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Guapinol Resiste
On February 9, 2021, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention sent a strong and clear message to Honduras: Immediately release the eight imprisoned Guapinol defenders.
In its resolution ...
... an incredible amount of media coverage.
Below you will find find a compilation of some of the many stories that were published.
IN ENGLISH
Associated Press:El Salvador celebrates win against ...
Media coverage of the International Month of Action
SEPT: 5th: Sidney and Melbourne, Australia MUA: MUA Calls for Australian Resources Company to Drop Law Suit Trade union officials are calling on ...
For Immediate Release
‘Water is More Precious than Gold’ speaking tour to challenge US/Canada’s international mining practices
WHAT: Salvadoran activists will travel to Canada and the US to garner ...
... made to conduct environmental remediation to 15 abandoned mines classified as “environmental passives”, and no steps have been taken to protect local watersheds from cross border mining projects.
The ...
... denouncing the violence. Shareholders asked Winckler if Pan American Silver will respect the Xinka people’s right to a “free” consultation and immediately cease interference in local communities. They ...
... and mediation processes. The office promotes responsible business conduct and it engages with stakeholders on a consultative level.
According to CORE’s website, “The Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson ...
... the company to respect the Indigenous Xinka people’s right to be freely consulted without violence and threats, and to immediately cease interference in their communities. Indigenous leaders such as Secretary-Treasurer ...
... of Honduras to "release the eight defenders immediately" and to grant them the effective right to compensation and reparation. The Group further called on the government to "conduct a thorough and independent ...
... criminalization, social media attacks and constant threats. Several residents have been forced to flee Honduras to escape criminal persecution. Meanwhile, the state uses corruption and police repression ...
... World Bank in the spotlight. This campaign recruited allies including the AFL-CIO and Teamsters, earned coverage in leading U.S. media outlets, and convened a rally in Washington, D.C., outside the tribunal’s ...
... Swiss media outlet Public Eye published an article based on field research at this centuries-old mine, titled “We’ve simply been forgotten“. In the note the author describes the precarious and risky way ...
... EITI via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) While mining industry revenue contributed just 0.76% of the Philippines’ GDP in 2020, according to the Philippine Statistics Office, the government expects an ...
... too, not just something done in solidarity with Salvadoran groups. The global coalition respected La Mesa’s lead on the domestic mining ban and used its own creative media work to turn the struggle into ...
... “We identify, self-report and immediately undertake work to rectify any environmental events or exceedances.’’
The latest problems to surface center on wastewater discharges in November and December. ...
... or fishing tackle in the catchment, or sampling or analytical errors.
In a brief media session after a packed public meeting at the East Otago Events Centre on Wednesday, Mr Dyer said that the council ...