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1. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... from Guapinol, Honduras, he has been held without bail in pre-trial detention for more than a year. The incarcerated men were part of a local campaign to protect water sources in their community. “He’s ...; Created on 25 September 2020
2. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); Trocaire The ‘Guapinol 8’ were detained on 1st September last year for peacefully protesting against the exploitation of their community’s natural resources by private business interests. Two daughters ...; Created on 01 September 2020
3. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... both organizations’ blossoming successes over the years. The event, itself, reflected their extraordinary growth and community support as attendees came from municipalities far beyond Santa Marta, including ...; Created on 24 August 2018
4. A year with a bitter taste in environmental matters in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... impact is the national plan for restoration and reforestation" the official said. In the year 2017 the most outstanding victory without a doubt is the approval of the Law of Prohibition of Metal Mining, ...; Created on 01 February 2018
5. The negative legacy of mining in El Salvador continues after 100 years: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... 100 years ago in the eastern part of the country. The report found nine negative environmental impacts generally present in the 15 mines studied. Impacts were defined as “events that have already occurred, ...; Created on 11 November 2015
6. One Year Anniversary of Murdered Student Environmentalist: (Mining and Human Rights); One Year Anniversary of Juan Francisco's Murder One year ago the body of a student environmentalist, Juan Francisco Duran, was found buried in a common grave. When his body was found, Juan Francisco, ...; Created on 25 June 2012
7. International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the world and was celebrated as a landmark step for environmental policy. But in recent years, President Nayib Bukele’s government has taken some steps that suggest it’s reconsidering its position on ...; Created on 20 December 2023
8. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5: (Free the Santa Marta 5); ... and Social Development Association (ADES), who was a key leader in the fight against mining for more than 12 years and had recently been sounding the alarm over Bukele’s attempts to re-open the door to ...; Created on 08 April 2023
9. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... industry. This is unique in the region, the result of years of organizing by social groups, environmental organizations, and the Catholic Church. Under President Nayib Bukele, however, this mining ...; Created on 06 April 2023
10. Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... more than 33 years ago during the brutal civil war that claimed 75,000 lives. Prisoners sat on the cement floor of a courtyard at a prison. Their upper bodies are bare, their heads shaved, and they ...; Created on 04 April 2023
11. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... also arrested several anti-mining activists on what critics say are dubious charges. Five “water defenders,” who led the charge on the 2017 mining ban — and who had begun to speak out again last year — ...; Created on 03 April 2023
12. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... are the brave water defenders, including several of those arrested last week." "The five are accused by El Salvador's attorney general of an alleged murder over 30 years ago during the brutal civil war ...; Created on 20 January 2023
13. Santa Marta Community Leaders Are Persecuted in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Marta expressed that it seemed "outrageous and suspicious" that the Salvadoran State is interested in promoting "a case" 31 years after the end of the Salvadoran civil war, and after over 40 years of "countless ...; Created on 19 January 2023
14. Public statement from social movement organizations on the detention of members of the Santa Marta community and ADES in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... during the war, but the State did not respond for 30 years to their demands for justice and has now opted to prosecute five of its members. This system treats victims as perpetrators and perpetrators as ...; Created on 13 January 2023
15. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... waterways in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. But years of frustrations about the lack of information on the project by government authorities and lack of prior consultation by company officials led ...; Created on 22 September 2022
16. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); ... water, and ecosystems "is irremediable and irreversible" due to the intensive use of large amounts of cyanide and arsenic to separate the gold from the rest of the removed material. In 14 years, according ...; Created on 12 June 2022
17. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); ... water, and ecosystems "is irremediable and irreversible" due to the intensive use of large amounts of cyanide and arsenic to separate the gold from the rest of the removed material. In 14 years, according ...; Created on 12 June 2022
18. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...: (Cerro Blanco); ... access to clean water, increases poverty and food insecurity of the populations surrounding the mine and especially of the populations living downstream. 13. That in 14 years, the “Cerro Blanco” Mine ...; Created on 12 June 2022
19. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); ... people. In the last five years alone, more than 50 Garífuna men and women have been killed; 30 have been jailed and 32 have a court order, prosecuted for the alleged usurpation of their own ancestral ...; Created on 25 December 2021
20. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... On December 21 of this year, the ruling party of the Legislative Assembly approved the General Law on Water Resources. Following the approval, environmental organizations such as the Water Forum, the National ...; Created on 23 December 2021

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