International week of action to defend El Salvador´s mining ban and demand the release of the five Water Defenders of Santa Marta
As social organizations in El Salvador recently celebrated the sixth ...
... state of health.
· That CONADEH take urgent action to guarantee compliance with the Work Group resolution
Please contact your Ministry of Foreign Affairs and let your elected representatives know ...
... archdiocese's social media thanks the authorities and expresses the satisfaction of the national community and the Church for the approval of the constitutional reform. According to what was approved by ...
... Environmental Justice Atlas. The Los Filos full-cycle mining complex, which includes two open-pit pits, an underground extraction tunnel, and a 400-hectare leachate yard, is located in the area. Equinox ...
... of environmental defenders in the region and establish an agenda for protection and action for the upcoming years,
Strengthen communication and strategic actions between affected communities and social ...
... Radio Programs of El Salvador (ARPAS) and the Central American University "José Simeón Cañas" (UCA) reiterated their commitment to continue to promote pertinent actions that lead to a law that prohibits ...
Media coverage of the International Month of Action
SEPT: 5th: Sidney and Melbourne, Australia MUA: MUA Calls for Australian Resources Company to Drop Law Suit Trade union officials are calling on ...
... El Salvador to “adopt the measures necessary to guarantee the life and personal integrity of the beneficiaries, and to inform the IACHR about any actions taken to investigate the facts.”
Despite widespread ...
PRESS RELEASE
In commemoration of Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining, once again demand the Legislature of El Salvador to expedite and promote ...
By Leonel Flores, ARPAS Editorial
Last week the Legislature of El Salvador amended the Investment Law so that disputes between foreign investors and the state are settled in local courts before going ...
Take Action to Support El Salvador’s Human Right to Water
On October 20th, thousands of people will be marching in El Salvador to demand their Human Right to water and demonstrate their opposition to ...
... and anti-mining locals affected by the unsustainable and often criminal actions of extractive companies.
That year, the Canadian mining company OceanaGold had lost a lawsuit against the Salvadoran state, ...
... he explained, "recent government actions signal an imminent reopening of the mining sector: El Salvador joined the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining in 2021, legislation to create a Directorate of Hydrocarbons ...
... However, the actions against the members of Santa Marta and ADES do not seem like a genuine judicial action, rather, it appears to be an act of persecution and political revenge in line with the current ...
... and the population.
Fifteen years later, the Ministry received an updated EIA presented by its new owner, Bluestone Resources. The 3545-page update details an open pit rather than a tunnel mining extraction ...
... but these do not call into question the transparency and forcefulness of the results obtained in the municipal consultation process, nor we idenfied improper actions by members of the Municipal Commission ...
... which only a joint and coordinated action of the three countries will provide a satisfactory solution to the problems of the populations and the sustainable management of their natural resources”.
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... attended. That gives us a lot of hope that women unite their word and their action. We have been able to keep Berta's memory alive in each corner of the country. Her word keeps walking.
I spent 25 years ...