... chairperson of a Washington-based law firm who defends governments in such suits, has described the system as the “Wild Wild West of International Law”. According to Kahale III, when it comes to international ...
... is not because of the lack of enthusiasm from the civil society and the extractive companies. The lack of interest and leadership to prioritize good governance in the sector comes from the national government. ...
... activities that communities from Cabañas are currently engaged with, and could be promoted as alternatives to artisanal and industrial mining. These activities can generate higher incomes and a better ...
... and other data storage seized during combat operations.” He said the information also comes from former terrorists who now assist the government in its counterterrorism operations, and denied any accusations ...
... and conserve the environment.
This development even becomes more ironic as the government decided to renew this mining contract during the UN General Assembly which had tackled climate change as its ...
... the waste we produced in small-scale mining and the one that comes from their mine tailings,” Palpag said. “They did not accept it.”
The production of citrus trees, to which the province was known to ...
... that has a central role in designing ISDS rules, third-party funding was one of several key issues under discussion. This comes several months after the International Centre for Settlement of Investment ...
... Court justices and that the cases currently before them be allowed to play out and that decisions be made based on the rule of law.
Undoubtedly, this corporate assault comes at a delicate moment in ...
... KCA’s Public Relations representative. “The whole system of investment is under attack.”
A History of Resistance
The decision comes after nearly 6 years of peaceful resistance by residents of the neighboring ...
... histap. “Water comes twice or three times a week,” he says. “When I change my filter every few months, it is full of dark, slimy mud.” Like many other families, he relies heavily on commercial bottled ...
... rescue the Lempa river, but they contradict themselves when it comes to the economic approaches required to implement these reforms. For example, in regards to investments and the creation of employment, ...
... was not a political issue. Milton Arias, an FMLN alderman on the Cinquera Municipal Council, said the emphasis was always on protecting the environment.
“If a mining project comes to the municipality, ...
... profile of the case and forcing it on to the government’s agenda “they [the government] are afraid of any kind of sanction that comes from an international body….this is why it’s important to further strengthen ...
... first municipality in its department to ban mining, three more are scheduled to occur for this year.
The mayors’ letter comes on the heels of the February 6th visit to the Legislative Assembly by the ...
... lethal, they will pollute our aquifers. We are already threatened with the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala, if it becomes exploited it will contaminate Lake Güija and by extension the Lempa river would ...
... lethal, they will pollute our aquifers. We are already threatened with the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala, if it becomes exploited it will contaminate Lake Güija and by extension the Lempa river would ...
... this disease strongly attacks the nervous and immune systems. “The company has not provided the supply of clean water to the population. Instead, we have to buy the expensive water that comes in bottles”, ...
... government”.
He therefore welcomes it when Salvadorans take a stand against gold mining and foreign tribunals. Just as in Arcatao, in the northern Department of Chalatenango, by the border with Honduras. ...
... for us are poverty and contamination”. To this day, acid waste water still comes out of the mountain. Blanco points to a stream that runs by the corn fields. It shimmers with orange acid waste water from ...
... these marked "No" on the ballot for the referendum to "defend" against metal mining in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango.
Santos comes from a small valley in the canton of Teosinte, Arcatao. At ...