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1. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Agreement (USMCA), the pact has some improvements but remains a handout to large corporations. This is particularly evident in the USMCA rules related to investor rights. One of the most controversial ...; Created on 03 May 2020
2. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...: (Cerro Blanco); ... protection is the responsibility of each of the three states. 6. That within international law and particularly of the Treaty between the Republics of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras for the execution ...; Created on 12 June 2022
3. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... the priorities for domestic human consumption and creating conditions for the violation of the human right to water of the population, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable. As social organizations, ...; Created on 23 December 2021
4. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... from the Canadian government. A call for justice The conflict in Tocoa has increasingly gained the attention and support of the United Nations, particularly the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner ...; Created on 06 May 2021
5. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... the statement states. This comes a few months after the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment appealed to Colombia and the company to protect the communities affected by Cerrejón, particularly ...; Created on 22 April 2021
6. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... to 2019, when the government allowed the operation of suspended mining firms and pushed for the rehabilitation of government-owned mines, particularly nickel mines, to cater to Chinese demand for nickel. ...; Created on 15 April 2021
7. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... their fight as simply one against mining; instead, they were “pro-water, pro-life.” This suggests that similar campaigns should champion a positive goal, expressing what the movements are for—particularly ...; Created on 05 April 2021
8. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... leaks from the waste disposal pond could pollute well water, as well as a creek that runs by her family’s home, particularly since the mine has broken environmental laws multiple times. For now, she’s ...; Created on 02 April 2021
9. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... and muscle weakness, depending on the amount of exposure and the form of mercury, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Babies are particularly vulnerable. Mercury in high doses has caused ...; Created on 12 February 2021
10. No renewal for Didipio Mines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... villages particularly between Nagtipunan town of Quirino province and Kasibu town of Nueva Vizcaya province. To support the Bugkalot-llongot tribe, the Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) of Nagtipunan ...; Created on 08 January 2021
11. Vizcaya gov still opposes Didipio: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... of Didipio. This was apparently the reason for the non-renewal of OGPI-FTAA to support the IP community particularly the Bugkalot/Ilongot, who have been roaming these areas “since time immemorial” and ...; Created on 08 January 2021
12. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); Lexology Hogan Lovells A commitment of capital in a foreign state, particularly with long-term profit horizons, can be a risky undertaking. When a host state harms a foreign company's investment, the ...; Created on 06 January 2021
13. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... external to the community. We are teaching them to reproduce their own seeds, instead of buying supplies from agro service stores, which today are particularly expensive due to the Covid 19 pandemic ”. ...; Created on 05 January 2021
14. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... Particularly, the Dominican Republic argued that, unlike the language used in other treaties it signed, the treaty in question (the Free Trade Agreement between the Caribbean Community and the Dominican ...; Created on 19 December 2020
15. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... particularly in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Bataan provinces since 2000. As a fisherfolk himself, he was involved in a campaign against the China’s takeover of Philippines’ islands in the West Philippine ...; Created on 07 October 2020
16. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... But these same measures have introduced new risks for human rights defenders who are now particularly vulnerable to armed groups trying to silence them. We urge the governments of Honduras and Colombia ...; Created on 31 July 2020
17. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... and other extractive projects, who have faced particularly intense forms of harassment and repression from police and military, exacerbating territorial conflicts. Meanwhile, human rights and environmental ...; Created on 23 July 2020
18. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... whose parents may not have been supporters of the anti-mining resistance, but who now celebrate his legacy in San Isidro, particularly the building of Cultural Community House that is one of the first ...; Created on 15 July 2020
19. Arrests, harassment of environmental defenders amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... and organizations to be conducted by an independent body; The immediate issuance of cease and desist orders of abovementioned large-scale mining companies, particularly the lack of human rights due diligence ...; Created on 21 April 2020
20. Criminalization increases against environmental defenders and social movements of the Central American region: (Regional News); ... is represented by the correlation between militarization, criminalization and the increase in foreign investment, particularly in the mining, hydroelectric energy production, and agro-industry sectors. ...; Created on 26 December 2019

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