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21. Urgent Action: Immediately release Guapinol defenders in high risk: (Mining and Human Rights); ... 85/2020, the Working Group stressed that there is no legal reason for the use of pre-trial detention in the case of defenders José Daniel Márquez Márquez, Kelvin Alejandro Romero Martínez, José Abelino ...; Created on 14 March 2021
22. Mine reappears on list of suspects: Lead source inquiry welcomed: (OceanaGold); Otago Daily Hamish Maclean OceanaGold has welcomed investigations under way to rule out all possible sources of lead in an Otago community’s water supply even after the mining company resurfaced on ...; Created on 13 March 2021
23. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Since May 2020, two ZEDEs have been officially launched: the “Honduras Próspera” ZEDE (PZ) on Roatán where Crawfish Rock is located, and the “Ciudad Morazán” ZEDE in the industrial town of Choloma. The ...; Created on 15 February 2021
24. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... trial there. In July 2019, after all their appeals had been exhausted, Pan American Silver settled with the plaintiffs, apologizing for the injuries and coming to a confidential agreement. If courts ...; Created on 21 January 2021
25. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... “My neighbours were completely taken by surprise, too.” Peachey said she worries the tunnel will increase traffic in the area and further industrialize protected public lands as well as Waihi. “New Zealand ...; Created on 17 December 2020
26. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... kilometres north of Los Filos in Guerrero state, as well as others elsewhere in the country, as industrial mines in Mexico have become targets for extortion by organized crime, often in collusion with ...; Created on 28 November 2020
27. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... protesters held in pre-trial detention since 2019 for alleged crimes linked to their opposition to an iron oxide mine which threatens to contaminate their water supply. Five more water defenders from Guapinol, ...; Created on 07 October 2020
28. 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
29. The lawyers in the Guapinol case reject denial of appeal stating that it was copied and pasted form a different resolution: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in pretrial jail for almost a year without ever having a solid legal reasoning as to why. A year ago this week, the defenders voluntarily appeared before the National Court to clarify their legal situation ...; Created on 24 August 2020
30. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... in Honduras. The Appeals Court ruled that five more environmental defenders, in addition to the eight who are already in pretrial detention, must now face legal proceedings. The defenders voluntarily ...; Created on 18 August 2020
31. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... home in Honduras by hired hitmen in 2016. A judge will decide whether the case against one of the alleged killers, David Castillo, gets sent to trial. At least 212 land and environmental defenders were ...; Created on 17 August 2020
32. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... for people to remain isolated and safe in their homes, mining companies have seen the pandemic as an opportunity to position the industrial activity of mining as an essential activity. Their argument is ...; Created on 09 August 2020
33. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... while they await a Supreme Court of Justice ruling on whether they can wait for their trial under substitutive measures, are at serious risk of contagion from COVID-19 while in detention. In this regard, ...; Created on 31 July 2020
34. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... organizations are unable to accompany them or to properly verify and register complaints. In addition, eight water defenders are being held in illegal pre-trial detention and face additional threats ...; Created on 23 July 2020
35. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... as the trial of the 1989 assassination of six Jesuits takes place, we now see the statements of high level military commanders who are finally telling the truth. We also see hope as a family, as we realize ...; Created on 15 July 2020
36. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... people from the Q’eq’chi ’community leadership, journalists and human rights defenders, are criminalized and face “false” trials articulated with the complicity of local officials of the Public Ministry ...; Created on 12 June 2020
37. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... the renegotiated text of NAFTA 2.0 was made public, the U.S. company Legacy Vulcan LLC and its Mexican subsidiary, Calizas Industriales del Carmen (Calica), filed a notice of intent to sue Mexico under ...; Created on 03 May 2020
38. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... There must be an advisory council made up of 14 people from the agro-industry, agricultural cooperatives, industrial sector, tourism, indigenous groups, students, and regional watershed committees. All ...; Created on 20 April 2020
39. Agriculture, a sustainable economic alternative to mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... activities that communities from Cabañas are currently engaged with, and could be promoted as alternatives to artisanal and industrial mining. These activities can generate higher incomes and a better ...; Created on 26 December 2019
40. Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... pollution caused by mining or industrial monocrop projects. ------------ Translated by: Giada Ferrucci Translated from: https://www.diariocolatino.com/organizaciones-demandan-cumplimiento-a-ley-de-prohibicion-de-mineria-metalica/ ...; Created on 26 December 2019

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