... metal mining," said Bernardo Belloso, member of the National Roundtable against Mining. The statements were followed by a letter delivered at ARENA’s headquarters in San Salvador. The facilities were ...
... years a high degree of social and political resistance from communities in Guatemala and El Salvador that has forced the presidents of both governments to make public statements on the issue. The contamination ...
... and emails made to the Pacific Rim headquarters, organizations from across the hemisphere sent statements of solidarity and greetings to El Salvador. Organizations and individuals in Panama, Washington ...
... decision as well as national and international public opinion in their favor. We think these statements aim to confuse the population by creating false expectations and once again attempt to provoke social ...
Salvadorans Pressure the Attorney General for Justice
On April 25th the civil society organizations and communities that make up the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (the Mesa in Spanish) ...
... that the trial was still ongoing. He added, however, that two witnesses gave statements indicating there was allegedly a history of problems between the families. The killing of Marcelo Rivera, another ...
... toward her house. Her 2 year old son, whom she was carring in her arms, was wounded in the leg. Dora was murdered barely 200 meters from the police post. According to statements from the neighbors, despite ...
... education employees are also ignoring statements made by the President in which he stated that no government institution should accept funding from private businesses. Today, it is once again made clear ...
... territory.
The protest in San Salvador wasn’t the only of its kind. Both the Movimiento Mesoamericano contra el Model Extractivo Minero and the Red Mexicana de Afectados por la Mineria issued statements ...
... from the affected communities as well as to statements opposing mining from the National Development Commission, the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador and the other important national figures.
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