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1. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer
(Mining and Human Rights)
Aldo Orellana Lopez Terra Justa We supported allies DHUMA to submit questions about Anglo American's Peruvian operations to their online AGM in May 2020. Their responses left much to be desired. The ...
Created on 22 July 2020
2. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders
(Regional News)
... to defend human rights. ” In light of the standards set forth, CEJIL requested the Honduran Court of Appeals to issue a ruling in accordance with the aforementioned standards and, therefore, to revoke ...
Created on 20 April 2020
3. Bishop Rauda: Mining is not a question of right or left, it is a question of life or death!
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
Gloria Orellana : CoLatino We thank the grace of God for having won at the ICSID where El Salvador was being sued by OceanaGold/Pacific Rim company. "An applause for the people" said in emotional words ...
Created on 10 November 2016
4. Communities in rural El Salvador request a referendum to keep mining projects out of their territories.
(Territories Free of Mining)
... to be delivered to the municipal City Council.  The petition requested the council of San Jose Las Flores to conduct of a local referendum to declare the municipality a “Territory free of Mining."   ...
Created on 08 September 2014
5. A Question of Sovereignty
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... said law. Theypresented a request to the Legislative Assembly detailing a reform that would ensure that corporations are no longer afforded the option of suing the government in the ICSID, before filing ...
Created on 26 October 2012
6. PRESS RELEASE:ICSID rejects request by Commerce Group to extend trial against El Salvador due to failure to pay
(Media Releases)
Given its failure to pay its fees to ICSID, the tribunal rejected the extension request by the mining company Commerce Group in the trial against El Salvador On August 9th the International Centre for ...
Created on 12 August 2012
7. Mining Firm Doubles Up On Law Firms in Quest for Pot of Gold
(FTAs & ISDS)
Mining Firm Doubles Up On Law Firms in Quest for Pot of Gold Sarah Anderson, IPS Global Economy Project Director Posted: 06/06/2012 5:50 pm A Canadian mining company has cleared a major legal hurdle ...
Created on 05 July 2012
8. International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... who were arrested in January.  A lack of evidence behind the allegation that they were involved in a civil war-era kidnapping and murder has raised questions from U.S. officials and the U.N. about the ...
Created on 20 December 2023
9. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... a murder during the country’s twelve-year civil war (1980–1992). In the context of Bukele’s increasing openness toward mining, however, some in El Salvador and around the world are questioning the true ...
Created on 06 April 2023
10. Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... “raises questions about whether the true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders”. Without providing details, prosecutors have also accused the five men of illicit association – a crime ...
Created on 04 April 2023
11. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... an international body that supports “sustainable development goals” for the mining sector. Neither institution responded to a request for comment. The country last November also began negotiating a trade ...
Created on 03 April 2023
12. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... of the current government." "This further raises questions about whether the attorney general's true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders, especially in light of the current administration' ...
Created on 20 January 2023
13. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation
(Cerro Blanco)
A municipal referendum was held on September 18 in Asunción Mita, Guatemala, that will impact the future of the Cerro Blanco mine.  The question on the ballot aske d people if they were in agreement ...
Created on 22 September 2022
14. PRESS RELEASE: The municipal consultation on Cerro Blanco mine is valid and legitimate
(Cerro Blanco)
... but these do not call into question the transparency and forcefulness of the results obtained in the municipal consultation process, nor we idenfied improper actions by members of the Municipal Commission ...
Created on 21 September 2022
15. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... it had requested the Guatemalan authorities to “modify” the environmental permit and that it awaits “receiving approval.” For the mayors, open-pit mining "is more destructive" and the damage to the environment, ...
Created on 12 June 2022
16. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... it had requested the Guatemalan authorities to “modify” the environmental permit and that it awaits “receiving approval.” For the mayors, open-pit mining "is more destructive" and the damage to the environment, ...
Created on 12 June 2022
17. Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... firm’s permit lapsed. “That OceanaGold was able to easily reverse its suspension and is now enjoying the railroading of its Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) renewal puts to question ...
Created on 27 May 2021
18. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states
(La Puya International Support Letter)
... right to be consulted. The lifting of the immobilisation is not a ‘go ahead’ for exploitation. We request that the Human Rights Ombudsman remains vigilant for any action carried out against the people’s ...
Created on 23 May 2021
19. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business
(Mining and Human Rights)
... shareholders submitted questions regarding the social and environmental impacts of the company’s business on communities in Mexico, Peru, Guatemala and Argentina, they were ignored and their questions ...
Created on 17 May 2021
20. Imai v. Canada: Access-to-information lawsuit concerning Canada’s intervention in human rights case against Goldcorp in Guatemala
(Mining and Human Rights)
... requests in 2014. The documents released to date, though redacted, show that Canadian officials engaged on Goldcorp’s behalf with decision-makers in Guatemala and Washington after the Organization ...
Created on 11 May 2021
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