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1. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); Aldo Orellana Lopez Terra Justa We supported allies DHUMA to submit questions about Anglo American's Peruvian operations to their online AGM in May 2020. Their responses left much to be desired. The ...; Created on 22 July 2020
2. International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... who were arrested in January. A lack of evidence behind the allegation that they were involved in a civil war-era kidnapping and murder has raised questions from U.S. officials and the U.N. about the ...; Created on 20 December 2023
3. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5: (Free the Santa Marta 5); ... around the world. Together, we can help to raise international awareness of the country’s political crisis and to show urgently needed solidarity with the Salvadoran social movements and the community ...; Created on 08 April 2023
4. Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... “raises questions about whether the true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders”. Without providing details, prosecutors have also accused the five men of illicit association – a crime ...; Created on 04 April 2023
5. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... El Salvador trying to draw attention to water contamination problems left over from before the 2017 ban. His organization was also trying to raise awareness of the rise in artisanal mining, which allegedly ...; Created on 03 April 2023
6. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the current government." "This further raises questions about whether the attorney general's true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders, especially in light of the current administration' ...; Created on 20 January 2023
7. Peru miners fall amid uncertainty over tight presidential election: (Mining and Human Rights); ... a Castillo government that would seek higher taxes on mining is "becoming more of a reality," Rohan Reddy, Global X vice president, and research analyst, said by phone. Higher taxes would raise costs ...; Created on 08 June 2021
8. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... of the case settled the proceeding raised by the mining company regarding the lifting of the immobilisation on the project, Progreso VII Derivada. 3. The official lifting of the immobilisation was set ...; Created on 23 May 2021
9. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... It also notes: “At a hearing on March 25, 2021, in the 4th Court, the judge resolved an incident raised by the mining company, on the lifting of the immobilization of the Progreso VII Derivada [El Tambor] ...; Created on 22 May 2021
10. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... suffocating conditions, residents are concerned about potential impacts on their health, given the close proximity of their homes to the mine. Further questions were raised about the conflict that Pan ...; Created on 17 May 2021
11. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... due to the low price of coal making their operations “economically unviable”. This has raised the alert for several national organizations, because there is no “progressive closure plan respectful of international ...; Created on 22 April 2021
12. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... to continue operating in the Philippines. This raised tensions with local governments, which wanted mining operations halted to curb the spread of COVID-19. Last October, Secretary of Finance Carlos ...; Created on 15 April 2021
13. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Marcelo Rivera organized a team and raised the money to make uniforms that read “Out With Pac Rim” and “No to Mining.” They won the tournament. In another case, Broad and Cavanagh write, “At one of their ...; Created on 11 April 2021
14. Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear: (Mining and Human Rights); ... tried to improperly influence decision makers.” “The Canadian government’s decision to go to court rather than disclose this additional information raises the question: what else did it do to support ...; Created on 02 March 2021
15. OceanaGold (ASX:OGC) fined A$128,500 as environmental concerns at Haile continue: (OceanaGold); ... its Environmental Policy. Former Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Mandy Powers Norrell, who raised concerns regarding the mine's environmental impact before it opened, ...; Created on 15 February 2021
16. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... address complaints about abuses by Canadian corporations overseas, has been criticized by activists for not having any powers to actually investigate or deal with these abuses. CORE was, however, praised ...; Created on 21 January 2021
17. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Date: 3/23/2021 Price: $27.95 Format: Cloth Will Ship On: March 2021 PRE-ORDER NOW Other formats: Audio Book, Kindle The Water Defenders has received excellent praise: “It is rare, ...; Created on 14 January 2021
18. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... at mine sites also raise fears that the virus will spread among local populations. Communities living near mines often suffer from respiratory illness or other health impacts from exposure to noise, toxic ...; Created on 23 July 2020
19. Arrests, harassment of environmental defenders amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... have also raised concerns over the mine’s longstanding depletion and diversion of the community’s water resources, rendering them vulnerable to the COVID-19 outbreak. The PNP escorted the entry of trucks ...; Created on 21 April 2020
20. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... improvement of gold prizes in the international market. Still, these reasons raised several doubts among the Guatemalan population. Guatemalan environmentalists believe that the closure of the Cerro ...; Created on 21 April 2020

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