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21. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... ruling suspending the Escobal mining license, in response to the CALAS claim. Tahoe places the mine on stand-by and says it will appeal. September 10: Guatemala’s supreme court reinstates the Escobal ...; Created on 23 July 2020
22. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Extractive industries are demanding at least another $73 billion in 59 known pending cases, only five of which target rich country governments. Billions more are at stake in arbitration suits brought by ...; Created on 23 July 2020
23. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... the state of siege that the president Giammattei decreed and also called for the execution of pending eviction orders. Last year, when Jimmy Morales restricted rights in the North-East region of the country, ...; Created on 22 July 2020
24. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... possible to have El Salvador as the first country that prohibits metal mining on the planet. It was an important achievement. But we still have pending debts at the level of justice in El Salvador and ...; Created on 15 July 2020
25. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... practical effects. To give but one example, no Mexican company has ever won a case versus the United States or a European country, but it has lost many cases and many more are pending. Also, it is expected ...; Created on 03 May 2020
26. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... justice groups doing similar work. The mine in Guatemala remains closed, pending a new consultation process. Pan American Silver, one of the world’s largest mining companies, operates eight mines in ...; Created on 02 March 2020
27. The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine: (Commerce Group); ... to pending environmental remediation and implementing alternative economic activities for artisanal miners, known as "güiriseros". El Salvador made history in March 2017, when the Legislative Assembly ...; Created on 26 December 2019
28. Study reveals the threats of the Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... of cross-border natural assets. The study is pending publication in the coming months. --------------- Translation: Giada Ferrucci Translated from: http://acafremin.org/es/noticias-regionales/el-salvador/425-estudio-de-mineria-refleja-el-peligro-de-la-mina-cerro-blanco-2 ...; Created on 26 December 2019
29. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Wednesday in Mexico City. Until now, Mexico has had to pay transnational companies more than 242 million dollars for 9 resolutions that went against the country, and it has another 12 pending lawsuits, ...; Created on 24 September 2019
30. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... ($32.4 million US) to two North American companies (RDV and TECO) that sued the country internationally, and refrained from suspending the works of the Marlin Mine (owned by mining giant GoldCorp) to avoid ...; Created on 18 September 2019
31. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and it failed to do so. As such, the Roundtable against Metal Mining has asked the new government of Nayib Bukele to resume the actions still pending from the approval of the Metallic Mining Ban. According ...; Created on 18 September 2019
32. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... processing 20 more applications. Altogether, including the pending applications, they cover 11,143 square kilometers, or 8.55 percent of the country. El Salvador made international history by being the ...; Created on 07 May 2019
33. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... and San José de Golfo, north of Guatemala City. The suspension remains in effect, pending a final decision from the Constitutional Court. Even after the Supreme Court ordered the suspension, the company ...; Created on 04 May 2019
34. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); ... that Colombia currently faces over US$18 billion dollars in threatened or pending suits, especially related to protecting Indigenous territory and fragile páramo ecosystems, which provide water to over ...; Created on 03 May 2019
35. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... representatives in Guatemala are currently under criminal investigation in Guatemala for illegally operating the mine, ignoring the initial court order suspending operations for lack of consultation. In ...; Created on 26 February 2019
36. Guatemalan court upholds Tahoe mine suspension: (Regional News); ... of the Nevada-based company’s mining licence, pending consultation with Indigenous Xinca residents of the surrounding area. Tahoe Resources subsidiary Minera San Rafael had argued that Xinca people were ...; Created on 16 September 2018
37. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... World Bank, and is still pending a decision. The Pac Rim vs. El Salvador case isn’t the first time that a company has used a free trade agreement to defend their rights to investment. In 2000, the ...; Created on 27 August 2018
38. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... prohibition approved in March 2016 and to shelve all pending requests related to the mining file, at the same time, the Environment and Climate Change Commission, ECCC, moved to reopen a long overdue discussion ...; Created on 24 June 2018
39. “Latin American Countries exposed to law suits from transnational comporations: Manuel Pérez Rocha: (Regional News); ... centers", he argued.The pending demands filed by mining TNCs against Latin American countries, explained the researcher, reach the amount of 18 billion dollars, which he considered a stratospheric figure. ...; Created on 10 May 2018
40. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... projects said that some political battles are still pending to ensure the long-term sustainability of the mining prohibition. “First we need to ensure that the Attorney General’s office investigate the ...; Created on 08 February 2018

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