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1. Agriculture, a sustainable economic alternative to mining
(Mining and Human Rights)
ARPAS The mining industry does not provide enough income to cover the employment, food, and quality of life needs of the communities in the department of Cabañas.  Thus, reflecting on alternatives that ...
Created on 26 December 2019
2. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... or not—and even the most compelling petitions for alternative measures to avoid a lengthy pretrial detention get denied." "We are deeply concerned for the well-being of these men and the dangerous precedent ...
Created on 20 January 2023
3. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people
(Regional News)
... we said: women have to speak and take the floor, but we also have to give ourselves the opportunity to change this country, to build alternatives. Representatives from 16 of the 18 departments in Honduras ...
Created on 25 December 2021
4. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward
(Mining and Human Rights)
... in the Próspera Charter. PZ's adjudicative system is designed to integrate common law as an alternative to the country’s civil legal system. It is made up of the Próspera Court and the Próspera Arbitration ...
Created on 15 February 2021
5. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... of the area. To date, the law only specified the prohibition of metallic minerals, but no support has been generated to provide for alternative, sustainable development initiatives for the local economy ...
Created on 05 January 2021
6. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions
(Regional News)
... 18 months. Solway halts mining at Fénix, switching to alternative ore sources. The Escobal and Fénix mines are likely to remain suspended for some time to come as a result of court rulings, while KCA’s ...
Created on 23 July 2020
7. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico
(FTAs & ISDS)
... trade deal curtails this “investor-state” dispute settlement (ISDS) somewhat. But it falls far short of the progressive demands for an alternative system that prioritizes human rights and the rights of ...
Created on 03 May 2020
8. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine
(Cerro Blanco)
... 2009 and 2018. The inhabitants of the communities near the river have, overtime, decreased the consumption of water from the lake. However, many do not have an alternative. This is the case of Ángela ...
Created on 21 April 2020
9. The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine
(Commerce Group)
... to pending environmental remediation and implementing alternative economic activities for artisanal miners, known as "güiriseros".  El Salvador made history in March 2017, when the Legislative Assembly ...
Created on 26 December 2019
10. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington
(Regional News)
... which extends though the Colon, Olancho and Atlantida departments.     Criminalization as a response to dissent In October 2018, residents and alternative news outlets reported the deployment of ...
Created on 24 October 2019
11. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case
(Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala )
... the road in order to stop the passage of machinery to the site. Despite of the blockade, several complaints indicated that the operations of the company have continued by using alternative ways of extract ...
Created on 18 September 2019
12. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... (MARN) this July 24th, to request that the new government implement the necessary actions to guarantee the definitive closure of the mines, compensate the environmental damages and offer alternative employment ...
Created on 18 September 2019
13. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment
(FTAs & ISDS)
... released earlier this week by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Digging for Dividends: The use and abuse of investor-state dispute settlement by Canadian investors abroad. Their report ...
Created on 03 May 2019
14. ENDORSERS / SIGNATARIOS
(La Puya International Support Letter)
...  Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network (CANADA) BC CASA/Cafe Justicia Breaking the Silence (CANADA) Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives(CCPA) Canadian Jesuits International (CANADA) Common ...
Created on 25 February 2019
15. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
... a key obstacle in the effort to build good governance in the water sector over the past 12 years. As an alternative, a broad-based National Alliance Against the Privatization of Water, the National Water ...
Created on 27 August 2018
16. El Salvador: first anniversary of the mining ban A cause for celebration, but the new law faces dangers
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
Andrés McKinley - UK LAB On March 29th, 2017, the small country of El Salvador became the first nation in the world to exercise its sovereign right to say “no” to metallic mining after carefully analyzing ...
Created on 22 June 2018
17. “Latin American Countries exposed to law suits from transnational comporations: Manuel Pérez Rocha
(Regional News)
... the space to implement public policies, promote economic development and have an alternative dispute resolution system that would be open to all the parties of one dispute."Internationally, we invite you ...
Created on 10 May 2018
18. The dilemma of artisanal miners after the mining prohibition in El Salvador
(Commerce Group)
... and to take steps to face out artisanal mining into more sustainable economic alternatives. In the post prohibition period, government officials in charge of the transition have committed to following ...
Created on 07 May 2018
19. Threats to the Law Against Metallic Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... as güiriseros) to assist them in transforming their mining activities into more sustainable alternatives. Along with Belloso, other leaders of organizations and communities expressed their reservations, ...
Created on 07 May 2018
20. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... a ten years prison sentence, he was granted an early release by a judge. But the search for justice, closing existing mining operations and the implementation of sustainable economic alternatives after ...
Created on 08 February 2018
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