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21. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... of them will have a voice, even if the last decision is made by the Government,” expressed the archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas. The head of the Salvadoran Catholic Church maintained ...; Created on 20 April 2020
22. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders: (Regional News); San José, February 27, 2020.- Today, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) argued before the Honduran Court of Appeals that the deprivation of liberty of seven defenders of the Guapinol ...; Created on 20 April 2020
23. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... to carry a consultation with local indigenous populations of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, before the implementation of the project. Since 2011, women, children and men have engaged in ...; Created on 18 September 2019
24. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... and San José de Golfo, north of Guatemala City. The suspension remains in effect, pending a final decision from the Constitutional Court. Even after the Supreme Court ordered the suspension, the company ...; Created on 04 May 2019
25. The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya fights for the right to water: (Regional News); Brent Patterson - RABBLE Residents from the communities of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc -- an area known as La Puya -- have been fighting against the Progreso VII Derivada-El Tambor gold ...; Created on 03 May 2019
26. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). We join in solidarity with the residents of San Pedro Ayampuc and San José del Golfo who are deeply concerned about the grave threat the mine poses to water ...; Created on 26 February 2019
27. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Forum, environmental groups, local water boards, the Catholic Church, the Jesuit-run Central American University José Simeón Cañas (UCA), protestant churches, the National University, the Office of the ...; Created on 27 August 2018
28. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... San José del Golfo. A week later, on June 6, the Public Ministry launched a series of raids against the company offices as part of their investigation. The investigators located 76 bags of concentrate ...; Created on 27 August 2018
29. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... reads: “The water is ours, it is not the private companies’” (Photo by author). The events speakers included the Monseñor José Elías Rauda, Bishop of San Vicente, Ana Milagro Guevara, the Environmental ...; Created on 24 August 2018
30. El Salvador: first anniversary of the mining ban A cause for celebration, but the new law faces dangers: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... metallic mining in El Salvador had been presented in 2006 and 2013, but had been largely ignored by legislators. In 2016, experts on water and mining from the Jesuit-run Central American University, José ...; Created on 22 June 2018
31. Solidarity Statement to the People of El Salvador on the day of OceanGold's AG: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... rally we name the courageous people whose blood was spilt in defence of their community. Marcelo Rivera Ramiro Rivera Felicita Escheverria Dora Alicia Recinos Soto and her unborn child Jose Duran ...; Created on 04 June 2018
32. Church in El Salvador backs law declaring clean, affordable water as a human right: (Water Crisis El Salvador); Melissa Vida : America Magazine The archbishop of San Salvador, Jose Luis Escobar Alas, points to Blessed Oscar Romero’s portrait on a shelf in his office. “Blessed Romero, is, without a doubt, a role ...; Created on 08 May 2018
33. Threats to the Law Against Metallic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... outcry and played an active and fundamental role in the approval of the law. Monsignor José Luis Escobar Alas, archbishop of San Salvador, said that the law against metallic mining should not be repealed ...; Created on 07 May 2018
34. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... devastation that the San Sebastián mine wreaked on the people and environment, and participated as an international observer in the first local mining referendum, in San José Las Flores. An overwhelming ...; Created on 07 May 2018
35. Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary: (Media Releases); ... of the risk that the law could be repealed. The archbishop of El Salvador, Jose Luis Escobar Alas, a fierce proponent of the prohibition declared during his Sunday March 25th press conference that ...; Created on 06 May 2018
36. Cross border mining will be the next phase of the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador: (Cerro Blanco); ... the community in San José Las Flores, Chalatenango. In the community of Los Prados, in the municipality of La Laguna, Chalatenango, CRIPDES held a forum on "Cross border mining in El Salvador". The ...; Created on 14 November 2017
37. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... Ombudsman Office, the Central American University, and the Catholic Church, through Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar, joined the chorus and asked to be part of the discussion to ensure that legislators commit ...; Created on 27 July 2017
38. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law: (Sample Data-Articles); ... to privatize the water. The Water Forum, the Human Rights Ombusdman Office, the Alliance for Governance and Justice, as well as the Central American University José Simeón Cañas, and the Catholic Church, ...; Created on 21 July 2017
39. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and 77 percent has demanded that the government take immediate measures to close the door to this industry, according to surveys by Central American University José Simeón Cañas. It was in this context ...; Created on 26 June 2017
40. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... few months, the church threw its weight behind the ban. In February, the Archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, delivered the bill for the Law to Ban Mining to the Legislative Assembly. In ...; Created on 16 April 2017

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