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21. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Martínez Díaz - are members of the Municipal Committee in Defense of Common and Public Goods of Tocoa. They are imprisoned for their participation in a peaceful protest camp against a mining company, whose ...; Created on 29 September 2020
22. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... who dares to defend the public and common goods of Honduras.” [Want to discuss politics with other America readers? Join our Facebook discussion group, moderated by America’s writers and editors.] According ...; Created on 25 September 2020
23. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); The Court of Appeals ruling confirms Honduras as the most dangerous country for environmental defenders in the world. On August 15, members of the Committee for the Defense of the Public and Common Goods ...; Created on 20 August 2020
24. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... to defend the public and common goods of Honduras," said Attorney Edy Tábora, from the Justice for the People's Law Firm and a member of the legal defense team. "This case is not just about Guapinol. This ...; Created on 18 August 2020
25. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... you see what has happened to the Garífuna community, it’s happened across America to all Indigenous and Black communities. Why? Because we live in common union with the Mother Nature. We take care of the ...; Created on 17 August 2020
26. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); ... current context, in order to ratify the goal of this alliance of organizations and communities for a Water and Sanitation Law, as a resource of the State and to safeguard this common good. "The deputy Martha ...; Created on 17 June 2020
27. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... In a majority of these cases, the communities most affected by the mining projects have been actively organizing to defend their territories and natural commons. For local residents, these projects are ...; Created on 03 May 2020
28. Arrests, harassment of environmental defenders amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Commission on Human Rights SAAC Bldg., UP Complex, Commonwealth Avenue Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Voice: (+632) 928-5655, 926-6188 Fax: (+632) 929 0102 Email: chairgascon.chr@gmail.com ...; Created on 21 April 2020
29. PRESS RELEASE: Citizen´s proposal for a general water law in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... of our common goods. In this context, we welcome with satisfaction the decision taken by the current Environment and Climate Change Commission, in January 2020, to reopen the legislative debate on this ...; Created on 20 April 2020
30. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... approach to common goods, but a consensus was never reached at the Environment and Climate Change Commission. In November 2019, the National Alliance against the Privatization of Water, asked the Legislative ...; Created on 20 April 2020
31. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders: (Regional News); ... of the Commons of Tocoa, and national and international human rights organizations have mobilized within the framework of the "Meeting of the peoples for water", to demand freedom of the seven defenders. ...; Created on 20 April 2020
32. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. Sombrerete Mountain in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, where Pan America Silver operates its La Colorada mining project. Image by Thelmadatter via Wikimedia Commons (CC ...; Created on 02 March 2020
33. Tocoa is declared free of mining, but controversial mining project remains active: (Regional News); ... In the recent past, they have also presented several unconstitutional challenges on the concession. Community leader and member of the Municipal Committee in Defense of Commons, Adilia Castro, described ...; Created on 26 December 2019
34. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... reads a statement from IPS. This year the award was granted to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Commons of Tocoa, a coalition of community groups, NOGs, faith and social organizations who since ...; Created on 24 October 2019
35. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Indigenous peoples. They had been red-tagged. Simongo said the 27 had one thing in common: they were critical of human rights and environmental abuses at the gold and copper mine in Didipio village, ...; Created on 04 October 2019
36. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... system to pursue their commercial interests abroad—too often to challenge responsible government policies taken in the public interest in developing countries. A common narrative runs through many of ...; Created on 05 May 2019
37. ENDORSERS / SIGNATARIOS: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network (CANADA) BC CASA/Cafe Justicia Breaking the Silence (CANADA) Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives(CCPA) Canadian Jesuits International (CANADA) Common ...; Created on 25 February 2019
38. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... realities, and to achieve consensus focused on the common good. _____________________ Andrés McKinley is a water and mining specialist at the José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA). He ...; Created on 27 August 2018
39. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... the suspension of the license for exploitation for the controversial Progreso VII Mining Project, commonly known as El Tambor. Despite the court’s order, the Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mining stated ...; Created on 27 August 2018
40. The international dimensions of the fight for water in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... General Water Law, a bill that recognizes water as a human right and a common good that must be managed publicly with a focus on sustainability, priority and affordability for domestic use, as well as ...; Created on 02 July 2018

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