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21. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... plans are drawing scrutiny from conservationists who are worried about the company’s recent troubles and its long-term plans for cleaning up the mining site. John Tynan, director of the Conservation ...; Created on 30 March 2021
22. US Senators introduce bill to tackle corruption & rights violations in Honduras - cite Guapinol case: (Mining and Human Rights); ... his most recent indictment, Hernández has been named a co-conspirator in three other high-profile drug trafficking and corruption cases that have been tried or are being prosecuted by the United States ...; Created on 23 February 2021
23. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... generations and seen different kinds of tourism investment come to the island over the years. But recently, Crawfish residents learned that their municipality was ground zero for a new enclave model that ...; Created on 15 February 2021
24. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... most recent enforcement action, the Haile Gold Mine and a contract laboratory have been fined nearly $128,000 for violating environmental rules in recent months. In September, DHEC announced it had fined ...; Created on 12 February 2021
25. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Aymarazo movement is just one of many examples of resistance to Canadian mining projects in Peru in recent years. In 2018, thousands of people in the district of Huayllay in central Peru protested for ...; Created on 21 January 2021
26. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... further arbitrations related to recent modifications of its renewable energy framework. (See previous Holland & Knight alert, "Foreign Investment Protection Mechanisms in Mexico for Renewable Energy Investments," ...; Created on 21 January 2021
27. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Director of the Association of Participatory Broadcasting of El Salvador (ARPAS), Leonel Herrera, denounced the U.S. government's influence in El Salvador’s policy decisions, including regarding the recent ...; Created on 01 December 2020
28. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... located. Ejido members condemned their presence as an attempt by the company to provoke a confrontation rather than seek respectful talks. More recently, the company’s CEO, Christian Milau, has attempted ...; Created on 28 November 2020
29. ATM Statement on illegal entry of fuel trucks in Nueva Vizcaya: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Vizcaya, especially in light of the floods and landslides brought by the recent typhoons. This illegal entry of fuel to the mines add insult to injury, as OGPI prevented the provincial government from ...; Created on 28 November 2020
30. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... as a result of trumped-up criminal charges. According to a recent report by the UN Working Group on business and human rights, the “root cause of most social conflicts [in Honduras] is the systematic ...; Created on 07 October 2020
31. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); ... Recently, Frederick Benites, president of ANDA under the Nayib Bukele administration, informed the Attorney General of El Salvador about years of grave cases of mismanagement of public funds worth millions ...; Created on 11 September 2020
32. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... Some cases relate to pandemic control measures, and others to ongoing cases. In a recent bulletin, the law firm Garrigues pondered “the question that arises therefore is whether COVID-19 is a new break ...; Created on 01 September 2020
33. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); ... the recent ruling of the Court of Appeals, the Honduran state confirms its sad status as the most dangerous country for environmental defenders in the world. Together with Guatemala and Nicaragua, these ...; Created on 20 August 2020
34. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... legal team will request bond for the illegally incarcerated defenders. The legal team will also present challenges to the recent Court of Appeals rulings. Press Contact: - Edy Tábora, Attorney, Justice ...; Created on 18 August 2020
35. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of Honduras. This is Centeno in a recent video testimony prior to his forced disappearance. ALBERTH SNIDER CENTENO: [translated] We have witnessed how the Garífuna people are being killed, how we’re ...; Created on 17 August 2020
36. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... members of the European Parliament recently denounced that this preventive detention "does not have a solid legal justification" and constitutes "judicial harassment of defenders in the absence of clear ...; Created on 31 July 2020
37. The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... greenwashing. The historic closure of big mines under the late former environment secretary Gina Lopez has been recently announced by current environment secretary and ex-general Roy Cimatu himself as ...; Created on 25 July 2020
38. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); BNAmericas Injunctions by communities and an NGO have seen Guatemala’s three main mines halted in recent years – cementing the country’s reputation as one of the world’s least favorable mining jurisdictions. ...; Created on 23 July 2020
39. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... much as the recently negotiated $6 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan to Pakistan, which is tied to deep economic austerity conditions. Similarly, last year Ecuadorian organizations alleged that ...; Created on 23 July 2020
40. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... activity in recent years and environmental regulations have been flexibilised to the benefit of mining companies. It’s no surprise that, in a phase of economic recovery, they will benefit from the deepening ...; Created on 22 July 2020

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