... water defenders. These are not people with a lot of resources. Mining companies offered their towns jobs and money, but they were not interested. Why not?
Robin Broad: Beginning with Marcelo, people ...
... as to “comply with the provisions of the PZ Promoter and Organizer’s master plan common interest community declaration,” to be enacted on all land registered within the PZ. In exchange, Residents are promised ...
... what pushing back against Canadian corporate interests can do. In 2011, Aduviri, an Indigenous Aymara leader from Peru’s Puno region, helped lead a protest movement against a silver mine in the region ...
... also be argued to be a result of measures taken by the state in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Treaty Updates Finally, with regard to developments in the treaty sphere, it is interesting to ...
... We believe that the protection of the environment is more paramount than the interest of OGPI,” said Padilla in a text message.
“No less than President Duterte expressed this concern when he visited ...
... to make the first eras (blocks of land separated with living barriers) and we started selling and we liked it”, said Juan.
Juan explains that they were interested in organic agricultural production but ...
Kluewer Arbitration Blog
In 2020, we witnessed a number of interesting developments in the field of investment arbitration in Latin America. From the entry into force of the United States – Mexico – ...
... least publicly.
Historically, however, the U.S. government has demonstrated its interest in the control of natural and water resources. In fact, the National Aqueduct and Sewer Administration (ANDA) ...
... as criminals. Next, it took to blaming the community for the company’s own inability—or apparent lack of interest—in a good faith and productive negotiation. The community, they suggested, was just trying ...
... human rights defenders in Honduras … illustrating the government’s tendency to favor economic interests over human rights and its willingness to attack their citizens’ freedom of association, expression, ...
Trocaire
The ‘Guapinol 8’ were detained on 1st September last year for peacefully protesting against the exploitation of their community’s natural resources by private business interests.
Two daughters ...
... tribunal has ordered Guatemala to pay the US electricity corporation TECO US$21 million. With interest, this award is worth US$36.5 million today. The order had to be confirmed by a US court.
Having ...
... ignores or even awards corporate abuses by enabling private companies to sue national governments over matters of public interest, such as the devastating social and environmental impacts of mining.
“KCA’s ...
... subservient attitude to the interests of the Los Pinares / Ecotek mining company has been evidenced as it deploys all the repressive and judicial machinery of the state against the communities that hav ...
... apart, mining companies have also hopped on the pandemic profiteering bandwagon.
The potential implications are wide-reaching. In Latin America, the areas of interest to mining companies whether they ...
... lawsuits from investors as well.
Poor countries in the crosshairs
The problem of corporations using ISDS to undermine legitimate public interest policies and regulations did not begin with the pandemic. ...
... the state of siege responds to commercial and business interests such as mining. "It is evident that the imposition of the state of siege does not seek to restore order and eradicate illegal activities. ...
... movement and a clear message to local water defenders that pro-mining interests were willing to go beyond typical criminalization tactics to have the mining project up and running. But far from intimidating ...
... body in water management is in private´s hands. Truthfully, this sector only defends its interests. However, the threats to water management are still in force,” Oliva affirmed.
The National Alliance ...
... Corporations have used these rules repeatedly to demand compensation for environmental protections and other public interest laws and regulations that reduce the value of their investments.
The new ...