... who have waited seven years for a World Bank tribunal decision in the controversial case of OceanaGold v. El Salvador. The rally, organized by the Toronto-based Mining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN), ...
... World Bank in the spotlight. This campaign recruited allies including the AFL-CIO and Teamsters, earned coverage in leading U.S. media outlets, and convened a rally in Washington, D.C., outside the tribunal’s ...
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Rallying industry When he assumed office in 2016, Duterte was outspoken in his opposition to mining, which he blamed for degrading the environment. He imposed a ban on open-pit mining in 2017 and appointed ...
... won’t be stuck with a cleanup bill one day, Columbia lawyer Bob Guild said. “My view is they need to have more financial assurance, generally, and it needs to be in the most reliable form that is not subject ...
Water is life. Countless communities across the world, from Flint, Michigan to the Standing Rock Reservation to the Gualcarque River in Honduras, have used this phrase as a rallying cry against powerful ...
... Republic -“CARICOM-DR FTA”) provides for three different disputes resolution mechanisms, but does not expressly allow the investor to unilaterally choose one of them. Hence, investors cannot resort to ...
... surroundings that naturally benefit from the Asana River, and that they would inevitably be affected by the diversion.
In this sense, it is necessary to promote studies by independent researchers from ...
... law. This new discussion allowed the participation of the organizations but limited their opportunity to express their opinions only in writing, not in person or orally. Then, the Environment Commission ...
... artisanal mining in order to transition to occupation, naturally with the help of the State. However, this transition was started by the FMLN government and it still constitutes an urgent matter to be ...
... on this important issue.
Sakura Saunders is editor of protestbarrick.org and a member of the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network. The group will hold a rally and march starting at Christie Pits Park ...
... of the failure of KCA and the state to credibly evaluate the impact that the gold project would have on water supplies in a region with high levels of naturally-occurring arsenic.
We further express ...
... in which the state intervenes in the social conflicts themselves, especially by declaring states of emergency...then people are killed, literally murdered, and great physical and psychological damage i ...
... A week later on June 14th about 4000 students and faculty of the National University marched to the legislature and also demanded to be part of the discussions as well. The rally turned violent when security ...
... spoke to meetings all over Australia and at what was the first rally out front of OceanaGold’s office in Collins Street Melbourne.
Since then we have held over 51 rallies outside their office. At every ...
... signed petitions [for the bill], because we want to take the people’s support [to Congress].” Rallying the general population was essential to achieving the ban on metal mining in 2017.
The archbishop ...
... interests hovering over them. Nonetheless, the demonstrated tenacity and ability of Salvadorans to draw literally hundreds of organizations around the world to join them a they to defend their preference ...
... a mining permit.
Legislated limits have been imposed on metal mining elsewhere under pressure from affected communities and to protect ecologically and culturally important areas.
Costa Rica banned ...
... after community, majorities voted to impose bans within their borders.
The anti-mining movement was able to bridge deeply partisan divides and rally supporters with the slogan “No to Mining! Yes to Life!” ...
... in the 12.75 km2 area for which it was requesting an exploitation permit.
This latter failing – setting aside everything else that is legally, morally and environmentally wrong with Pacific Rim’s presence ...
... of Cabañas, frequently traveling to the capital to lobby policymakers and rally their allies, and keeping up the drumbeat through the press, including community radio. They also traveled internationally ...