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1. The law on the right to water reaches Parliament, "people's lives are at stake" warns Cardinal Rosa Chav: (Water Crisis El Salvador); FIDES Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, in his usual Sunday press conference, said he hopes that the initiative of the water law that the government will present contains the progress made in ...; Created on 15 June 2021
2. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... at his parish and worked as a mason. “I’m really proud of him,” Ms. Sorto says. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the seven men, plus another who has been in jail since December 2018, have not been allowed ...; Created on 25 September 2020
3. La Mesa releases a memoir of their collective struggle to ban mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... an effort to provide incentives for artisanal miners to convert to more sustainable occupations, reparations for families that were victims of mining violence have not been issued, no efforts have been ...; Created on 29 June 2021
4. Peru miners fall amid uncertainty over tight presidential election: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Peru have already been counted, while only 21% of the votes abroad have been counted. Around 997,000 Peruvians were authorized to vote abroad and so far Fujimori has won 63% of the votes cast. For investors, ...; Created on 08 June 2021
5. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... root causes of migration, she should vow to dismantle neoliberal rules that have been devastating for rural and Indigenous peoples. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations ...; Created on 07 June 2021
6. First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... meeting was chaired by the Vice Minister of Sustainable Development for MEM, Oscar Pérez. In chronological order, Pérez made a presentation concerning the meetings that have been held with the Xinka People ...; Created on 26 May 2021
7. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); Bulatlat Adam Ang Oceanagold’s mining operations in Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya have dried up the sources of water, polluted the environment and crippled the livelihood of farmers. “We won’t be ...; Created on 24 May 2021
8. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Derivada [El Tambor] mine, they have not yet received the execution, so the preparatory process cannot begin. This ruling is not yet final because the Constitutional Court must resolve extensions that ...; Created on 22 May 2021
9. Human Rights Advocates and Legal Experts Deliver Blueprint for New International Corporate Accountability Law in Canada: (Mining and Human Rights); ... to do its human rights and environmental due diligence, those affected would have the statutory right to bring a civil lawsuit against that company in Canadian court. “Canadian businesses that are already ...; Created on 21 May 2021
10. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... walked away too and it has since been labeled a “time bomb”. There have been five emergency declarations due to the high levels of heavy metal contamination in the Moche river from acid mine drainage, ...; Created on 17 May 2021
11. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Consolidated Mining Corporation has worked closely with the Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. over the past 20 years— and the environmental impact of their operations have been devastating. “Abra ...; Created on 12 May 2021
12. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Panel found that "there is no basis to justify the trial". In addition to the fact that there is no justification for advancing the trial, the defenders have been prosecuted by a court that "has not responded ...; Created on 11 May 2021
13. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... abroad. And, as you might expect, many of those projects involve shady corporate practices and violations of human rights. There have been an astounding number of conflicts at Canadian-run mines. Pick ...; Created on 07 May 2021
14. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... who have opposed the mine have been killed, putting its owner, Inversiones Los Pinares, at the centre of a deadly environmental conflict in the mineral-rich Bajo Aguán region. Local communities are concerned ...; Created on 06 May 2021
15. Reactivation of Cerro Blanco Mining Project: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Energy and Mines (MEM) a “2-year temporary closure due to technical failures and flooding”, since when no mining activities have been carried out. Yesterday (4th May) Bluestone Resources Inc. issued ...; Created on 06 May 2021
16. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the country have led to the marginalization and oppression of communities and indigenous peoples, as well as pollution and the destruction of the environment," Guerrero said in a statement. Kalikasan ...; Created on 05 May 2021
17. Gov’t finalizing terms for OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... gold and copper mine have lost their jobs during the first round of permanent layoffs conducted by OceanaGold. Along with the termination of direct employees, approximately 400 people working with contractors ...; Created on 05 May 2021
18. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... hammer home the point. The 2020 “Lawless Amazon” project by the Brazilian media outlet Agência Pública details how mining, sugar, and cattle interests have overrun indigenous communities in their drive ...; Created on 23 April 2021
19. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... efforts to ensure that Glencore assumes responsibility for its impacts, the landscape in the territories does not seem to have changed much. For this reason it is necessary to support the push for mechanisms ...; Created on 22 April 2021
20. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... and Indigenous people, Morrison said on April 16, because “OceanaGold has been found to have committed serious human rights violations”. OceanaGold started mining in Didipio in 2013, despite opposition ...; Created on 22 April 2021

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