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21. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... affected by its project and the decision of the courts. The company filed the suit in December 2018 at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) for alleged violations of the ...; Created on 04 May 2019
22. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); ... in Free Trade Agreements and other investment protection pacts, laws, or contracts. These allow companies to bypass domestic courts and sue governments before private tribunals of highly paid corporate ...; Created on 03 May 2019
23. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... and have been widely condemned for privileging corporate interests at the expense of local communities and the environment, while bypassing national courts and undermining the decisions of sovereign nations. ...; Created on 26 February 2019
24. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... same month in which the courts of “justice” condemned Aduviri, ICSID ruled in favor of Bear Creek and ordered Peru to pay more than USD$30 million in compensation, including legal fees and interest. Recent ...; Created on 16 September 2018
25. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... and other regions. Dragging the spokespersons of these struggles through the courts is the cornerstone of a much broader trend to criminalize social protest. This includes not only new laws and legal ...; Created on 28 August 2018
26. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... national courts. A recent investigation by the Guatemalan public ministry could come with criminal charges for executives of the controversial gold mine. On May 27, the Guatemalan Public Ministry opened ...; Created on 27 August 2018
27. The dilemma of artisanal miners after the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Commerce Group); ... sources in the community. Instead of responding to concerns raised by the public, the company sued the government of El Salvador, first in local courts and later at the International Centre for the Settlement ...; Created on 07 May 2018
28. The fight for the environment in El Salvador gets recognition in Los Angeles: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... perseverance was fruitful. The government stopped the mining project, but the company sued the state in international courts. The case lasted seven years and cost the Salvadoran government $13 million ...; Created on 14 November 2017
29. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... strengthened by three decades of trade and investment agreements among nations, is that environmental and human rights have no standing.11 Further, domestic courts in El Salvador played no role; the company ...; Created on 26 June 2017
30. For grassroots organizations, the fight to protect water and local communities continues, now on a larger scale: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in the courts. “We believe it is a claim that should have never proceeded, the only reason it did is because it was done under investment treaties,” Cabezas told teleSUR. “These demands are against ...; Created on 10 November 2016
31. Myths and Omissions: Unpacking Obama Administration Defenses of Investor-State Corporate Privileges: (General mining reports ); Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Investor-state dispute settlement system empowers foreign corporations to bypass domestic courts, challenge government’s public interest policies before extrajudicial ...; Created on 30 April 2016
32. Commerce Group Mining Corporation required to pay for environmental clean up of the San Sebastian mine.: (Commerce Group); ... in water. Instead of satisfying requirements made by MARN to present a environmental clean up plan, CGC launched a law suit against the government of El Salvador under national courts, arguing that ...; Created on 02 March 2016
33. In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... remains unresolved, even the threat of such lawsuits can make governments reluctant to enact meaningful safeguards for public health and the environment. The legal case has dragged on in the courts for ...; Created on 02 February 2016
34. Statement in support of El Salvador from Amianan Salakniban in the Philippines (2): (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... that the court is using. “The Philippines should learn from the experience of El Salvador. We cannot trust the courts or the treaties that were made by corporations. In this light, we should be wary ...; Created on 28 October 2015
35. OceanaGold vs El Salvador: Foreshadowing 'Trade' Under the TPP: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... courts. The number of such corporate lawsuits levelled against countries in the World Bank’s little-known International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has skyrocketed over the ...; Created on 11 July 2015
36. 5 reasons to oppose OceanaGold’s lawsuit against El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... and bilateral treaties have allowed corporations to challenge environmental regulation, public health measures, labour protections, and even decisions of national courts. Investor-state arbitration means ...; Created on 11 July 2015
37. El Salvador’s struggle against corporate impunity: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... has obfuscated every step of the way, refusing to pay the $9 billion dollars compensation awarded by Ecuadorian courts in 2011 and then counter-suing the Ecuadorian government. Many other communities’ ...; Created on 20 October 2014
38. Media coverage of the International Month of Action: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a tribunal that hears corporate lawsuits seeking to bypass national courts, laws and regulations setting local standards for health, human rights and ...; Created on 29 September 2014
39. A corporate warning to El Salvador: Give up your gold or pay $315 million: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... with the World Bank. El Salvador argues that such a dispute should be settled in Salvadoran courts, not outside of the country. “If it loses, the case will set a precedent allowing companies outside ...; Created on 06 August 2014
40. ABOUT MINING IN EL SALVADOR: (2014 International Delegation); ... continued to sign trade agreements that contain investor-state clauses that give corporations the right to profit over public interest, and to sue in foreign courts if their rights to profit are interfered ...; Created on 06 August 2014

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