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21. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... on Canadians to join the push to eliminate ISDS in order to prevent future lawsuits. The tour will highlight the fact that investor-state dispute settlements have been equally harmful to Canadian environmental ...; Created on 18 May 2015
22. Salvadorans Warn Canadians About World Bank's Kangaroo Cour: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in Ottawa this week. “We know that just the threat of these lawsuits can force governments in the Global South – and even here in Canada – to go against the public interest when it comes to health and ...; Created on 18 May 2015
23. Nueva Trinidad: 3rd Municipality in El Salvador to Declare Itself a “Mining Free Territory”: (Territories Free of Mining); ... has passed a moratorium on mining, preventing further mining concessions from being implemented in the country. Currently, there are two lawsuits against El Salvador for denying an exploitation permit ...; Created on 18 April 2015
24. International community responds massively in support of El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... with investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in trade agreements… Let’s put an end to these egregious/capricious lawsuits that are increasingly biased in favor of corporate investors and against ...; Created on 29 September 2014
25. 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
26. MUA joins fresh OceanaGold protests: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for its case against El Salvador. It said Australia had also built ISDS clauses into some trade agreements and could be at risk of similar lawsuits in the future. “What if, one day, Australia decided ...; Created on 11 September 2014
27. Protest: World Bank’s ICSID Hearing Lawsuit Against El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... and Oceania. and what is wrong with “investor-state dispute settlement” mechanisms in such agreements. Let’s put an end to these egregious/capricious lawsuits that are increasingly biased in favor of corporate ...; Created on 04 September 2014
28. La Mesa: Our life will be at risk if metal mining projects are allowed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of lawsuits and drain the public purse. In this sense, anti mining activist demand that the current Investment Law is reviewed, and a law against metal mining is adopted. "We would expect that the current ...; Created on 22 April 2014
29. Current political transition crucial for advancing democratic reform and economic, environmental and social development in El Salvador.: (Media Releases); ... million-dollar lawsuits in international courts sanctioned through trade agreements, the lack of a clear policy to deal with the threats of internal and cross-border mining, the continued discussion of ...; Created on 14 April 2014
30. New Study Shows Dangers of Trade Agreements that Help Corporations Sue Govenments: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... this El Salvador case stands as a potent reminder of how important it is that we fight such unjust corporate lawsuits. It is vital not only to support the people in El Salvador and other countries under ...; Created on 25 March 2014
31. Mining for Profits in International Tribunals - Updated: (Background and reports ); ... lawsuits related to oil, gas, and mining disputes are on the rise in developing countries, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Latin American and Caribbean governments make up about 14% ...; Created on 12 July 2013
32. Free Trade Agreement with the European Union must be declared unconstitutional: (Media Releases); ... manner. The importance of issuing a decision is highlighted by members of La Mesa because it would close the door to more lawsuits from foreign corporations such as US based Commerce Group which is suing ...; Created on 09 July 2013
33. PRELIMINARY REPORT “Gold Mining and the Defense of Water in El Salvador”: (Background and reports ); ... to drop their lawsuits against El Salvador and to cease their attempts to mine in El Salvador, We support La Mesa’s efforts to have a law passed that will prohibit metallic mining in El Salvador and ...; Created on 24 May 2013
34. Mesa tells Legislative Assembly not to ratify Agreeement of Association with EU: (Media Releases); ... for development and economic integration. "As demonstrated with the FTA with the United States, these agreements place corporate interests over the interests Central American people. Current lawsuits ...; Created on 10 April 2013
35. BACKGROUND MINING IN EL SALVADOR: (Background and reports ); ... the mining industry, as a result of the efforts made by the Mesa and other members of civil society, two multinational mining corporations, Pacific Rim and Commerce Group, responded by filing lawsuits ...; Created on 23 February 2013
36. Sign Your Organization On to Support the Mesa: (2013 International Support for Mining Ban); ... filing lawsuits against the government. The companies claim that their rights as investors are being violated. These suits were filed through investor protection provisions in domestic law and under free ...; Created on 31 October 2012
37. Communities from Across the Hemisphere Speak out Against Pacific Rim: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to put restrictions on the burgeoning, foreign-dominated mining industry. In response, Pacific Rim and Commerce Group, a Milwaukee based mining company, filed multi-million dollar lawsuits against the ...; Created on 31 October 2012
38. Take Action to Support El Salvador’s Human Right to Water: (2013 International Support for Mining Ban); ... Group and Pacific Rim, responded by filing lawsuits against the government. The companies claim that their rights as investors are being violated. Pacific Rim, a Canadian company looking to mine in the ...; Created on 11 October 2012

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