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21. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders: (Regional News); ... the complaint through a judicial process and, especially the imposition of preventive detention, were given with the purpose of undermining the peaceful protests carried out by the defenders, "thus seeking ...; Created on 20 April 2020
22. The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine: (Commerce Group); ... Law against mining exploration and exploitation. As a result of this law, some considerations have to be taken into account, especially in the case of the San Sebastián Mine, due to the impact of water contamination ...; Created on 26 December 2019
23. Study reveals the threats of the Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... aquifer”, mentioned Cortes. Moreover, Cortes suggests that this project will generate impacts on the water supply of El Salvador, endangering the lives of the inhabitants, especially those inhabiting the ...; Created on 26 December 2019
24. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... zinc, and silver. The government has also made it especially easy to invest. The 1995 Mining Act, which caters to foreign mining investors, was introduced as the country was grappling with national debt ...; Created on 04 October 2019
25. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... especially for the loggerhead turtle. Now, the mining company seeks compensation from the Mexican State for more than 3.5 billion dollars for its losses and has filed a formal complaint with an international ...; Created on 24 September 2019
26. Save Nueva Vizcaya Movement Launched: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... red-tagging, surveillance, and intrusions in their homes by suspected personnel of Oceanagold. He further noted that there are also threats of dispersal and harm against the barricade especially in light ...; Created on 16 September 2019
27. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... in the villages and towns where the mines are active began to organise, especially in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The consortiums that win the mining concessions have been grabbing ...; Created on 07 May 2019
28. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); ... that Colombia currently faces over US$18 billion dollars in threatened or pending suits, especially related to protecting Indigenous territory and fragile páramo ecosystems, which provide water to over ...; Created on 03 May 2019
29. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... Although that information is already public, both the agreement between Goldcorp and Bluestone, and between Bluestone and Cormark Securities Inc., especially in financial news reports, little has been ...; Created on 03 May 2019
30. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... number of transnational mining companies that have been launching malicious lawsuits against countries, especially in the Global South, in order to extract sizeable monetary awards. Even though they have ...; Created on 26 February 2019
31. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... in which the state intervenes in the social conflicts themselves, especially by declaring states of emergency...then people are killed, literally murdered, and great physical and psychological damage i ...; Created on 28 August 2018
32. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... This problem affects us all in our daily lives, but it is the poor who suffer the most, especially women and children. Toxic waste and heavy metals from industry, poisonous chemicals from agricultural ...; Created on 27 August 2018
33. Lack of proposals from political candidates on the Environmental Crisis in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... life and a healthy environment, especially if the new legislature moves to simplify business procedures for companies. Despite the prohibition of metallic mining, OceanaGold remains active in Cabañas ...; Created on 08 February 2018
34. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demands justice in the case of murdered environmentalists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... reiterated the group’s commitment to accompany the Salvadoran people, especially the communities threatened by OcenaGold such as La Maraña, San Isidro and Trinidad, to denounce the imposition of mining ...; Created on 01 February 2018
35. Can Victory Over Irresponsible Mining in Central America Spur a Win in the Philippines?: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... campaign by the country’s mining interests to end that ban. The open pit ban is a significant victory for communities across the Philippines, especially in the southern island of Mindanao where groups ...; Created on 01 February 2018
36. A Binding Treaty about corporations can be an instrument to guarantee the respect of our rights and territories: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... this path. In El Salvador, we witness a practical example of such involvement, especially of the Catholic Church up the top of its highest hierarchy: the Archbishop of San Salvador, Monsignor Escobar (other ...; Created on 14 November 2017
37. Cross border mining will be the next phase of the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador: (Cerro Blanco); ... prohibition law is useless, if we have the threat of cross-border mining from two countries (Guatemala and Honduras), this implies that people must know the law to defend themselves and must especially ...; Created on 14 November 2017
38. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... natural resources, especially water, which are already suffering from dramatic levels of deterioration and vulnerability. According to the United Nations, El Salvador has, after Haiti, the most deteriorate ...; Created on 26 June 2017
39. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... dignity, approve this law that aims to protect El Salvador, to protect everyone, especially the poorest that live in those (affected) areas.” The years long struggle had a dark side. The El Dorado project ...; Created on 16 April 2017
40. Salvadorean Human Rights Attorney Congratulates Municipality that Rejected Mining Through Referendum: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and "especially for deciding and promoting the defense of life and the environment," said a statement by the Office of the Attorney General for the Defense of Human Rights (PDDH). The referendum was ...; Created on 08 March 2017

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