... proposed law released today moves beyond reporting and requires companies to change their behavior – and stop profiting from human rights and environmental harm – or face significant consequences.”
The ...
... In June 2009, the community leader disappeared without a trace. Two weeks later, Rivera’s body was found at the bottom of a well, tortured beyond recognition. Three gang members were convicted of the murder. ...
... and beyond carried out new actions internationally. They filed formal complaints with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to which Switzerland and most rich countries in ...
... lobbyists.
Beyond offering these few carrots, they also carried a large stick. When the Salvadoran government paused new mining licenses to study the issue, the mining companies filed lawsuits against ...
... led to the finding the people who actually killed them. But, didn't go beyond to find who may be behind the murders.
Marco Werman: And Marcelo Rivera, how did his story capture the imagination of Salvadorans ...
... mining operations in Peru go far beyond the Bear Creek corporation. The government of Canada estimates that in 2018, Canadian foreign direct investment in Peru totalled $14.2 billion, with most of that ...
... we first briefly explain what protection under an investment treaty involves before analysing the rise of investment claims in the mining sector in 2020 and its likely continued rise in 2021 and beyond. ...
... 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 ...
... project will have his support, as long as it meets regulatory requirements.
“OceanaGold is a significant employer of local people both in Waihi and beyond,” he said.
Peachey met with local OceanaGold ...
... it a non-renewable resource, which is overexploited beyond its capacity for natural recharge and regeneration. Given this reality, it is necessary to ask ourselves: what will be the long-term impact of ...
... movement and a clear message to local water defenders that pro-mining interests were willing to go beyond typical criminalization tactics to have the mining project up and running. But far from intimidating ...
... nature over corporate rights, as we laid out in the report “Beyond NAFTA 2.0.”
The Sierra Club, one of the most vocal opponents of the USMCA, had demanded complete elimination of the ISDS system, which ...
... the Ombudsman for Human Rights showed interest. For its part, the Foreign Ministry of El Salvador granted a meeting in late 2018 to learn about the subject. However, further actions did not go beyond the ...
... This is supported by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines. In fact, disclosure went beyond what was required by the 2013 Standard. Albeit incomplete, the Philippines was a model in disclosing environmental ...
... ERIC.
Press conference denouncing the lack of regulations to supervise the abandonment of polluted mines by unscrupulous companies. Photo: ACAFREMIN
Beyond the Central American borders, participants ...
... both organizations’ blossoming successes over the years. The event, itself, reflected their extraordinary growth and community support as attendees came from municipalities far beyond Santa Marta, including ...
... toward a map of the country’s contaminated rivers. According to government data, 90 percent of the country’s surface water is polluted beyond repair, and almost 1.5 million Salvadorans do not have access ...
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Members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demanded the immediate removal of Australian/Canadian OceanaGold mining company of El Salvador after the Attorney General's Office ...
... the recent events show a concerted effort by a diverse group of local officials and civil society organizations to make lawmakers take up the issue of a mining ban after years of stalling. Beyond the local ...