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21. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... Disputes]” declared the president of Ositrán, the Peruvian government transport infrastructure agency, when Peru’s Congress in April suspended the collection of road tolls during the COVID-19 emergency. ...; Created on 01 September 2020
22. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); ... of a security company hired by the mining company. Lawyer, Edy Tabora, a member of the legal defense team, declared in a press release that “The court's decision reaffirms the clear alliance between ...; Created on 20 August 2020
23. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... industry was declared non-essential, mining companies in the territory had to close operations from the beginning of April, a period of suspension that had to extend until May 31. Yet, mining companies ...; Created on 09 August 2020
24. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... incriminating evidence against them." Along the same lines, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, declared on March 25, 2020: "Now, more than ever, governments should ...; Created on 31 July 2020
25. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... water and ways of life. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, however, governments in country after country have declared mining an essential activity or responded to industry pressure to do so after a ...; Created on 23 July 2020
26. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... January 15: Tahoe Resources declares commercial production at Escobal. 2016 February 24: Supreme court orders the suspension of activities at Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ (KCA) Tambor gold mine, ...; Created on 23 July 2020
27. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate: (Regional News); ... in the coastal zone, the monoculture of sugar cane expands without any control, exhausting water sources, eroding biodiversity, contaminating the soil, and affecting public health," as declared by the ...; Created on 06 June 2020
28. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... in 1994. Ecuador’s 2008 Constitution in Article 422 declares that treaties or international instruments that permit international arbitration are unconstitutional for undermining the nation´s sovereignty. ...; Created on 03 May 2020
29. International report finds that the Honduran government violates the rights of Tocoa's environmental defender: (Regional News); ... the Carlos Escaleras National Park; The immediate registration of the Carlos Escaleras National Park, as well as of all other areas declared protected by the National Network of Protected Areas of Honduras ...; Created on 20 April 2020
30. Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the pressure of “foreign investment” in the country is not successful. Luis González from UNES declared that there is still a “mining threat” in the national territory, and that there is a possibility ...; Created on 26 December 2019
31. Governor Aduviri must remain in jail: (Regional News); ... declared unfounded the appeal filed by the defense of the former Aymara leader. Thus, confirming a previous ruling by the Puno Criminal Court and Supra-provincial Collegiate. Through Resolution No. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
32. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... the concession was granted to Inversiones los Pinares there was a suspicious legislative reform of Decree 127-2012, which declared the current mining site as a protected area known as the Montaña of Botaderos or ...; Created on 24 October 2019
33. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... already six feet under.” Since Duterte came into power in 2016, extrajudicial killings, including those of land defenders, have skyrocketed. Environmental watchdog Global Witness declared the Philippines ...; Created on 04 October 2019
34. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... of the communities, and that is threatening the life of the ecosystems in the area and the quality of human life.” Also, the communities in peaceful resistance of La Puya demanded “To declare the DR-CAFTA ...; Created on 18 September 2019
35. The long overdue breakup: Nueva Vizcaya and Oceanagold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... rights abuses committed by the company. In January 2011, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) declared that OceanaGold had violated the rights of Dipidio residents, including their Right to Residence, ...; Created on 16 September 2019
36. Save Nueva Vizcaya Movement Launched: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... of Nueva Vizcaya. In its unity statement, Save Nueva Vizcaya declared that “our most urgent mission is to oppose destructive large-scale mining projects such as the 12,864-hectare Didipio copper and ...; Created on 16 September 2019
37. Global protest launched against OceanaGold mine in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... office where they will submit a petition letter asking OceanaGold to pull out their operations in the Philippines. On June 20, 2019, the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Government declared the operation of ...; Created on 02 September 2019
38. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... be declared detrimental to the wellbeing of Guatemalan people and contrary to the Guatemalan Political Constitution, further considering that Guatemala has already had to pay $32.4 million dollars to two ...; Created on 26 February 2019
39. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... that had declared Santa Ana a project of national priority, despite the Peruvian Constitution banning foreign-owned mining concessions within 50km of the national border. Subsequently the community ...; Created on 28 August 2018
40. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Tribunal, to declare the country on the verge of water stress, meaning insufficient water resources to meet human demand. Confirming this view, a study by the Office of the Ombudsperson for the Defense ...; Created on 27 August 2018

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