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Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation

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* Teresa Alvarado: Transparencia Activa The inhabitants of Cinquera also asked the city council to call a popular vote so that the citizens of the town can decide through a vote if they are in favor of, or against, mining operations. Inhabitants of the municipality of Cinquera, in the Department...

Fifth referendum on mining is called in Cinquera, Cabañas

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Alfredo Carias : Contrapunto  Arcatao, San José las Flores, San Isidro Labrador and Nueva Trinidad in Chalatenango have already carried out referenda on mining. Citizens of the municipality of Cinquera in the department of Cabañas were asked to participate in a public referendum, to be held ...

Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.

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By P. Cabezas As the morning sun rises on the town of San Jose las Flores, members of the community prepare for the annual pilgrimage to the Urbina Hills, the site that once was the main exploration point for a gold mining project.  Even though mining activity has been idle in over a decade...

Mega projects unite social movements from Honduras and El Salvador

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Gloria Orellana – CoLatino. Berta Caceres' murder did not fall on "deaf ears", peasant and indigenous organizations from Honduras and El Salvador have decided, under a banner of solidarity, to unite to fight against mining, monoculture and the protection of water and ecosystems. Abel Lara,...

Application of Convention NO. 169 by Domestic and International Courts in Latin America

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International Labour Organization The Convention No. 169 is a central element of the contemporary international normative framework for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples. This is a compilation of judicial decisions that have relied on ILO Convention No. ...

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ Rights in Practice, a guide to ILO Convention No. 169

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International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization adopted the Indigenous and Tribal People’s Convention (ILO Convention No. 169) in 1989, which has been ratified by 20 countries. Convention No. 169 was developed to protect self-identified indigenous people and attempts to a...

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