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(10/20/97) U'wa Tell Court: Mass Suicide Unless Oil Drilling Stops
Harvard University urged the oil companies to "immediately and unconditionally" suspend exploration activities in the Samore block. The report, commissioned by the Colombia government, was viewed as a major setback for ... to continue." There is a 300-year-old precedent to the suicide threat Occidental signed a contract with the Colombian government six years ago to explore the 800 square-mile Samore ...
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Occidental Petroleum announced its plans to return to the Colombian government its controversial Siriri oil block (formally Samore), located on the traditional territory of the U'wa people. This follows a nearly decade-long peaceful campaign by the U'wa to halt the oil project. Title: INSIDE TRACK: Prospecting for mining balance ...
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