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1. Water Forum of El Salvador: Water law secretly negotiated by goverment and private sector: (Mining and Human Rights); ... there was no negotiation with the private sector and it was denied that a new water bill was being planned. The Water Forum publicly denounces the existence of a proposed “General Water Law” agreed ...; Created on 26 September 2016
2. International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... legitimacy of the charges. A group of 17 U.S. members of Congress is the latest to call for their release and a closer look at the steps the government is taking to renew a defunct mining sector. The ...; Created on 20 December 2023
3. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... table in ongoing free trade discussions between El Salvador and China. Meanwhile, some Canadian companies have maintained an interest in El Salvador’s mining sector. Financial reports released in 2022 ...; Created on 06 April 2023
4. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... an international body that supports “sustainable development goals” for the mining sector. Neither institution responded to a request for comment. The country last November also began negotiating a trade ...; Created on 03 April 2023
5. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... he explained, "recent government actions signal an imminent reopening of the mining sector: El Salvador joined the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining in 2021, legislation to create a Directorate of Hydrocarbons ...; Created on 20 January 2023
6. Public statement from social movement organizations on the detention of members of the Santa Marta community and ADES in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... of the Salvadoran population, especially of the most vulnerable sectors. Alianza Centroamericana contra la Minería (ACAFREMIN) Aliados Internacionales contra la Minería en El Salvador Alianza contra ...; Created on 13 January 2023
7. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... a considerable source of inspiration within the religious sectors in Guatemala.” Preparing an EIA for a major extractive project always requires consulting the affected communities, but the lack of ...; Created on 22 September 2022
8. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... sectors in quantities equal to or greater than 365,000 cubic meters of water per year for 15 renewable years, with no upper limit on the quantity of water concessions for commercial purposes, compromising ...; Created on 23 December 2021
9. Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... The struggle led by communities affected by the threat of mining lasted more than twelve years, and this struggle was joined by different sectors of Salvadoran society and the international community that ...; Created on 16 December 2021
10. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... foreign and multilateral institutions or organizations "linked to the mining sector”; promoting the exploration of special areas where deposits with confirmed economic potential are located; and coordinating ...; Created on 14 December 2021
11. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the center of ISDS cases involving the mining sector in the region. In addition to Guatemala, mining companies have sued Panamá, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia over regulatory decisions to revoke operating ...; Created on 07 June 2021
12. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... how mining investments could help in recovering the pandemic-battered economy. Ibon Foundation cited the following “paltry” gains of the mining sector since 2001: Taxes, fees and royalties from mining ...; Created on 24 May 2021
13. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Boxxer Gold Corp.) have known operations in the country, according to Claver. These companies are part of a global mining sector predominantly based in Canada and infamous for unchecked environmental and ...; Created on 12 May 2021
14. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... mining industry. Canadian diplomats regularly accompany mining company representatives to meetings with government officials and lobby on their behalf. Mineral sector companies are major beneficiaries ...; Created on 07 May 2021
15. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... a series of devastating mining accidents. The executive order released Thursday was welcomed by the mining sector -- but green groups branded the decision "outrageous" and warned it could lead to more environmental ...; Created on 05 May 2021
16. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... The mining sector was the deadliest in the world for environmental and land defenders in 2019, according to Global Witness; the Philippines has the most mining-related killings that year, and activists ...; Created on 15 April 2021
17. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... fight. A corollary of this lesson: Some in the private sector can emerge as comrades in a struggle that many perceive as anti-corporate. Granted, the water defenders in El Salvador had an advantage over ...; Created on 05 April 2021
18. Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Rights Global Witness report of 2020 citing over half of all reported killings of rights defenders occurred in just two countries, the Philippines and Colombia, and mining was the deadliest sector with ...; Created on 25 February 2021
19. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... new in the mining sector. Since the late 1990s, nearly 50 cases concerning mining concessions have been brought before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), one of ...; Created on 06 January 2021
20. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in its exploration phase, the company closed its facilities in 2017 due to the approval of the Law prohibiting metallic mining. Following the expectations of a local sector to improve the living conditions ...; Created on 05 January 2021

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