Pac Rim CAFTA Challenge of Salvadoran Environmental, Mining Safety Policies Given Go-Ahead by Tribunal
August 3, 2010
Initial Win for Corporation in Trade Agreement Attack on Environmental Policy Poses ...
... talking about the territories being given to people who have money.
How does the ZEDE project affect the Garífuna people?
In recent years we have been facing such strong pressure. The “Ciudades Modelo”, ...
... to an Oxfam America study, Dirty Metals, "When it comes to toxic emissions, metal mining is one of the leading industries."
Given this reality, broad based social coalitions, together with the Catholic ...
... Despite this, the Xinka people have not given up. The vindication of our rights has not been easy because public officials of four previous governments have denied their existence, in order to justify ...
... action that the mining company carries out which could gives indications of further exploitation, given that the licence remains suspended until an enquiry is carried out into the State violation of the ...
... suffocating conditions, residents are concerned about potential impacts on their health, given the close proximity of their homes to the mine.
Further questions were raised about the conflict that Pan ...
... was not given full investigative powers, limiting its ability to make any meaningful interventions or policy recommendations on issues related to human rights abuses abroad. The name “ombudsperson” is ...
... should be noted that, given the seriousness of the allegations in this case, the WG submitted information on the facts for further study by the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers ...
... corporations – who are the largest source of human rights violations internationally – and not on just any kind of business. Now we have a more general treaty, which can hardly be effective given that ...
... persons, given it controls and supervises the actions of its security forces, and that unlawful demolitions were conducted at its behest”.
Morrison said other human rights abuses associated with the ...
... Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan), said he was unconvinced the new order will uphold environmental protection, given that the country’s mining law gives permit holders complete ...
... Voters of South Carolina, said environmentalists plan to speak out about the mine expansion proposal.
“The conservation community will be weighing in on the expansion permits, especially given the recent ...
... is COVID positive.
In addition, there are at least 15 more positive cases in the Olanchito detention center but the number may be much higher given the overcrowded conditions and lack of prevention measures. ...
... Canada has continued to provide military aid. “Given the grave human rights situation in the Philippines, Canada should not be selling the country military equipment and providing defence cooperation,” ...
... government has never given us anything that we didn’t fight for. She gave everything for this community. She’s the reason me and my family are so firm.”
Venessa’s community is located between two tourism ...
... May 22, 2020)
2. COVID-19-Related Claims Given the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and the drastic measures that have ensued, there are fears that the actions taken by states to control the spread of ...
... most importantly, the powerful and savvy dedication of ordinary people and their communities, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh have given us a terrific play-by-play handbook of how David can, in fact, beat ...
... months. One of the impacts was the lack of access to fresh healthy food.
Alison Jovel, a 21-year-old girl from the El Zacamil community in Guacotecti, had visited María Dubón's demonstration plot. Given ...
... by what it called a “particular importance” given to the term “invested by investors,” the Swiss Federal Tribunal held that Article 1(2) is an ordinary asset-based definition of investment – known for ...
... hasn't been given the go-ahead.
In a statement it said it won’t proceed with any “physical works” or apply for permits in WKP until “comprehensive consultation and engagement” with locals, Indigenous ...