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1. The lawsuit that could put El Salvador in check: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); By: Alejandra Martins - BBC Mundo / Translation: Marina Bonetti and Sigrun Pallesen In an office in Washington, three arbitrators are about to decide on the lawsuit filed by the multinational mining ...; Created on 30 September 2015
2. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Boxxer Gold Corp.) have known operations in the country, according to Claver. These companies are part of a global mining sector predominantly based in Canada and infamous for unchecked environmental and ...; Created on 12 May 2021
3. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the collapse of the rule of law. In the remote regions where many environmental resources are found, development projects are often backed by a toxic mix of political corruption, organized crime, and unchecked ...; Created on 23 April 2021
4. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... OceanaGold’s private security force also used violence against community members. The commission also found that the company had erected fences and checkpoints on roads used by locals, as well as using ...; Created on 22 April 2021
5. US Senators introduce bill to tackle corruption & rights violations in Honduras - cite Guapinol case: (Mining and Human Rights); ... That is the purpose of this legislation,” said Leahy. “Human rights violations, democratic backsliding, and drug trafficking have been unchecked in Honduras for far too long,” Durbin said, “I am proud ...; Created on 23 February 2021
6. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... At one point this year, “they were really sick,” Ms. Sorto says. “They were told they’d get checked out by a doctor, but they never found out if they had Covid or dengue or what they had.” Over the ...; Created on 25 September 2020
7. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... communities have organized to put up their own checkpoints to control who can enter, given their lack of trust in the government’s ability to contain the pandemic. These include communities resisting mining ...; Created on 23 July 2020
8. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... to mine with few regulations. Mining companies also face few checks and balances that would otherwise maintain environmental standards and human rights—and the Philippine Army, police, and militias have ...; Created on 04 October 2019
9. The long overdue breakup: Nueva Vizcaya and Oceanagold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... days, Pumihic himself would join a team manning the checkpoint. They bar the entry of supplies for Oceanagold, an Australian-Canadian gold mining company, that he, together with the rest of the community, ...; Created on 16 September 2019
10. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... 2018 (IPS) - Rosa Dávila is busy cooking ears of corn, to be eaten by the men and women who have set up a checkpoint on the side of the road to block the passage of supplies sent to a mining company that ...; Created on 09 May 2018
11. Community of San Sebastian still endures Commerce Group’s legacy of contamination.: (Commerce Group); ... propped up by old wooden beams of questionable quality. Nearby, the investigators checked on two shipping containers left behind by CGC. The containers are said to hold barrels of cyanide, the chemical ...; Created on 13 February 2017
12. Media coverage of the International Month of Action: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... DC hit the streets outside the World Bank to protest the OceanaGold mining corporation’s $301 million lawsuit against the government of El Salvador (Check out news coverage here from the Washington Post ...; Created on 29 September 2014
13. News Summary international campaign against OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... million lawsuit against the government of El Salvador (Check out news coverage here from the Washington Post and Inter-Press Service). In 2009, the Pacific Rim mining company (which was rescued in 2013 ...; Created on 25 September 2014
14. General information for participants: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); Thank you very much for registering for the fact finding mission and for your interest in learning more about issues of mining in El Salvador. We are hoping that through this experience participants will ...; Created on 15 April 2013
15. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... were really sick,” Ms. Sorto says. “They were told they’d get checked out by a doctor, but they never found out if they had Covid or dengue or what they had.” Over the past two years, 31 people from ...; Created on 25 September 2020

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