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1. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... of the more than 25 organizations who participated, the governments of the region criminalize environmental defenders who oppose extractive projects and to favor mining and other extractive companies. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
2. URGENT COMMUNIQUE: To the people of Asuncion Mita, the national and international community: (Cerro Blanco); ... but to favor big business. The statement published by the Ministry of Energy and Mines states that the consultation, which the rejection of mining projects, "lacks a legal basis" and therefore "it lacks ...; Created on 23 September 2022
3. PRESS RELEASE: The municipal consultation on Cerro Blanco mine is valid and legitimate: (Cerro Blanco); ... of those who cast ballots voted against metal mining projects and only 10.63% expressed were in favor. The Commission is made up of representatives of the municipal government of Asunción Mita, the Catholic ...; Created on 21 September 2022
4. 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); ... rescuing the Lempa River, and supporting all the local, national and international efforts in favor of the protection and sustainable management of such an important shared resource. 2. That the Trifinio ...; Created on 12 June 2022
5. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... companies. Another mechanism that generates water injustice, and favors theft and dispossession, are the private agreements between ANDA (National Association for the Management of Sewers and Aqueducts) ...; Created on 23 December 2021
6. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... such as the Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which have been imposed on Guatemalans. This framework favors the development of large-scale mining and energy projects that ...; Created on 07 June 2021
7. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... favor of their opponents. In the course of their struggle, the water defenders face trials of biblical proportions, including the brutal and unsolved murder of their leader Marcelo Rivera, a teacher ...; Created on 23 April 2021
8. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... in resuscitating an economy bogged down by the COVID-19 pandemic, by generating revenue and jobs and contributing to Duterte’s flagship infrastructure program. Duterte’s pivot in favor of mining goes back ...; Created on 15 April 2021
9. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... community meetings, a Pac Rim official boasted that cyanide was so safe that he was more than happy to drink a glass of a favorite local drink, horchata, laced with a white power he claimed was cyanide. ...; Created on 11 April 2021
10. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... Gold Mine has had a tremendous positive impact on a lot of lives,’’ said Byrd, a mine employee who lives within 10 miles of the mine and favors the expansion. “It has my full support. I work there and ...; Created on 02 April 2021
11. No renewal for Didipio Mines: (OceanaGold Philippines); Manila Times Leander C. Domingo The municipal government and the indigenous people community are strongly against the mining license renewal of Australian mining firm, OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. ...; Created on 08 January 2021
12. Vizcaya gov still opposes Didipio: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... areas where OceanaGold operates. Rosario Camma, over-all chieftain of the Bugkalot tribe, said the issuance of CNO was “rigged” in favor of the mining company to expedite the renewal and approval of its ...; Created on 08 January 2021
13. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in the municipality, Romero was in favor of these initiatives: “we know that organic agriculture is very important for all of us, I have noticed that in developed countries they are practicing it a lot ...; Created on 05 January 2021
14. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... the multiple measures applied in favor of former public officials and business executives implicated in high-impact corruption cases and who have been released by the justice in the application of the ...; Created on 28 December 2020
15. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... in the agreement. For example, it removes the system of party-appointed arbitrators in favor of a pre-selected pool of arbitrators, appointed by States. It also includes a permanent appellate arbitration ...; Created on 19 December 2020
16. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Update: On October 15, the Legislative Assembly approved, with 78 votes in favor, reforms to Article 2 of the Constitution of the Republic, which recognizes access to water as a fundamental human right. ...; Created on 01 December 2020
17. EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right, the satisfaction of the Church: (Water Crisis El Salvador); Agenzia Fides San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador unanimously approved, with 78 votes in favor and no votes against, the reform of the Constitution of the Republic ...; Created on 30 November 2020
18. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... human rights defenders in Honduras … illustrating the government’s tendency to favor economic interests over human rights and its willingness to attack their citizens’ freedom of association, expression, ...; Created on 07 October 2020
19. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); ... extractive companies; that, together with local capitals, operate within regulatory frameworks favorable to their interests to the detriment of the common good, to the detriment of the sustainable development ...; Created on 20 August 2020
20. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... favorable impact on the case, the court refused to accept and consider the arguments in its ruling. This week, the case file must be transferred to the Court of Letters to convene a hearing, during which the ...; Created on 18 August 2020

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