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21. The trial for Guapinol water defender Jeremías Martínez begins today in Tegucigalpa, Honduras: (Mining and Human Rights); ... oxide mine. By 2017 the Municipal Committee for the Defence of Public and Common Goods had been created and called for public consultations so that community members could decide whether they wanted ...; Created on 22 February 2021
22. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and there’s a pressing need to reign in these abuses abroad. We’re starting to make steps in that direction. In 2017, a British Columbia appeals court ruled that Tahoe Resources could be sued in a Canadian ...; Created on 21 January 2021
23. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... Additionally, it can be noted in this context, due to the explanations furnished by Mexico for the modifications of its renewable energy framework, that any potential claim over these modifications could ...; Created on 21 January 2021
24. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... and/or an investment. This could include a contract which a host state has entered into with a foreign investor. National treatment: National treatment provisions guarantee that investors and their investments ...; Created on 06 January 2021
25. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to generate employment and improve the living conditions of the population, we never imagined that it could mean a risk for farming families”. According to Pacheco, organic agriculture is an alternative ...; Created on 05 January 2021
26. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... any of those mechanisms without the State’s agreement. The majority was not persuaded and held that a difference in wording between treaties could hardly prove which interpretation should be preferred, ...; Created on 19 December 2020
27. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); VICE Anya Zoledziowski In the latest allegations against Canadian mining, conservationists say new projects could destroy protected lands and further harm endangered species. A Canadian-Australian ...; Created on 17 December 2020
28. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... a small low-income community on the country’s north coast, could also soon be sent to jail. The massive open pit mine, owned by one of the country’s most powerful couples, was sanctioned without community ...; Created on 07 October 2020
29. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Honduras, turned into a river of mud. The muddied waters could be traced to the activities of a mining company, ‘Inversión Los Pinares.’ Unknown to the communities of Guapinol, the company had been granted ...; Created on 01 September 2020
30. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); ... while riding roughshod over community opposition. KCA knew that, at the end of the day, international arbitration could guarantee them millions in profits,” remarked Guatemalan investigative journalist ...; Created on 24 August 2020
31. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... even be heard in this jurisdiction. The country is in a compromised legal situation." Eyewitnesses allege that the Santos Corea was held until the police could arrive at the scene after a young man and ...; Created on 18 August 2020
32. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... small sample of operating mines. Lack of testing, as well as limited public reporting and oversight, mean actual numbers could be far higher. In Panama, First Quantum Minerals continued operations at ...; Created on 23 July 2020
33. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... that the construction of the project and the extraction of water for its operations could have on the hydrological balance of the region. The observations on the first Environmental Impact Study of ...; Created on 22 July 2020
34. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); ... Batres -president of the Environment Commission- proposed a roadmap. With this guideline, in a period of 33 weeks, the Water Law could be discussed and, by August of this year, people would have a water ...; Created on 17 June 2020
35. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... Montana is about money, money, and again money.” The international arbitration system does not take into consideration the long-term impacts that these mining projects could have on the water, lands, ...; Created on 03 May 2020
36. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... impact of the Cerro Blanco cross-border mine on water and health of El Salvador’, also determined that contamination from the mine could potentially affect half a million Salvadorans if it reaches the ...; Created on 21 April 2020
37. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Evelyn Batres estimates that there could be a favorable decision in August of this year. ------------------------------ Translated from: https://www.contrapunto.com.sv/politica/sociedadcivil/avance-sociedad-civil-presenta-en-asamblea-legislativa-una-propuesta-de-la-ley-de-aguas/12681 ...; Created on 20 April 2020
38. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... report, founder and chairman Ross Beaty told investors that the “world-class” Escobal mine could nearly double the company’s production of silver. But he mentioned neither the opposition of local communities ...; Created on 02 March 2020
39. Honouring the struggle of Mariano Abarca and Environment Defenders in Chiapas: (Regional News); ... this context, it could not be more timely to honour Mariano’s memory and all those in Chiapas who put everything on the line everyday to ensure clean water, land to cultivate and well-organized, self-determining ...; Created on 26 December 2019
40. 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

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