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1. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... In recognition of the communities’ ongoing resistance, earlier this month, over 100 organizations from Guatemala and throughout the Americas sent a letter to La Puya in celebration of their persistent ...; Created on 03 May 2020
2. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... and journalists in Tocoa. Read news coverage based on evidence, not alarm. The roots of conflict Communities in Tocoa have persisted in organizing against the mines since 2011, when the Carlos Escaleras ...; Created on 06 May 2021
3. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Asana River, mistrust and conflicts have persisted throughout the years – including those registered at the end of 2019 – and are still latent. Covid19 and Mining During the Covid19 health emergency ...; Created on 22 July 2020
4. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... arbitration tribunals; a system for Mexico and the United States, in which ISDS persists, notably for certain government contracts, which remain subject to the full protections of NAFTA Chapter 11; and ...; Created on 03 May 2020
5. National Roundtable against Metal Mining demands president Nayib Bukele to order the implementation of the Metal Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... been complied with to date. They argued that persisting environmental problems in the areas most affected by exploration and exploitation activities, as the San Sebastián community, in Santa Rosa de ...; Created on 16 September 2019
6. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... affected by this rapid expansion because they depend directly on the land and the water (the first thing to be contaminated) for their livelihoods. Add to this the marginalization and persistent discrimination ...; Created on 28 August 2018
7. El Salvador: first anniversary of the mining ban A cause for celebration, but the new law faces dangers: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the costs and benefits of this industry. This historic decision was the result of a persistent 12-year struggle (the length of the civil war in the 80s and early 90s) on the part of threatened communities ...; Created on 22 June 2018
8. Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary: (Media Releases); ... for water will persist,” remarked Jen Moore for MiningWatch Canada. Contacts: Australia Kevin Bracken, Maritime Union of Australia, kevin.bracken57@gmail.com El Salvador Pedro Cabezas, ...; Created on 06 May 2018
9. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to the environment." As part of our strategy to unmask this myth and the company's persistent lies, the university invited the governor of Nueva Vizcaya to come to El Salvador and participate in our Week ...; Created on 26 June 2017
10. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... outside the country than inside”. For him, the persistence of international allies in raising the profile of the issue “not only helped to explain the risks of the ISDS system but also meant that local ...; Created on 23 June 2017
11. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in late 2013, the Canadian-Australian firm OceanaGold paid just C$10 million to pick up the company and its principal asset: the suit against El Salvador, which it persisted in fighting. The suit has ...; Created on 03 March 2017
12. Community of San Sebastian still endures Commerce Group’s legacy of contamination.: (Commerce Group); ... other employment options,” Guevara de Medrano said when asked about the persistence of artisanal mining. She also acknowledged the community needs to reach out to the güiriseros and incorporate them into ...; Created on 13 February 2017
13. El Salvador wins arbitration against Oceana Gold/Pacific Rim mining company: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... communities, because of their persistent struggle; as well as on behalf of all the individual persons and organizations that on a national and international level have contributed to the cause. We recognize ...; Created on 20 October 2016
14. The negative legacy of mining in El Salvador continues after 100 years: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... contamination, (c) the alteration of local hydrological systems, (d) persistence of pollutants used in mining, (e) the increase of pollutants that are present naturally but in significantly lower ...; Created on 11 November 2015
15. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... to the structures of economic and political power.” And so, despite the Cabañas convictions, for some the shadows persist. From their obscurity, social histories have become known: four years after the ...; Created on 13 February 2014
16. PRESS RELEASE: Mesa introduces new Special Law to Ban Mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... sue our country in international corporate courts, demanding hundreds of millions of dollars, and death threats against members of the anti-mining resistance persist. Mining conflicts have also deepened ...; Created on 01 October 2013
17. Chalk Up Another Victory for "Free Trade": Mining Companies Sue El Salvado: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... among others, in its efforts to ban the industry outright, and 62% of the population supports a bill to this end. The group’s persistence has also won international attention: a fact-finding mission, ...; Created on 08 July 2013
18. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Uncategorised); ... Asana River, mistrust and conflicts have persisted throughout the years – including those registered at the end of 2019 – and are still latent. Covid19 and Mining During the Covid19 health emergency ...; Created on 22 July 2020

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