... effectively since 1984.
CRIPDES had shepherded four referendums before the one in Cinquera and had a well-defined role to play: education and partnership.
The key, said Bernardo Belloso, CRIPDES president, ...
... until the final ruling was released in October 2016.
The Final Showdown
Flash forward seven years, after four community leaders were brutally killed in northern El Salvador, and after countless marches, ...
... manoeuvring and conflicts with the local communities that tragically cost the lives of four environmental activists –one of whom, Dora Alicia Recinos Sorto, was eight months pregnant- the request was declined ...
... (originally owned by Pacific Rim before being acquired by Australian-Canadian mining giant OceanaGold in 2013) in the northern province of Cabañas became the epicenter of the conflict. Between 2009-2011, four ...
... Human Rights, William Iraheta told IPS.
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, but also has the highest population density, with 300 people per square kilometer. It is also he fourth most ...
... mining. The most recent referendum took place on February 26, when more than half of all registered voters in the municipality of Cinquera flocked to polling stations in four communities. The final tally ...
MiningWatch
After seven years, four murders and US$24 million in total legal costs, in October 2016, a little-known World Bank tribunal trashed OceanaGold’s claim that El Salvador either owed it a mining ...
... bias continues. Now, four months later, OceanaGold still hasn't paid a cent, and it is still lobbying the Salvadoran government to allow it to mine while offering "fake news" about its ability to mine without ...
... will be the first municipality in its department to hold a referendum that adds to others [in the Department of Chalatenango]that have voted to reject mining.
Four voting centers will be set up for the ...
... and legislative elections scheduled for 2018, although the result may also be unfavorable.
Four municipalities of the country have held local referenda (consultas populares) on the viability of having ...