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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); ... from Guapinol, Honduras, he has been held without bail in pre-trial detention for more than a year. The incarcerated men were part of a local campaign to protect water sources in their community. “He’s ...; Created on 25 September 2020
2. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); Global Voices One of the most essential aspects of COVID-19 prevention is regularly washing your hands; however, hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans are facing COVID-19 without reliable access to water. ...; Created on 11 September 2020
3. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and observers including a group of MEPs. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that “governments should release every person detained without sufficient legal basis, including ...; Created on 01 September 2020
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. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... (headed by the Regalado and Wright Families) who freely use all the surface and groundwater of the coastal territories, often times without permits and paying a pittance for its use. This Law, however, ...; Created on 23 December 2021
6. Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... supervise the operation of those who participate in mining activities, without distinguishing between metallic and non-metallic mining. It also proposes obtaining mining resources as a "duty of the State" ...; Created on 16 December 2021
7. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and communities without access to this vital liquid, the source of all life, are taking to the streets. Metal mining is a threat to water due to enormous consumption and contamination with toxic materials, ...; Created on 14 December 2021
8. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... legislature has made multiple attempts to repeal the 2003 mining ban and recently rejected the Popular Initiative – without legislative debate. This caused massive social upheaval in the last few weeks ...; Created on 17 May 2021
9. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... without recognizing Canada’s role in establishing these systems. “The Philippines’ characterization as a weak governance state are the remnants of over four centuries of plunder and looting with mixed ...; Created on 12 May 2021
10. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the company to respect the Indigenous Xinka people’s right to be freely consulted without violence and threats, and to immediately cease interference in their communities. Indigenous leaders such as Secretary-Treasurer ...; Created on 12 May 2021
11. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... rights defenders should be pursued without delay and ex officio by the State. The authorities should not, and cannot, wait for the defense to file appeals to request the release. In fact, the time that ...; Created on 11 May 2021
12. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... In June 2009, the community leader disappeared without a trace. Two weeks later, Rivera’s body was found at the bottom of a well, tortured beyond recognition. Three gang members were convicted of the murder. ...; Created on 23 April 2021
13. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... (e.g. for renewables infrastructure) – although without changing its damaging practices on the ground. While extensive documentation exists, along with complaints in national courts and international ...; Created on 22 April 2021
14. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... on Human Rights 2011 report found that OceanaGold had violated human rights by illegally demolishing at least 187 houses in Didipio, without a court order and without relocating those without shelter. ...; Created on 22 April 2021
15. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); The Nation Robin Broad and John Cavanagh In March 2017, people from poorer communities across El Salvador stood up to corporate power and convinced their legislature to make their country the first ...; Created on 05 April 2021
16. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... They froze without showers, toilets, or washing machines — let alone drinking water — for days or even weeks. The irony that Texas, the state built on fossil fuels, was completely unprepared for extreme ...; Created on 28 March 2021
17. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... financial obligations to the PZ without relying on subsidies from the PZ government. Breach of this Agreement can result in revocation of residency. New Residents are also subject to a probationary period ...; Created on 15 February 2021
18. OceanaGold (ASX:OGC) fined A$128,500 as environmental concerns at Haile continue: (OceanaGold); ... pollution-related penalty issued to a South Carolina company in more than a year — was largely due to the significant length of time that the Haile operation had gone without adhering to environmental ...; Created on 15 February 2021
19. No renewal for Didipio Mines: (OceanaGold Philippines); Manila Times Leander C. Domingo The municipal government and the indigenous people community are strongly against the mining license renewal of Australian mining firm, OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. ...; Created on 08 January 2021
20. Vizcaya gov still opposes Didipio: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... in its conduct of a field-based investigation without the Ancestral Domain Office (ADO) final decision. This was over the tribe’s pending Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) application over the ...; Created on 08 January 2021

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