de la zona, en particular su derecho a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, su derecho a la salud, su derecho al desarrollo y su derecho a mantener formas de vida y prácticas culturales específicas relacionadas con la naturaleza y la tierra, y cuya implementación puede haber impuesto obstrucciones en los derecho a defender sus derechos humanos, incluyendo las libertades de expresión, reunión y asociación, entre otros. Las emisiones resultantes de las operaciones de la planta, y la producción y el uso de los productos petroquímicos, también contribuyen al cambio climático, a la pérdida de biodiversidad y la contaminación tóxica, con repercusiones negativas adicionales sobre los derechos humanos. Este proyecto de planta de amoníaco está financiado en parte por KFW IPEX-Bank, domiciliado en Alemania y con recursos financieros adicionales del gobierno de Alemania, y habría sido aprobado sin la debida consulta a los habitantes de la región ni el consentimiento libre, previo e informado de los Pueblos Indígenas afectados. Alleged victims: 4 More details...	06 Nov 2025 06 Nov 2025 (Annex)