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1. ADES demands further investigation into the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Mining and Human Rights); Six years after the assassination of Marcelo Rivera, family members and environmental leaders of Cabañas continue to demand justice. “We are outraged that after six years, families of people who worked ...; Created on 12 July 2015
2. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5: (Free the Santa Marta 5); ... detained environmental defenders in El Salvador REGISTER HERE FURTHER INFORMATION Read the following articles to learn more about the criminalization of the Santa Marta 5 and threats to the metal mining ...; Created on 08 April 2023
3. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... motives behind the arrests. Furthermore, the five organizers are being prosecuted by a specialized war-crimes team set up by Bukele, raising worries that the ruling may be dictated from above for political ...; Created on 06 April 2023
4. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the current government." "This further raises questions about whether the attorney general's true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders, especially in light of the current administration' ...; Created on 20 January 2023
5. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... against the government could not be further from the truth. In fact, the Company would not have been able to operate its open-pit gold mine in the region in the first place if not for disproportionate ...; Created on 07 June 2021
6. Mining is not ‘recovery’: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Marsh, one of the largest wetlands in the country, and further downstream to Davao Gulf and Sarangani Bay, affecting numerous terrestrial and marine species. ADVERTISING Of course, humans and their ...; Created on 02 June 2021
7. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... action that the mining company carries out which could gives indications of further exploitation, given that the licence remains suspended until an enquiry is carried out into the State violation of the ...; Created on 23 May 2021
8. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... suffocating conditions, residents are concerned about potential impacts on their health, given the close proximity of their homes to the mine. Further questions were raised about the conflict that Pan ...; Created on 17 May 2021
9. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); Counterpunch Jen Moore In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, ...; Created on 12 May 2021
10. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of Honduras to "release the eight defenders immediately" and to grant them the effective right to compensation and reparation. The Group further called on the government to "conduct a thorough and independent ...; Created on 11 May 2021
11. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... warn the new order could further endanger defenders as well as open key biodiversity areas to mining. MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order to lift a nine-year moratorium on granting new ...; Created on 15 April 2021
12. Urgent Action: Immediately release Guapinol defenders in high risk: (Mining and Human Rights); ... defenders and for exercising their legitimate rights. Furthermore, it noted that there is no reason to prosecute them in the first place. The Working Group emphasized that they should be released and redressed ...; Created on 14 March 2021
13. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the nine Council Trustees. Although PZ “Residents,” those who are approved and fulfill a list of criteria explained below, elect a majority of decision-makers—four Council Trustees plus the Technical Secretary—further ...; Created on 15 February 2021
14. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... further arbitrations related to recent modifications of its renewable energy framework. (See previous Holland & Knight alert, "Foreign Investment Protection Mechanisms in Mexico for Renewable Energy Investments," ...; Created on 21 January 2021
15. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... that ravaged their community and polluted their water is one of the most inspiring I have read in many years. A blueprint for further global action and a lesson about how to enlist an array of unlikely ...; Created on 14 January 2021
16. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... brought without the need for further consent on the part of the host state. This may allow investors to bypass local courts and obtain damages directly from the host state. Typically, to qualify for ...; Created on 06 January 2021
17. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); VICE Anya Zoledziowski In the latest allegations against Canadian mining, conservationists say new projects could destroy protected lands and further harm endangered species. A Canadian-Australian ...; Created on 17 December 2020
18. EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right, the satisfaction of the Church: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... moral integrity, freedom, security, work; to these would be added water and its sanitation facilities. In addition, a further amendment was approved, to Article 69, to establish that water is a public ...; Created on 30 November 2020
19. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... safety and security measures. Equinox Gold’s misrepresentation of the situation has only provoked further mistrust. It also heightens the potential for confrontation as the company, jumping the gun, begins ...; Created on 28 November 2020
20. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... men voluntarily presented themselves to the courts to clarify their legal status. Soon after the Guapinol camp was set up in August 2018, effectively stopping further construction of the road inside ...; Created on 25 September 2020

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