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21. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of these two fighters Orlando Letelier and Roni Moffit killed by Pinochet with a car bomb in Washington in 1973. Like the other fallen environmentalists in this fight, Marcelo leaves us a legacy with ...; Created on 15 July 2020
22. German parlamentarians demand justice for Honduran environmental activists: (Regional News); ... is especially critical in Honduras. According to the NGO "Global Witness", between 2010 and 2017 alone, more than 120 people who fought in defense of the environment were killed. For some weeks, this risk ...; Created on 20 April 2020
23. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... even killed in violent confrontations with the country’s military and police, as well as with private Israeli and U.S. security forces hired by Tahoe Resources. The mine went into production in 2014, but ...; Created on 02 March 2020
24. The Salvadorean State has a pending debt with land defenders criminalized by mining companies: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and Dora Sorto, who were criminalized and killed for opposing mining projects in this area. On this occasion, the commemoration was held in the town of Maraña, home to some of the victims of the repression ...; Created on 26 December 2019
25. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... many, dozens more were wounded, three people were detained by the authorities and Levin Alexander Bonilla, a 32 year-old from the community of Ceibita, was killed. The military action was followed by ...; Created on 24 October 2019
26. Oceanagold’s wealth is misery for Kasibu farmers: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the ones who polluted our river but they were the ones dumping lake-wide chemical wastes,” Palpag said. “I even challenged them to see who’s producing the toxic wastes that killed our rivers by drinking ...; Created on 16 September 2019
27. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... activists, not only in Guatemala, but in the Central American region and other parts of the world where that industry has arrived. Guatemala reported 22 environmental and land defenders killed between ...; Created on 03 May 2019
28. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... 78 human rights defenders killed during the last two governments in Peru, 67% died as a result of the actions of state forces during social protests." The third stage of criminalisation is "the wa ...; Created on 28 August 2018
29. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... in recent years, at least 127 environmentalists have been killed, including Berta Cáceres. She was riddled by bullets on Mar. 3, 2016, for her fierce opposition to the construction of the Agua Zarca ...; Created on 09 May 2018
30. Threats to the Law Against Metallic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... killed. Although the separate murders of 4 activists were attributed to criminal gangs, community members state that the clear link is their involvement in the opposition to the mining company. Similarly, ...; Created on 07 May 2018
31. A year with a bitter taste in environmental matters in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... for the environmentalist martyrs killed for defending life against mining companies in Cabañas, contribute to an overall environmental balance for el Salvador art the 2017. Translated by: Giada Ferrucci ...; Created on 01 February 2018
32. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demands justice in the case of murdered environmentalists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Mining Metallic and a member of the Departmental Board of the FMLN. Ramiro Rivera, community leader, farmer by profession and father of two children, was later killed by several people who ambushed him ...; Created on 01 February 2018
33. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to sue, community leader and outspoken mine opponent Marcelo Rivera was tortured and killed. Six months later, Ramiro Rivera Gómez of the Cabañas Environmental Committee and activist Dora Alicia Recinos ...; Created on 26 June 2017
34. In El Salvador, a moment more precious than gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... activists were killed in 2012 under circumstances similar to those in which five activists were assassinated in Cabañas province in El Salvador. In 2017, the new government of the Philippines had finally ...; Created on 26 June 2017
35. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... until the final ruling was released in October 2016. The Final Showdown Flash forward seven years, after four community leaders were brutally killed in northern El Salvador, and after countless marches, ...; Created on 26 June 2017
36. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the Washington tribunal. In June 2009, community leader and outspoken opponent to the El Dorado mine, Marcelo Rivera, was tortured and killed. Six months later, Ramiro Rivera Gómez from the Cabañas Environmental ...; Created on 03 March 2017
37. Solidarity rally in Toronto as decision released in OceanaGold v. El Salvador case: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of an industry that itself operates with impunity." Seven people have been killed while resisting OceanaGold/Pacific Rim's mining operations in El Salvador and the Philippines. At the rally their names ...; Created on 10 November 2016
38. Bishop Rauda: Mining is not a question of right or left, it is a question of life or death!: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... killed and while defense lawyer, Luis Parada, invited people not to leave the fight for the rights of the population. "We are all proud to have been able to represent the State of El Salvador in the ...; Created on 10 November 2016
39. MUA calls on Australians to support campaign against OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... clothes in a spring. She was a mother of six and eight months pregnant at the time. The bullet killed her and her unborn child and injured her two-year-old son she was nursing. On June 4th 2011, Jose ...; Created on 28 September 2016
40. Mega projects unite social movements from Honduras and El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... pollution and theft of natural resources. "The struggle of Berta and the people of Honduras was hopeful, but she was killed cruelly and we know that the US is indirectly involved, as they have been intensifying ...; Created on 17 September 2016

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