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1. PRESS RELEASE: The municipal consultation on Cerro Blanco mine is valid and legitimate
(Cerro Blanco)
... of those who cast ballots voted against metal mining projects and only 10.63% expressed were in favor. The Commission is made up of representatives of the municipal government of Asunción Mita, the Catholic ...
Created on 21 September 2022
2. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
... urban projects should be considered as industrial and commercial projects, due to their lucrative purpose, as such they should be expressly regulated so that their permits are not prioritized as priority ...
Created on 23 December 2021
3. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala
(Mining and Human Rights)
Counterpunch Jen Moore In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, ...
Created on 12 May 2021
4. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression
(Regional News)
... migration, contraband, among others, has been detected in the aforementioned municipalities. As expressed in the press release from the government of Alejandro Giammattei, “the actions of these organized ...
Created on 22 July 2020
5. PRESS RELEASE: Citizen´s proposal for a general water law in El Salvador
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
San Salvador, February 6th, 2020 The different sectors of civil society and the popular organizations hereby represented recognize water as a source of life and a public good, whose access constitutes ...
Created on 20 April 2020
6. PRESS RELEASE: To the national and international public opinion
(Media Releases)
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 ...
Created on 21 July 2017
7. PRESS RELEASE: OceanaGold, “the gold mining company of choice”? Not in El Salvador or the Philippines
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
PRESS RELEASE June 23, 2017 (Ottawa/Washington, D.C./Melbourne) Reviewing OceanaGold reports issued in the lead up to its June 23 annual general shareholders meeting in Toronto, it is difficult to ...
Created on 23 June 2017
8. Pressure Grows on Mining Giant to Pay $8 Million to El Salvador
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... as a “kangaroo court” favoring the interests of corporations over states and Indigenous communities and environmental groups. ------ Republished from: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Pressure-Grows-on-Mining-Giant-to-Pay-8-Million-to-El-Salvador-20170221-0017.html ...
Created on 05 March 2017
9. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
By Sebastian Rosemont - Photo: Genia Yatsenko  Pressure continues to mount on Salvadoran legislators to ban metal mining in El Salvador. On February 7th, mayors from the Department of Chalatenango, accompanied ...
Created on 13 February 2017
10. PRESS RELEASE: Permanent Alert against Metallic Mining in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
PRESS RELEASE / DEC. 06, 2016 On December 14, it will be 2 months since an ICSID Tribunal issued the arbitration award condemning Pacific Rim / Oceana Gold to pay the Salvadoran State $8 million US ...
Created on 04 January 2017
11. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... new mining projects despite heavy pressure from the mining company.  They expressed disgust that El Salvador had to pay over $12 million to fund its defense in a case where the mining company never fulfilled ...
Created on 14 October 2016
12. PRESS RELEASE: Release the Verdict Now!
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
RELEASE THE VERDICT NOW! On Friday October 7th, on the eve of the World Bank’s fall meeting, people around the world will demand that a tribunal of the World Bank Group’s International Centre for Settlement ...
Created on 06 October 2016
13. PRESS RELEASE: Not to the blackmail of Pacific Rim Mining/Oceana Gold
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
Press release: On September 15, 2016 an ICSID Tribunal closed the arbitration proceedings in the case that Pacific Rim/OceanaGold began on June 15, 2009 (over 7 years ago) against the government of ...
Created on 26 September 2016
14. PRESS RELEASE: Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
Download the Report here (Ottawa/Washington/Melbourne)  A new study finds that OceanaGold’s attempt to rebrand its proposed gold mine in El Salvador through the use of a company-sponsored foundation ...
Created on 23 March 2016
15. Environmentalists step up pressure on El Salvador's 2014 presidential candidate
(Background and reports )
by: P. Cabezas As the February 2nd presidential elections in El Salvador quickly approach, environmental activists are stepping up pressure on candidates to address issues relating to the country`s precarious ...
Created on 20 January 2014
16. PRESS RELEASE: Australia tour
(Water no Gold)
... pressure on OceanaGold to withdraw its lawsuit against El Salvador and to build a stronger support base in Australia, a representative from La Mesa will tour Australia in mid-November. Vidalina Morales, ...
Created on 08 November 2013
17. PRESS RELEASE: Mesa condemns attempted murder
(Media Releases)
... Mining, denounce the attempted murder against Mr. Alejandro Guevara Velasco from La Maraña Environmental Association in the department of Cabañas. We would like to express our deepest solidarity with Mr. ...
Created on 09 October 2013
18. PRESS RELEASE: Mesa introduces new Special Law to Ban Mining in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
Given the socio-environmental crisis in the country, we demand the Legislature discuss and approve the proposed Special Law to Ban Metallic Mining In 2006, we presented to the Legislative Assembly a ...
Created on 01 October 2013
19. PRESS RELEASE: La Mesa to introduce new mining legislation
(Media Releases)
Because mining endangers life, the Salvadoran government must ban metallic mining. In 2006 the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining in El Salvador introduced a bill to regulate mining activity ...
Created on 22 September 2013
20. Mesa Press Release - May 23, 2009
(Media Releases)
 Public Private Partnerships open the possibility of mining in El Salvador We are concerned that the PPP law opens the door for approval of mining projects in the northern region of the country. ...
Created on 05 June 2013
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