Alfredo Carias : Contrapunto
Arcatao, San José las Flores, San Isidro Labrador and Nueva Trinidad in Chalatenango have already carried out referenda on mining.
Citizens of the municipality of Cinquera ...
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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Citizens Trade Campaign
Chicago -Cinquera Sister Cities Committee ...
... country. In the municipality of Cinquera, a referendum at the end of February kept the issue front and center just weeks before the national General Assembly voted to pass a blanket law against metallic ...
... processing of metals, whether in open pits or underground. It also prohibits the use of toxic chemicals like cyanide and mercury. In the lead-up to the vote, communities in the town of Cinquera had rejected ...
... of Cinquera (Cabañas), 70 kilometers northeast of San Salvador, refused the implementation of mining projects through a popular consultation among residents led by environmental organizations.
"98.10% ...
El Pais/EFE
San Salvador, Feb 28 (EFE) .- El Salvador's Human Rights Ombudswoman, Raquel Caballero, congratulated today the residents of the town of Cinquera (northwest Cabañas), who last sunday rejected ...
... the talk were several members of the international delegation that had observed a referendum on mining in the community of Cinquera the previous week, as well as the Director of SalvAide, Alfredo Marroquin. ...
By Aruna Dutt : IPS News
Cabañas, El Salvador, Mar 1 2017 (IPS) - The citizens of Cinquera municipality in Cabañas delivered a resounding vote against mining, on Sunday February 26th, when 98 percent ...
... mining. The most recent referendum took place on February 26, when more than half of all registered voters in the municipality of Cinquera flocked to polling stations in four communities. The final tally ...
... they pose to the environment and human well-being.
The trend is spreading across the country. Cinquera, in the neighboring Department of Cabañas, is holding a referendum on February 26th to become the ...
* Teresa Alvarado: Transparencia Activa
The inhabitants of Cinquera also asked the city council to call a popular vote so that the citizens of the town can decide through a vote if they are in favor of, ...
... Sister City Committee
Center for International and Environmental Law (CIEL)
Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy
Centro Latino Cuscatlan
Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities Project
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Boulder Chapter Global Solutions
Cambridge United for Justice with Peace
Cambridge-Las Flores Sister City Project
Center for Alternative Mining Development Policy
Centro Latino Cuzcatlan
Chicago-Cinquera ...
... Mining Development Policy
Centro Latino Cuzcatlan
Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities
CIEL - Center for International Environmental Law
CISPES-Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador ...
... sur les impacts socio-environnementaux de transnationales en Amérique Latine
Groupe de travail Non à Pascua Lama - Montréal
Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities
Center for Alternative ...
... Cuzcatlan
Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities
CIEL - Center for International Environmental Law
CISPES-Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
Citizens Trade Campaign
Climate Crisis ...