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1. Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining El Salvador San Salvador December 16, 2021 - Only four years have passed since El Salvador banned metal mining in all its forms. ...; Created on 16 December 2021
2. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... live in hiding for fear of being captured by the army who do not need a judge to issue an arrest warrant. The Guatemalan Nickel Company also benefits from the Siege status especially since the company ...; Created on 22 July 2020
3. Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... role in securing a historic mining ban in El Salvador have been detained accused of civil war era and gang-related crimes, in what rights groups fear is a ruse to restart mining. Miguel Ángel Gámez, ...; Created on 04 April 2023
4. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... deal with China that some environmentalists fear will include pathways to introducing mining concessions. China has made an aggressive push into Latin America in the past few years with its Belt and Road ...; Created on 03 April 2023
5. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... fear of water defenders in El Salvador. And, this is why there is now a global outcry over these arrests." #SantaMarta | Diversos colectivos ambientalistas están afuera del Centro Judicial Isidr ...; Created on 20 January 2023
6. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... part that the government failed to adequately protect its mine from local communities that set up a peaceful protest camp out of fear that gold mining would contaminate scarce water supplies. This accusation ...; Created on 07 June 2021
7. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... coordinator of Kalikasan PNE, also feared that the new mining order would lead to the “doubling, if not tripling, of environmental disasters and human rights violations in mineral-rich areas” across the ...; Created on 24 May 2021
8. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); Counterpunch Jen Moore In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, ...; Created on 12 May 2021
9. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); PROSPECT Sasha Chavkin From tropical rain forests to drinkable water, a vast share of the planet’s essential environmental resources are found in developing countries. When growth-oriented governments ...; Created on 23 April 2021
10. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... work that the water defenders did, is positioned as less than a “PhD in economics.” I fear that the term “ordinary people” does something similar: It positions rural people as somehow less than the urban ...; Created on 11 April 2021
11. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); The State Sammy The reality of living near a gold mine is a worrisome thing, says Angel Estridge, whose family owns property less than a mile from a pond full of nasty mining waste. She fears that ...; Created on 02 April 2021
12. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... 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 ...; Created on 21 January 2021
13. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... domestic legal system may not provide an adequate remedy. For example, an investor may not wish to settle disputes before a host state's domestic courts for reasons of (i) fear of bias; or (ii) unfamiliarity ...; Created on 06 January 2021
14. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... programs, the Kenya Forest Services has demolished over 300 Ogiek homes in Mau Forest and burned 28 homes in Embobut Forest. In countries with most aggressive projects encroaching ancestral lands, fear ...; Created on 17 December 2020
15. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... given to late Regina Paz “Gina” Lopez, former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary and a staunch anti-mining advocate. During her short yet “fearless” stint as environment secretary, Lopez closed ...; Created on 07 October 2020
16. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... a recount of the votes had to flee to Lithuania in fear of imprisonment. In response to the allegations of electoral fraud, large peaceful protests have erupted across the country and were pushed back ...; Created on 29 September 2020
17. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and Mr. George and the families of the jailed men now fear for their lives. On Aug. 28, a day after Amnesty International issued an urgent action alert related to the case, the Sisters of Mercy in Washington ...; Created on 25 September 2020
18. 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras: (Regional News); ... uniforms, sowing fear in the community. They first arrived at the home of Alberth Centeno’s father and physically harassed him, demanding that he lead them to his son’s house, where they pulled Centeno ...; Created on 03 September 2020
19. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... Canoero, of the Mexican Network of Affected for Mining (REMA), in conversation with Deutsche Welle. Pedro Canoero is a pseudonym. The activist has asked to keep his identity anonymous for fear of coercion ...; Created on 09 August 2020
20. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... the car was stolen the previous day and that it contained bags of food meant to be distributed by the government. Given the situation in the area, community members “fear that the police will try to ...; Created on 31 July 2020

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