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21. Social organizations reject militarization in five municipalities of Guatemala: (Regional News); ... license of the Fenix mine from the Guatemalan Niquel Company, a subsidiary of the Swiss firm Solway Investment Group, was ratified on June 19. Further decisions are suspended until a prior consultation ...; Created on 20 July 2020
22. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... Nickel Company) for breach of the Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation of Indigenous Peoples as stipulated by ILO Convention 169 [1]. In the middle of last year, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala ...; Created on 12 June 2020
23. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... In 2016, the peaceful resistance turned to the courts. They achieved the mine´s suspension for lack of prior consultation with Indigenous people. Shortly later, an investigation was opened against the ...; Created on 03 May 2020
24. International report finds that the Honduran government violates the rights of Tocoa's environmental defender: (Regional News); ... established in the 1990s, by intensifying investment in extractive industries by national elites and transnational corporations. These industries have established their operations without adequate consultation ...; Created on 20 April 2020
25. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... justice groups doing similar work. The mine in Guatemala remains closed, pending a new consultation process. Pan American Silver, one of the world’s largest mining companies, operates eight mines in ...; Created on 02 March 2020
26. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... to carry a consultation with local indigenous populations of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, before the implementation of the project. Since 2011, women, children and men have engaged in ...; Created on 18 September 2019
27. The long overdue breakup: Nueva Vizcaya and Oceanagold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... The company’s application for FTAA renewal has been swiftly endorsed to the Office of President Rodrigo Duterte without proper consultation with the provincial and local LGU and indigenous people of Kasibu. ...; Created on 16 September 2019
28. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... Policy Studies in Washington D.C. The Guatemalan Supreme Court of Justice suspended the mine in 2016 for lack of prior consultation with Indigenous communities in the municipalities of San Pedro Ayampuc ...; Created on 04 May 2019
29. The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya fights for the right to water: (Regional News); ... response to their request for a dialogue. July 15, 2015 -- A constitutional court rules against the mine and directs the company to hold community consultations with those who are impacted by the mine. ...; Created on 03 May 2019
30. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... representatives in Guatemala are currently under criminal investigation in Guatemala for illegally operating the mine, ignoring the initial court order suspending operations for lack of consultation. In ...; Created on 26 February 2019
31. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... shared by Peru and Bolivia); the lack of consultation of local communities; questions around the legality of the project; a lack of transparency; and the company’s negotiating in bad faith with the communities. ...; Created on 16 September 2018
32. Guatemalan court upholds Tahoe mine suspension: (Regional News); ... of the Nevada-based company’s mining licence, pending consultation with Indigenous Xinca residents of the surrounding area. Tahoe Resources subsidiary Minera San Rafael had argued that Xinca people were ...; Created on 16 September 2018
33. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... of irregularities in the acquisition of the land titles by the company, the communities began to petition the authorities, requesting in particular that their right to prior consultation be respected. ...; Created on 28 August 2018
34. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... of La Puya, and determined that the mining company and the municipality violated the rights of the communities to a prior consultation, and ordered the mining firm to suspend the construction of infrastructure. ...; Created on 27 August 2018
35. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... told IPS while moving about in the kitchen set up in an improvised camp, which IPS visited on Apr. 29. The lack of prior consultations with the communities where such projects are installed is a recurrent ...; Created on 09 May 2018
36. COMMUNIQUE: The State of the Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the CA4 Region: (Media Releases); ... Meeting of the Central American Alliance Against Mining -ACAFREMIN-, met in Guatemala City on April 26 and 27 of this year, in order to analyze "the state of the right to prior, free and informed consultation ...; Created on 08 May 2018
37. The dilemma of artisanal miners after the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Commerce Group); ... An email response by staff member of Presidential Coordination Office states in a typical bureaucratic fashion that “we are doing internal consultations to inform you about the status of the situation ...; Created on 07 May 2018
38. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... ten companies from the United States, Canada, and Australia, without consultation with the residents. These developments faced immediate popular resistance. Two of the most affected areas were the departments ...; Created on 07 May 2018
39. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... through the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, MARN. The bill was welcomed by social organizations who had participated widely in a public consultation process led by the legislative Commission ...; Created on 27 July 2017
40. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... that the university began, two years ago, to develop a proposal for a bill prohibiting metallic mining. After a lengthy process of consultations with civil society organizations and other key actors, the ...; Created on 26 June 2017

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