San José, February 27, 2020.- Today, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) argued before the Honduran Court of Appeals that the deprivation of liberty of seven defenders of the Guapinol ...
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More than one hundred member organizations of the Alliance Against the Privatization of Water in El Salvador mobilized throughout the country to deliver letters to regional Legislative offices ...
List of already confirmed actions and events
September 3rd
Press conference OceanaGold campaign launch. LOCATION: San Salvador, El Salvador. CONTACT: alfredo.carias@gmail.com
September 5th ...
... that even the exploration process has already generated risks to surface and groundwater resources, public health and the productive development of communities in Guatemala and El Salvador due to toxic ...
When it Comes to Mining, the Canadian Government has a Closed Door Policy, Even to Canadian Citizens
On Wednesday June 13, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (the Mesa) held a rally in ...
... de manera expedita a seis meses de prisión preventiva por cargos relacionados con un presunto delito cometido hace casi 30 años. Ahora, como miles de otros presos en El Salvador, corren el grave peligro ...
... Embassy or Consulate in your city calling for the immediate release of the Water Defenders.
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... Planes massacre (twenty-seven killed), and the Santa Cruz massacre (up to one hundred killed). Additionally, Bukele refuses to open military archives related to the El Mozote massacre, in which the US-trained ...
... think tank that also advocated for the mining ban, said in a statement.
Vidalina Morales, president of ADES, speaking at an event calling for the release of the five arrested activists. (Photo courtesy ...
Common Dreams
Jessica Corbett
Critics warn that the Salvadoran government is "desperate for revenues" and trying to "demobilize potential grassroots opposition" to reversing a historic nationwide ban ...
... seems to be political revenge," the statement published by CDHAL points out.
Original source: https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Santa-Marta-Community-Leaders-Are-Persecuted-in-El-Salvador-20230119-0006.html ...
... - which involves the suspension of various constitutional rights-, but in this case, it should not apply because those charged have no relationships with gangs.
In view of these events, the undersigned ...
... it took a position against the Municipal Consultation, a historic event that clearly marked the determination of the people against the installation of metallic mining operations through a consultation ...
... as it risks being too steep and wet compared to mining industry standards.
An analysis of the Environmental Impact Study of the Cerro Blanco mine carried out by Dr. Steven Emerman, an expert in mining ...
... government to promote extractive industries, even if this is against the will and welfare of the people.
We demand from the Republic of El Salvador states its position on the cross-border mining issue ...
... duty to prevent, reduce and control pollution in the Trinational Basin of the Lempa River and, above all, in compliance with the Trinational Treaty of the Trifinio Plan, which obliges the state of Guatemala ...
... there is a humanitarian crisis that is creating the notion that “everyone wants to leave this country”.
OFRANEH was born in the late seventies. At that time, OFRANEH concentrated its fight against the ...
... for mining and quarry exploration proposals.
These latest events cause alarm because they seem aimed at allowing activities related to metal mining in the country. In addition, these actions of the government ...
... of the Salvadoran people.
Even more worrisome is recent legislation creating the General Directorate of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Mines, approved by the Legislative Assembly on October 26 of this year ...