... movements, environmentalists and human rights defenders gathered in El Salvador to participate in the IV Regional Meeting of the Central American Alliance against Mining -ACAFREMIN.
The meeting aimed ...
... Rescue of the Lempa River", are gathered today in response to the threat represented by metal mining exploitation and especially the "Cerro Blanco" mining project, located in the municipality of Asunción ...
... of Women Fighters of Honduras Asamblea de Mujeres Luchadoras de Honduras) was held in Garífuna territory, where more than 1,500 women and more than 300 girls and boys gathered. That was an event where ...
... it was obtained and awarded through corrupt practices. This case is peculiar, however, because it deviates from the current trend in regard to both gathering and assessing evidence of corruption. Regarding ...
Democracy Now
At least 212 land and environmental defenders were murdered last year — the highest number since the group Global Witness began gathering data eight years ago. Some 40% of those killed ...
... shortages and contaminate water supplies with arsenic and heavy metals, putting people, plants, and animals at risk.
Speaking to a crowd of all ages that gathered to celebrate La Puya´s anniversary on ...
... that a local indigenous community had not consented to the operation. The atlas uses information gathered from local communities to both raise the profile of their struggle and to connect disparate environmental ...
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During the gathering, on Nov. 13-13, environmental defenders shared their experiences in the fight against metal mining in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. According to the representatives ...
... companies on their homes. Eufemia Cullamat vividly remembers the events of September 1, 2015, when armed men came to their Indigenous community in Sitio Han-ayan, Diatagon, and gathered roughly 200 men, ...
... we depend, and to participate in the activities in the week of the "Global Climate Strike" among these, the September 26th gathering in the plaza of the Divine Savior of the World.
As the National Alliance ...
by Kalikasan KPNE
Environmental activists, church leaders, lawyers, economists, scientists, politicians, and indigenous leaders gathered today at the Church of the Risen Lord in the University of the ...
... great uncertainty," he said.
The residents of the neighboring communities of Asunción Mita, that gathered at the meeting at the local parish, affirmed that for them the best thing is for the Canadian ...
by J. Alejandro Artiga-Purcell * - SHARE
Cabañas, El Salvador – This Saturday, in Victoria, Cabañas, over 900 people gathered in the blazing hot plaza to celebrate Radio Victoria and the Social Economic ...
... groups and organizations gathered under the unifying cry of “No to mining, yes to life” to stage protests, hold events, and carry on the momentum.
Creating Activists in Cinquera
Arely Cartagena agreed ...
... desks. Banners and signs with similar messages were carried by activists gathered inside and outside the legislative assembly in anticipation of the legislated ban.
Communities and NGOs in El Salvador ...
... series, bringing the anti-mining struggle of El Salvador to the Canadian north with an informative presentation.
In a local library, a crowd gathered to learn about the environmental crisis in El Salvador ...
... to gather signatures from 40 percent of registered voters. On the books for years, the mechanism had never been used, but it now plays an important strategic role in the country’s movement against metallic ...
... visits to mining-affected communities in neighbouring Guatemala and Honduras and by gathering expert opinion on the company’s environmental assessment. Based on their experiences and the information they ...
Council of Canadians : Rabble
On Friday, dozens of people gathered outside the office of Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, to demonstrate their solidarity with the people of El Salvador ...
... reiterated. During the first IPCM gathering in August last year, participants passed resolutions to build committees on scientific, legal, and academic extension work.
A flashpoint struggle where participants ...