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1. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Mount “Carlos Escaleras” National Park. While these eight remain imprisoned, five others, who initially had the charges against them dropped after voluntarily presenting themselves to the courts, were ...; Created on 25 September 2020
2. La Mesa releases a memoir of their collective struggle to ban mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the communities that led to the acts of violence and assassination of 5 environmentalists in Cabañas and the strategies these communities utilized to forge a robust national and international movement ...; Created on 29 June 2021
3. Anglo American files lawsuit against Colombia: (ISDS); ... to reach a pre-arbitration agreement with these companies to avoid lawsuits. Cerrejón planned to develop La Puente to offset expected production declines elsewhere. The pit contains 35 million tonnes ...; Created on 08 June 2021
4. Peru miners fall amid uncertainty over tight presidential election: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of the votes against Fujimori's 49.8%. These results represent a change of course compared to the first hours after the elections when Fujimori had a slight advantage. However, as the day progresses, and ...; Created on 08 June 2021
5. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Harris is traveling to Guatemala this week to discuss solutions to the poverty, violence, and corruption that are among the driving forces of migration. Contributing to these drivers are neoliberal arrangements, ...; Created on 07 June 2021
6. Mining is not ‘recovery’: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Sagittarius Mining Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan, South Cotabato. These developments are disconcerting, for they are the exact opposite of what “recovery” should look like. If there’s anything this pandemic ...; Created on 02 June 2021
7. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... violations and ecological disasters, which shall never be a good offset to the so-called revenue that these mines will bring,” Dulce claimed. False stance, public betrayal Pamalakaya also counted EO ...; Created on 24 May 2021
8. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... that the expansion caused. Over forty families were uprooted and moved to a “Residential Unit” that adjoins the mine site, where the company exercises near complete control over daily life. On top of these ...; Created on 17 May 2021
9. 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
10. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... to the frequent requests for appeal and habeas corpus" filed by the defense. The WG urges the State to compensate and redress the situation and to investigate the responsibilities in these abuses. It ...; Created on 11 May 2021
11. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Agreement (FIPA) is now in force. This agreement provides substantial protections for Canadian investors in Mongolia, where there are already significant Canadian-owned mining assets. These “investors’ ...; Created on 07 May 2021
12. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... the committee members were nominated for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded annually by the European Union. Yet, in Honduras, these same activists are victims of defamation campaigns, ...; Created on 06 May 2021
13. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and powerful Western corporations set their sights on these lands, or the minerals beneath them, local people standing in their way frequently find themselves bulldozed. In the era of climate catastrophe, ...; Created on 23 April 2021
14. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... to it. One of the companies that made the most news during the pandemic was the Swiss mining transnational Glencore. Some of the most important of these developments regarding Glencore’s operations and ...; Created on 22 April 2021
15. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... agreements that will maximize government revenues and share from production, including the possibility of declaring these areas as mineral reservations to obtain appropriate royalties, in accordance to ...; Created on 15 April 2021
16. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of “development” that mining promised. Broad and Cavanagh describe a few of these events, and the water defenders’ ingenious ways of subverting them. For example, Pac Rim bankrolled a local soccer tournament. ...; Created on 11 April 2021
17. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in the world to ban mining to save its precious rivers. Their battle cries: “Water, not gold” and “Water for life.” In the process of their 13-year fight, these water defenders organized a national coalition ...; Created on 05 April 2021
18. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... their water from polluting corporations. In our travels, we’ve seen these fights up close — they’re harrowing, but also inspiring. As we in the United States face similar struggles, we might take some ...; Created on 28 March 2021
19. An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... water defenders. These are not people with a lot of resources. Mining companies offered their towns jobs and money, but they were not interested. Why not? Robin Broad: Beginning with Marcelo, people ...; Created on 22 March 2021
20. Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear: (Mining and Human Rights); ... commission retracted its request. “Although many details are blacked out, these records paint a damning picture,” says Emily Dwyer, Coordinator of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability. “Canadian ...; Created on 02 March 2021

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