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1. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ConexiHon Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case, August 17, 2020 Late last week, defense lawyers for the more than 20 environmental defenders from Tocoa, ...; Created on 18 August 2020
2. CAFTA-DR Mostly constitutional: Constitutional chamber Rules in El Salvador: (FTAs & ISDS); Yolanda Magaña - Diario el Mundo Most arguments presented by applicants against CAFTA on national sovereignty and social justice were not accepted by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court. ...; Created on 31 May 2015
3. The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments. By Robin Broad and John Cavanah Published in http://www.thenation.com/article/177930/global-fight-against-corporate-rule?page=full# ...; Created on 13 February 2014
4. The ICSID Rules the Pacific Rim Case will Continue: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); The ICSID Rules the Pacific Rim Case will Continue As the clock ticked towards five pm on Friday, June 1st, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) released its ruling ...; Created on 03 June 2012
5. Video-Global Investment Rules: Threat to Democracy and the Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); Global Investment Rules: Threat to Democracy and the Environment Around the world, citizens have been mobilizing to defend their environment and economic sovereignty from transnational corporations, ...; Created on 29 February 2012
6. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... defenders and otherwise release them from prison to await their trial" came a day after a Salvadoran judge ruled that the case should proceed and the leaders of the Association of Economic and Social Development ...; Created on 20 January 2023
7. Public statement from social movement organizations on the detention of members of the Santa Marta community and ADES in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... respect human rights, especially due to the serious doubts generated by the lack of judicial independence and the rule of law by current judicial institutions. We also demand that the process be conducted ...; Created on 13 January 2023
8. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... organizer. In that sense, a legal precedent established by the Guatemalan Constitucional Court in 2012 may be on the environmentalist's side as it ruled that these municipal consultation mechanisms ...; Created on 22 September 2022
9. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... root causes of migration, she should vow to dismantle neoliberal rules that have been devastating for rural and Indigenous peoples. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations ...; Created on 07 June 2021
10. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) held consultative meetings for the implementing rules and regulations of Executive Order (EO) No. 130, which lifts the mining ban imposed during the ...; Created on 24 May 2021
11. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... rights” accords limit the ability of governments to regulate corporations operating on their soil. If the rules interfere with the profits of Canadian mining interests, they can sue the local administration ...; Created on 07 May 2021
12. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... for Human Rights, Oxfam and the Canadian Peace Brigades. Under the Geneva Convention rules, the international community should condemn the state’s violence against environmental defenders and accept ...; Created on 06 May 2021
13. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... taxes and fees, royalty fees, and increase in export value, as well as employment opportunities for thousands of Filipinos," the chamber said. In the executive order, Duterte said additional rules and ...; Created on 05 May 2021
14. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the collapse of the rule of law. In the remote regions where many environmental resources are found, development projects are often backed by a toxic mix of political corruption, organized crime, and unchecked ...; Created on 23 April 2021
15. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... courts and international bodies that have ruled in their favour. However it has not been enough, which is why there has been a push for the construction of binding regulations at national and international ...; Created on 22 April 2021
16. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... existing laws, rules, and regulations,” the executive order stated. As the government anticipates a boon, anti-mining and human rights groups say lifting the moratorium on new mines will be anything ...; Created on 15 April 2021
17. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the Salvadoran government nearly $13 million in legal fees and expenses—to rule against the mine. The ICSID based its ruling on the very legal issue that Barrera had pointed out during a National Action ...; Created on 11 April 2021
18. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a universal story that revealed how rules privilege corporations over people and the environment. According to one of La Mesa’s unlikely allies—José Luis Escobar, the archbishop of San Salvador, who ...; Created on 05 April 2021
19. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... $16,000 for 19 environmental violations, including for hazardous waste. Two months ago, DHEC said it had fined the mine $100,000 for breaking pollution rules. The mine exceeded the safe limit for mercury ...; Created on 02 April 2021
20. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); The State Sammy A gold mine that is seeking to expand in Lancaster County has again drawn state scrutiny for violating environmental rules, this time over excessive discharges of cyanide, a potentially ...; Created on 30 March 2021

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