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21. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... of the pandemic, finding that attacks by armed groups do not comply with the mandatory social isolation measures and, on the contrary, have taken advantage of the situation to illegally mobilize through ...; Created on 31 July 2020
22. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... has taken advantage of dictatorship, disasters, and a variety of distractions to expand operations in Latin America. In the time of Covid-19, with entire populations under lockdown and economies falling ...; Created on 23 July 2020
23. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... The impact of the future extraction of water from the rivers that flow into the sea by Quellaveco requires a comprehensive evaluation, in which both social and natural needs are taken into account. An ...; Created on 22 July 2020
24. PRESS RELEASE: Citizen´s proposal for a general water law in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... of our common goods. In this context, we welcome with satisfaction the decision taken by the current Environment and Climate Change Commission, in January 2020, to reopen the legislative debate on this ...; Created on 20 April 2020
25. The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine: (Commerce Group); ... Law against mining exploration and exploitation. As a result of this law, some considerations have to be taken into account, especially in the case of the San Sebastián Mine, due to the impact of water contamination ...; Created on 26 December 2019
26. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... run by Marcopper and its parent company, Placer Dome, a Canadian corporation that has since been taken over by Barrick Gold. The waste flooded nearby villages and the Boac River, which was full of fish ...; Created on 04 October 2019
27. Marcelo's Legacy: The environmentalist who fought against metal mining in El Salvado: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... an issue, there more than 40 mining concessions in the borders with Honduras and Guatemala and no step has been taken to dialogue with other countries to make a cross border water treaty to ensure the ...; Created on 18 September 2019
28. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... system to pursue their commercial interests abroad—too often to challenge responsible government policies taken in the public interest in developing countries. A common narrative runs through many of ...; Created on 05 May 2019
29. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... 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, ...; Created on 27 August 2018
30. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... El Salvador (UES), environmental groups, and labor unions have filled the streets of San Salvador. Protestors have taken over highways and airwaves of public and mainstream news outlets. The recurring ...; Created on 24 August 2018
31. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... all 92 articles negotiated by previous legislatures were dismissed. When talks re-initiated, the private sector proposal was taken as a new basis for discussion: eight articles were initially approved, ...; Created on 24 June 2018
32. Duterte's new warning to mining companie: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... environmentally-destructive open-pit mines. Planting trees is a standard requirement in mining agreements. But, as suggested by President Duterte's warning, it is not one always taken seriously by mining ...; Created on 08 May 2018
33. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... according to the Ministry of the Environment, and many studies suggest that El Salvador could be facing water shortages in the near future if no measures are taken to prevent further damage. With this ...; Created on 08 February 2018
34. Open letter to Oceana Gold: (Open Letter OceanaGold); ... settlement provisions of international trade agreements and foreign investment laws. This case dragged on for seven years and should never have taken place. Given this ruling, we support our allies in ...; Created on 30 November 2017
35. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a powerful way to demonstrate both to the public and to the authorities their “complicity in the structures that cause these problems”. Once Oceana Gold had taken over Pacific Rim, Vidalina Morales also ...; Created on 23 June 2017
36. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... could be undertaken to assess the viability of mining in the country, the most densely populated in all of Latin America and largely dependent on a single watershed. When Pacific Rim nearly went bankrupt ...; Created on 03 March 2017
37. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... that is part of the National Roundtable Against Mining in El Salvador) said, “For the past several years, CRIPDES has accompanied Salvadoran communities that have taken the initiative to organize municipal ...; Created on 13 February 2017
38. OceanaGold (Pacific Rim) plans to sue the State; organizations demand mining ban: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a World Bank body last October. The ICSID gave 120 days to review its ruling, which were taken by OceanaGold to decide whether they will comply with ...; Created on 13 February 2017
39. PRESS RELEASE: Permanent Alert against Metallic Mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... of the country and especially the Salvadoran people. Almost two months have passed, yet the company has not taken the serious the responsibility with the Salvadoran State; it must also comply with the ...; Created on 04 January 2017
40. EL SALVADOR’S WIN AGAINST THE US MINING COMPANY PACIFIC RIM: A VERY NUANCED VICTORY: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for the loss of potential profits (it is the equivalent of 1 per cent of the country’s GDP), it is important to analyse the outcome with care. Pyrrhic victory The stance taken by the International Allies ...; Created on 28 December 2016

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