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1. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site: (La Puya International Support Letter); Peace Brigades International Brent Patterson On May 21, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in the symbolic act of handing over machinery to the mining company ...; Created on 22 May 2021
2. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); ... attended. That gives us a lot of hope that women unite their word and their action. We have been able to keep Berta's memory alive in each corner of the country. Her word keeps walking. I spent 25 years ...; Created on 25 December 2021
3. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... 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 ...; Created on 23 May 2021
4. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... 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 ...; Created on 15 April 2021
5. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... over the 58 acres now incorporated into the ZEDE model. The land has allegedly been transferred from the municipal registry to an independent Próspera ZEDE land registry. The ZEDE law gives the Honduran ...; Created on 15 February 2021
6. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... condemned by lawyers, rights groups and US and European lawmakers. “My dad has been jailed for defending a river which gives our community life, for trying to stop the exploitation of natural resources ...; Created on 07 October 2020
7. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... it goes beyond the borders of El Salvador. But something that also gives us satisfaction is to know that sooner or later justice will come and that the truth will be known, as we are seeing today in Spain ...; Created on 15 July 2020
8. Honouring the struggle of Mariano Abarca and Environment Defenders in Chiapas: (Regional News); ... from Otros Mundos Chiapas in his opening remarks. “That painful moment has become the wind that gives us strength... What better way to celebrate his life as part of social movements, than by honoring ...; Created on 26 December 2019
9. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... killings at the hands of police. The controversial new anti-terror law doesn’t allay fears, either. The law, which barrelled through Congress this year, gives police and military broader powers to go after ...; Created on 04 October 2019
10. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... other international investment agreements, gives transnational companies a binding resource to a perverse international arbitration system known as Investor Dispute Settlement - State-Investor State (ISDS). ...; Created on 18 September 2019
11. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... the Defense of the Environment and Human Rights in the Face of the Impacts of Mining Extractivism in Central America”, released Feb. 11 in San Salvador, gives an account of this expansion and its impacts. ...; Created on 07 May 2019
12. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... agreements, gives transnational companies binding recourse to a perverse international arbitration system known as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ISDS claims are heard in tribunals such as ICSID ...; Created on 26 February 2019
13. “Latin American Countries exposed to law suits from transnational comporations: Manuel Pérez Rocha: (Regional News); ... for different struggles against the abuse and impunity by corporations.“We must create a political framework that gives visibility and protection to respective social resistance movements, and that is ...; Created on 10 May 2018
14. Can Victory Over Irresponsible Mining in Central America Spur a Win in the Philippines?: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... have waged a decades-long battle to block the construction of what would be one of the largest gold and copper mines in Southeast Asia. And it gives a boost to groups fighting to shut down the destructive ...; Created on 01 February 2018
15. A wake-up call for Trump's trade agend: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... and jobs. The No. 1 NAFTA provision that does this is the investor-state clause. By making it easy for corporations to sue governments in other countries, this provision gives firms a big incentive ...; Created on 03 March 2017
16. El Salvador Lessons for the TPP Fight: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... and Dora Alicia Recenos gave their lives are worthy. It fills us with joy and also gives us reason to believe that our struggle in defense of life is just.” Of course, the struggle is not completely over. ...; Created on 10 November 2016
17. For grassroots organizations, the fight to protect water and local communities continues, now on a larger scale: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Montes, director of Association of Social Economic Development (ADES), a human rights organization, said the victory gives the Salvadoran grassroots a lot of strength in continuing its fight against exploitative ...; Created on 10 November 2016
18. Undermining the Land: the defense of community rights and the environment in Mexico: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... communities, organization that defend human rights, mining companies and public authorities. This report gives a voice to human rights defenders who are fighting for their right to land and a clean environment ...; Created on 23 April 2016
19. El Marco jurídico para la privatización del agua en El Salvador: (General Environment Backrounders); ... it only available to those that have the money to pay. This study provides background information on the water situation in El Salvador, gives an analysis of the water reform, and describes reactions to ...; Created on 23 April 2016
20. OceanaGold vs El Salvador: Foreshadowing 'Trade' Under the TPP: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... investor-state tribunal with proven tendency to favor corporate interests over arguments for protecting national sovereignty, the environment, and human rights. The pending case in El Salvador gives ...; Created on 11 July 2015

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