... movements, environmentalists and human rights defenders gathered in El Salvador to participate in the IV Regional Meeting of the Central American Alliance against Mining -ACAFREMIN.
The meeting aimed ...
... of their work. Broader movements such as the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador (also known as La Mesa) are also active to protect water rights and to counter corporate mining in ...
... protesting the potential privatization of water already paint a grim picture of things to come for social movements in El Salvador.
During the month of May, parliamentarians moved to ratify the mining ...
... accompanied by the Catholic Church, environmentalists, academic institutions, broad-based social movements and a variety of other actors.
Mining in El Salvador. Video by ACISAM
Bills to prohibit ...
... to join the Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power. We are a coalition of more than 200 social movements, organizations and popular actions, and specific campaigns targeting companies that are active in ...
Guatemala City, April 26-27, 2018.
We, the representatives of social movements, environmental organizations, human rights defenders, women's groups, indigenous peoples participating in the II Regional ...
... 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte surprised many by listening to the call of strong peoples’ movements as he declared that a ban on new open pit-mining would remain in place. This, despite a concerted ...
... to dismantle the Corporate Power and end Impunity”, is an activity part of the strategy of movements, networks and social organizations of the Global Campaign that will take place during the course of ...
... and demands the reopening of the discussion on the General Water Law proposed by environmentalist movements in 2006.
“We want to express our deep rejection of the Integral Water Law proposal presented ...
Social movements say: no to the privatization of water in El Salvador
We want to express our deep rejection of the "Integral Water Law" proposal presented in mid-June by the National Association of Private ...
... precedent to bolster anti-fracking grassroots movements in different corners of the country.
In El Salvador, the municipal referendums proved to be a powerful force, with ripple effects all across the ...
... passed the historic ban.
OceanaGold’s behavior provided momentum to movements in El Salvador, which used the moment to push for what had been their larger goal for twelve years: a legislative ban on ...
... movements, one of the major things that the campaign tells us is that when we have a clear, shared understanding of the ways in which local and international struggles relate to and complement each other, ...
... by Environmental, legal and human rights organizations.
"It was a very important work but above all, relevant because these social movements of the communities had resonance at a global level; in such ...
... our governments,” said Cabezas.
El Salvador, the most water-stressed country in Central America, has witnessed a long uphill struggle as social movements and progressive politicians face powerful corporate ...
... communities in El Salvador are accompanied by civil society organizations including NGOs, universities, student groups, social movements, and faith organizations, such as the Catholic Church, and the democratically ...
... publications can be the handy starting point for popularized primers, lobbying briefers, and evidence for legal remedies.
The need to enhance the technical capacities of the people’s movements was also ...
... of Pacific Rim, to be behind the murders. Chávez is known in El Salvador as “the Ripper”. In September 2014 he personally killed a municipal employee, and then he dismembered his body. For the social movements, ...
... article 69 of the Constitution, which proposes to recognize food s and the access to water as a human right.
This is deplorable. We, as organizations and social movements, are going to denounce it, and ...