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21. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... a threat for El Salvador as several border towns may be impacted by the contamination released due to their location at just at 6 kilometers away. The Ostúa River starts in Asunción Mita, and carries ...; Created on 21 April 2020
22. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); John C. Cannon - Mongabay The Environmental Justice Atlas released new maps March 2 alleging that Pan American Silver operates mines that don’t have the consent of local communities and that pollute ...; Created on 02 March 2020
23. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... particularly the case of the land defenders who are victims of Inversiones los Pinares. He continued, “We still have a long way to go before our colleagues are released and we need to put international ...; Created on 24 October 2019
24. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... the Defense of the Environment and Human Rights in the Face of the Impacts of Mining Extractivism in Central America”, released Feb. 11 in San Salvador, gives an account of this expansion and its impacts. ...; Created on 07 May 2019
25. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); ... released earlier this week by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Digging for Dividends: The use and abuse of investor-state dispute settlement by Canadian investors abroad. Their report ...; Created on 03 May 2019
26. ICSID on the bench of the accused: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... where Mining Watch Canada participated, released a press statement entitled: “There are no winners in the Pacific Rim Mining Company VS El Salvador”. The statement focused on the arbitration of the International ...; Created on 14 November 2017
27. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... rock, and toxic substances such as arsenic and sulfides get released in the process and can contaminate soils and water for centuries. First, a bit of background. A band of gold runs through the mountains ...; Created on 26 June 2017
28. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Cabañas and the capital in calling for a stop to the project. In 2008, the University of Central America released its first public opinion poll on the subject, showing that 62.4% of the population in the ...; Created on 03 March 2017
29. Alejandro Guevara: “It was the communities who built the resistance against metallic mining”: (Mining and Human Rights); ... examined. (Rodrigo) Chávez Palacios, PacRim VP in El Salvador in 2009, had to do with these cases, because he was involved with the mining company, instead he was recently released for good behavior on ...; Created on 03 January 2017
30. Media Coverage: Victory of El Salvador Vs Pacific Rim: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Nuevo Herald (USA), Hoy Los Angeles (USA) Rabble Canada: Solidarity rally in Toronto as decision released in OceanaGold v. El Salvador case Financial Times (UK): World Bank ...; Created on 09 November 2016
31. PRESS RELEASE: Release the Verdict Now!: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... El Salvador opposed the request for a delay, and thus OceanaGold's request could not be granted officially, the tribunal has not yet released its final decision, effectively delaying the ruling, as OceanaGold ...; Created on 06 October 2016
32. PRESS RELEASE: Not to the blackmail of Pacific Rim Mining/Oceana Gold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to harm the environment and the health of the inhabitants of El Salvador. The next step in the proceedings is for the tribunal to issue an award, which may be released in the short term, may also be known ...; Created on 26 September 2016
33. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Hopefully mining will not take place in our country, because open pit mining can cause so much damage.” As cyanide is released into the environment, it breakdown into cyanates which are always absolutely ...; Created on 17 September 2016
34. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Hopefully mining will not take place in our country, because open pit mining can cause so much damage.” As cyanide is released into the environment, it breakdown into cyanates which are always absolutely ...; Created on 17 September 2016
35. Commerce Group Mining Corporation required to pay for environmental clean up of the San Sebastian mine.: (Commerce Group); The Attorney for the Defense of Human Rights released a Special Report on the toxic legacy of the San Sebastian mine and the impacts on the human rights of the affected populations. The Special Report, ...; Created on 02 March 2016
36. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the fact that at the end of November the convicted murderer was released from custody is “a terrible sign of immunity from criminal prosecution”. In March 2015 Chávez was initially condemned to eleven ...; Created on 03 February 2016
37. The negative legacy of mining in El Salvador continues after 100 years: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); P. Cabezas The Ministries of Economy, Environment, FIAES and the Maquilishuat foundation recently released a report on the environmental legacy and damages to health caused by mining operations abandoned ...; Created on 11 November 2015
38. El Salvador presents new motion prior to the relasing of the verdict on the Pacific Rim case.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... comments. At the time of writing, the ICSID tribunal has not released any statement on whether it accepts the request made by the Defense with the evidence provided by the State Department. The plaintiff ...; Created on 26 October 2015
39. CAFTA-DR Mostly constitutional: Constitutional chamber Rules in El Salvador: (FTAs & ISDS); ... treaty, 30 volumes and 2,500 pages, was ratified by 49 votes, 16 days after being released by the Ministry of Economy and was approved at an ordinary session of the Legislative Assembly that lasted 19 ...; Created on 31 May 2015
40. Murdered environmental activists remembered: (Mining and Human Rights); ... US. Oral arguments for the case were heard last September and a final ruling is expected to be released in the near future. Meanwhile Alejandro Guevara's life remains in suspension. He is a community ...; Created on 30 December 2014

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