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1. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); José Cruz - Prensa Comunitaria Failure to comply with constitutional judgments and provisions of the executive power characterize the actions of the mining company Guatemalan Nickel Company CGN-PRONICO ...; Created on 12 June 2020
2. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... mining industry puts even more pressure on the country’s water supplies. In 2013, Oxfam warned that the “development of large-scale metallic mining [in El Salvador] would further contribute to the deficiency ...; Created on 06 April 2023
3. Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... firm’s permit lapsed. “That OceanaGold was able to easily reverse its suspension and is now enjoying the railroading of its Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) renewal puts to question ...; Created on 27 May 2021
4. Urgent Action: Immediately release Guapinol defenders in high risk: (Mining and Human Rights); ... The outbreak means that other defenders are also at risk. The Honduran state knowingly holds the Guapinol Water Defenders in illegal detention and puts their lives at risk. The state is responsible for ...; Created on 14 March 2021
5. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Bialiatski, founder of the Belarusian human rights organisation Viasna; Siarhei Dyleuski; Stsiapan Putsila, founder of the Telegram channel NEXTA; and Mikola Statkevich, political prisoner and presidential ...; Created on 29 September 2020
6. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); ... arbitration against the government of Guatemala is very worrisome. If the tribunal rules against Guatemala, this could have a terrible domino effect that puts communities at risk, in which extractive companies ...; Created on 24 August 2020
7. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... and the United States) puts new limitations on investor claims. For example, claims cannot be made for indirect expropriation, which is used by companies to get “compensated” for profits it expected to ...; Created on 03 May 2020
8. German parlamentarians demand justice for Honduran environmental activists: (Regional News); * Deutsche Welle COVID-19 threatens the entire population globally, but puts the most vulnerable at greater risk, including prisoners in prisons, who, many times, cannot keep their distance due to the ...; Created on 20 April 2020
9. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... right for mining in El Salvador; pollution from mining jeopardizes our water and therefore our health; mining puts the Lempa River – the primary source of water for more than half the population- at risk. ...; Created on 23 June 2017
10. A wake-up call for Trump's trade agend: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... called for the renegotiation of NAFTA to (as he puts it) help U.S. workers. So far, the media focus has been on Trump's suggestion that he wants to increase tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico. But NAFTA ...; Created on 03 March 2017
11. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Edgardo Ayala : IPS News Environmental organizations are not dropping the guard in their fight against the operations of transnational mining corporation OceanaGold, which has just lost litigation against ...; Created on 05 January 2017
12. El Salvador Lessons for the TPP Fight: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... agreements. And so while we continue to support our heroes in El Salvador, we must also work for a whole new approach to international trade and investment that respects democracy and puts people and ...; Created on 10 November 2016
13. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... is part of a trade model that puts the needs of corporations before the needs of workers and the planet. The Salvadoran government did what a responsive democratic system is supposed to do: it listened ...; Created on 14 October 2016
14. Arcatao: participatory democracy defeats mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Marina Bonneti Successful referendum puts Municipality of Arcatao among the few official Mining-Free Territories in El Salvador On Sunday, November 8th Arcatao became the fourth Municipality in the ...; Created on 11 November 2015
15. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... environmental policies and environmentalists argue that the very threat of ISDS puts a chill on environmental policymaking, making investment treaties a serious obstacle to the bold strategies required ...; Created on 18 May 2015
16. El Salvador’s struggle against corporate impunity: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... while citizens who are victims of corporate abuses have no such recourse at international level. An important resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission in June 2014, which puts on the table a mandate ...; Created on 20 October 2014
17. Social movements celebrate historic vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... approach is a disguise for deep corporate capture of governments that puts investor interest above the rights of people.” Before the vote, both Ecuador and South Africa emphasized the unprecedented support ...; Created on 26 June 2014
18. Ángel Ibarra: “We will promote environmental sustainability in the country”: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... articulate this new agenda for the country? The FMLN’s Government Plan takes from the agenda that was built from civil society inputs during the development the “National Dialogue”. A public consultation ...; Created on 28 May 2014
19. Congressional Briefing: Do Trade Agreement International Investor Protections Imperil Local Communities and the Environment?: (Background and reports ); ... in compensation. The mere threat of the case puts pressure on the Peruvian government to weaken its environmental and health policies, and has disrupted justice in the victims’ case in U.S. courts. ...; Created on 04 April 2012
20. Yes to Life, No to Mining: (Commerce Group); “Yes” to Life, “No” to Mining Wednesday, February 29, 2012 / 10:09 am By, Carlos Chita, Diario Co Latino Editorials Translated by Jan Morrill That Congress puts the Executive Branch’s political ...; Created on 23 March 2012

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