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1. Vizcaya gov still opposes Didipio
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... even President Rodrigo Duterte expressed concern over the gold-copper mine’s resumption of operations. We strongly oppose the renewal of the FTAA (Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement) of OceanaGold. ...
Created on 08 January 2021
2. Communities Oppose Mining Project
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
By: Oscar López -CoLatino / Translated by: Marco Melloni People of different communities in the San Isidro municipality, region of Cabañas, manifested their opposition to a metal mining project in the ...
Created on 30 September 2015
3. 5 reasons to oppose OceanaGold’s lawsuit against El Salvador
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... is one of the most deforested countries in Latin America and are experiencing the harshest effects of climate change.  Why we oppose this: This case undermines national sovereignty and directly contradicts ...
Created on 11 July 2015
4. Water Forum of El Salvador Opposes the Government's Mining Suspensio
(2013 North America Tour)
Water Forum of El Salvador Opposes the Government's Mining Suspension Today, sitting beneath banners that read “For sustainability and the Right to Water” the Water Form of El Salvador held a press ...
Created on 22 August 2012
5. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5
(Free the Santa Marta 5)
... of the Water Defenders, environmental organizations in El Salvador and their International Allies who have historically opposed metallic mining are calling for international days of action to start on ...
Created on 08 April 2023
6. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... in neighboring Guatemala, which is owned by Canadian company Bluestone Resources. A recent referendum found that 89 percent of locals from nearby Asunción Mita opposed mining activity due to environmental ...
Created on 06 April 2023
7. Public statement from social movement organizations on the detention of members of the Santa Marta community and ADES in El Salvador
(Media Releases)
... contributed enormously to the development of the country, especially in environmental protection in areas such as the fight against metallic mining. 2. We are not opposed to investigating crimes committed ...
Created on 13 January 2023
8. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... UCA, showed that 79.5% of participants considered El Salvador to be an inappropriate country for mining metals. In the same survey, 76% of those surveyed were opposed to the opening of mining projects ...
Created on 14 December 2021
9. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities
(Mining and Human Rights)
... reading vote of 285 in favour, against 3 opposed, to a third reading of 134 in favour and 140 opposed?” He notes that 26 Liberal members of parliament and 4 NDP members did not attend the vote. The ...
Created on 12 May 2021
10. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support
(Mining and Human Rights)
... strongly oppose the mining projects of Canadian firms Pan American Silver, Yamana Gold, and Eldorado Gold. Tensions resulting from mining projects are running high in the country. Mining and real estate ...
Created on 07 May 2021
11. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining
(Regional News)
... who have opposed the mine have been killed, putting its owner, Inversiones Los Pinares, at the centre of a deadly environmental conflict in the mineral-rich Bajo Aguán region. Local communities are concerned ...
Created on 06 May 2021
12. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of Salvadorans to oppose mining, including more than 3 out of 5 consulted in a 2007 University of Central America poll. The most shocking ordeal faced by the water defenders was Rivera’s gruesome murder. ...
Created on 23 April 2021
13. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... multinational miner” and that it had the strong endorsement of residents in local communities in and around the mine, including Indigenous people. In fact, the mine is strongly opposed by local communities ...
Created on 22 April 2021
14. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption
(OceanaGold)
... wonder about the long-term effects, not only for our land, but for my children and my grandchildren. And I am definitely opposed to any expansion of the mine at this point.’’ The hearing centered on ...
Created on 02 April 2021
15. ​Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... who have peacefully opposed the mine for years, were falsely accused of sedition, making them targets for extrajudicial killings,” said Catherine Coumans of MiningWatch Canada. “In 2020, police used violent ...
Created on 25 February 2021
16. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom
(Regional News)
... waited since Friday that the judge would finally release the defenders of the San Pedro and Guapinol rivers, located in the municipality of Tocoa, in the department of Colón. The defenders are opposed ...
Created on 28 December 2020
17. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration
(ISDS)
... the gathering of evidence, the tribunal adopted an active – as opposed to a passive – role. The Tribunal decided to go beyond and didn’t limit its determination on evidence obtained from the parties and ...
Created on 19 December 2020
18. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
... in February 2021. In this pre-electoral context, right-wing support for the constitutional reform can be understood as an attempt to gain approval from a population that widely opposes privatization, not ...
Created on 01 December 2020
19. The hidden connection between a US steel company and the controversial Los Pinares mine in Honduras
(Regional News)
... Honduran businessman Lenir Pérez and his wife Ana Isabel Facussé, owners of Inversiones Los Pinares -- a company that is waging battle against the residents of a town called Guapinol, who oppose the company' ...
Created on 28 November 2020
20. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources
(Mining and Human Rights)
... to oppose the project was met with violence. On 7 September 2018, one young protester was shot and seriously injured when scores of armed security guards working for the mine attempted to evict the camp. ...
Created on 07 October 2020
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