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1. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of this historic moment and of our victory. Surely, he took back home important lessons from our struggle, but he also left us amazing gifts: his knowledge, his wisdom, his solidarity and his contagious ...; Created on 26 June 2017
2. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... victims. “The arrests are politically motivated as they seek to silence these water defenders and to demobilize community opposition at this critical moment,” the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive ...; Created on 03 April 2023
3. URGENT COMMUNIQUE: To the people of Asuncion Mita, the national and international community: (Cerro Blanco); ... of our municipality in the future. That the mining companies, up to the moment, have not proven to be rational, responsible, or friendly with the environment. They have not respected article 125 of ...; Created on 23 September 2022
4. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); ... Miriam Miranda highlights that the award to OFRANEH comes at a time when pressure from the Honduran government is increasing to deprive indigenous and black peoples of their territories; a moment in which ...; Created on 25 December 2021
5. First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... our history… Reaching this moment was a very difficult task… [spanning] four government administrations. Since 2009, we have been protesting and demanding the right to consultation, but unfortunately previous ...; Created on 26 May 2021
6. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... an international coalition—paid off at critical moments. In October 2016, the World Bank tribunal where their international partners held protests dismissed the mining company’s claims. Five months later, ...; Created on 23 April 2021
7. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... the moment, Canada has an ombudsperson role, introduced last year, that reviews claims of human and environmental rights abuses by mining and oil and gas companies. But it doesn’t have the authority to ...; Created on 17 December 2020
8. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the deterioration of environmental regulations under the Government of president Nayib Bukele. “We want to take this moment to reflect about how to keep a spirit of struggle in defense ...; Created on 15 July 2020
9. Honouring the struggle of Mariano Abarca and Environment Defenders in Chiapas: (Regional News); ... from Otros Mundos Chiapas in his opening remarks. “That painful moment has become the wind that gives us strength... What better way to celebrate his life as part of social movements, than by honoring ...; Created on 26 December 2019
10. Study reveals the threats of the Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... and exploring the Cerro Blanco mine since 2007, when it was installed in the border area. From that moment, we expressed concerns that this underground mine is installed in the Ostúa-Metapán basin underground ...; Created on 26 December 2019
11. National Alliance Against the Privatization of Water “Water is not for sale, we care for it and defend it: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... the possibilities for adaptation. This is, without a doubt, an alarming reality in it of itself – nevertheless, we must add to this global reality a national environmental crisis that places us in a moment ...; Created on 26 September 2019
12. Marcelo's Legacy: The environmentalist who fought against metal mining in El Salvado: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... remains standing. "We want to commemorate the physical departure of our comrade Marcelo, we find it difficult to remember this date," said Flor Hirahetas, "we remember beautiful moments in our fight, he ...; Created on 18 September 2019
13. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... be careful, because you already are already in their sights, they will make you disappear at any moment", he said. The fight against mining has generated, in effect, persecution and violence against ...; Created on 03 May 2019
14. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Court justices and that the cases currently before them be allowed to play out and that decisions be made based on the rule of law. Undoubtedly, this corporate assault comes at a delicate moment in ...; Created on 26 February 2019
15. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... "From the moment that the Spaniards arrived, they saw us as inferior to them and I think [those with power] still believe that. [The government and mining companies] are doing the same thing that they ...; Created on 28 August 2018
16. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... El Salvador is at a definitive moment, influenced by a complexity of economic, social, political, environmental, party and electoral interests. It is time now to recognize, in the highly polarized political ...; Created on 27 August 2018
17. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... Jeff Abbott is an independent journalist currently based out of Guatemala. He has covered human rights and social moments in Central America and Mexico. His work has appeared at VICE News, Truthout, ...; Created on 27 August 2018
18. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... The ARENA controlled congress has momentarily cast aside MARN’s General Water Law in favor of their own. However, despite having the necessary votes to pass it into law, a wave of social protest regarding ...; Created on 24 August 2018
19. Threats to the Law Against Metallic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... or set back as this would threaten life. The Church is also taking an active role, through a human rights approach, to push the approval of the General Water Law. Up to this moment, both the position ...; Created on 07 May 2018
20. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a good defense and the company made a lot of mistakes—but for us it was an issue of democracy.” These developments added momentum to the national movement to pressure the government to prohibit mining. ...; Created on 07 May 2018

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