Global Voices
One of the most essential aspects of COVID-19 prevention is regularly washing your hands; however, hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans are facing COVID-19 without reliable access to water. ...
... Goliath. They show how a small community in El Salvador, drawing in key national and international allies, won hands down against the slick suits of international mining companies and their repressive ...
... the members of the Tribunal are appointed, Peru is likely to use the “clean hands doctrine” to allege lack of jurisdiction. In doing so, Peru will have to prove that the acts of corruption that it alleges ...
... for this loan was the creation of autonomous institutions to carry out specific functions that had until that point been in the hands of other state entities. Before ANDA, institutions linked to Public ...
... 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 ...
... killings at the hands of police. The controversial new anti-terror law doesn’t allay fears, either. The law, which barrelled through Congress this year, gives police and military broader powers to go after ...
... (Indonesia)
Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL)(PHILIPPINES)
Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment (PHILIPPINES)
Many Hands One Nation - MAHON (EAST ...
... Human Rights Ombudsperson, and other key actors, argue that it would be illogical to put water in the hands of those who have contributed so much to the current crisis and insist that the regulation of ...
... projects at the site had been completed. Furthermore, it states that these cases represent a violent attack on their investments.
“Communities have taken the law into their own hands,” said Maribel Dieguez, ...
... a counter water proposal presented by the Universidad Centro America Simeón Cañas (UCA) also in 2017, with supported by the Catholic Church, places regulatory control firmly in the hands of the state. ...
... Guatemala, where 63 percent of the population is indigenous, around 90 such consultations have been held, by show of hands.
“Before the hydroelectric companies were to arrive, we began to carry out consultations, ...
... growing frustrated and have begun to organize to take matters in their own hands.
“If we don’t find a viable solution with the government, we will present a constitutional challenge against the prohibition ...
... has become concentrated in the hands of a single party, ARENA, whose aspiring presidential candidate is known to have ties with international mining interests.
“We have argued, with scientific ...
... to ignore the popular demand.
“Until the national government responds to the call, communities will continue to take matters into their own hands to protect themselves and future generations from mining,” ...
... Others noted that these deals take power away from democratically-elected governments, placing it in the hands of corporations to make decisions that may negatively impact national economies.
As Merle ...
... hands El Salvador win in case lodged by miner
Guardian (UK): World Bank tribunal dismisses mining firm's $250m claim against El Salvador
Amerika21 (Germany):Schiedsgericht der Weltbank lehnt Klage ...
Gloria Silvia Orellana - CoLatino /Translation - Marina Bonetti
The rough and wrinkled hands of Santos Armendariz are a true reflection of his age and a life dedicated to the fields, without hesitation ...
... projects represent in their territories.
And, the realization that the national government may have its hands tied with previous commitments to trade agreements, has compelled communities in El Salvador ...
... exchanged friendly smiles and handshakes, this time as the newly appointed Vice-Minister of the Environment. Other high profile officials included Lina Pohl, Minister of the Environment, Roberto Lorenzana, ...
... of the Environment and Climate Change commission have already in their hands a bill presented by the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining proposing the prohibition of mining that could make El Salvador ...