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1. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... Decree 14-2020 was published, which establishes a state of siege in the municipalities of El Estor, Morales, and Livingston, in the department of Izabal; and Panzós and Santa Catarina la Tinta, in the ...; Created on 22 July 2020
2. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... liters of water daily, the equivalent usage of a peasant family over a period of 30 years. A nickel mine on the shores of Lake Izabal in the same country uses thirteen times the amount of water required ...; Created on 14 December 2021
3. Social organizations reject militarization in five municipalities of Guatemala: (Regional News); ... and Morales in the municipality of Izabal, and Santa Catalina La Tinta and Panzós in the municipality of Alta Verapaz. According to community leaders, the president's actions constitute measures of militarization, ...; Created on 20 July 2020
4. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... in the exploitation of nickel that operates in El Estor, Izabal. In addition, the social leaders opposing the extremely serious contamination that impacts Lake Izabal and the hills where the mineral is ...; Created on 12 June 2020
5. Oxfam Context of Pac Rim: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... operating, over 40 community wells have dried up. The Fenix Project, a nickel mine on the shores of Lake Izabal in Guatemala, is scheduled to utilize 16 million liters of water per day, the equivalent ...; Created on 29 February 2012

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