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21. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... mining corporation. If ever there was an example of how the seeds of a local battle flowered into a formidable global campaign, it was this one. At a time when organised dissent is both under attack ...; Created on 23 June 2017
22. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... has won this battle against a transnational (mining) company.” The vote marked the culmination of more than a decade of pressure from community activists, environmentalists, and increasingly, from the ...; Created on 16 April 2017
23. El Salvador Votes for Water over Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... metallic mining. The people of El Salvador and their international allies against irresponsible mining are celebrating a historic victory. After a long battle against global mining companies that were ...; Created on 16 April 2017
24. Western University Professor Brings El Salvador Anti-Mining Struggle to Canadian Audience: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... $301M lawsuit against the country of El Salvador, which the company lost in October after a seven-year battle. With this context, she provided the audience with a better understanding of the complex contemporary ...; Created on 08 March 2017
25. Pressure Grows on Mining Giant to Pay $8 Million to El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... on Tuesday, demanding that the company adhere to an earlier ruling by a World Bank body that ordered the company to pay the government of El Salvador US$8 million after a years-long legal battle. OceanaGold, ...; Created on 05 March 2017
26. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... While the recent tribunal decision lifts a tremendous burden off the Salvadoran people, the battle to get the company to pay up and pack up is not over. El Salvador’s Water Protectors Pacific Rim ...; Created on 03 March 2017
27. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to impose the moratorium which has been maintained by the subsequent left-wing, FMLN-led governments. The moratorium led to a seven year long legal battle between the state and Australian/Canadian mining ...; Created on 13 February 2017
28. El Salvador Church Leaders Fight for Ban on Mining Exploitation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... forward in the Congress, and the latest proposal is likely to continue to face an uphill battle in the conservative-dominated assembly. In 2013, a national coalition against metals mining presented a ...; Created on 10 February 2017
29. Mining company delays complying with the ruling and reaches out to the government of Sanchez Ceren: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... with some officials of the Sánchez Cerén administration, which would be encouraging OceanaGold's hopes of operating in the country and in consequence encourage the company to continue the legal battle. ...; Created on 28 December 2016
30. El Salvador Lessons for the TPP Fight: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Salvador should’ve never had to go through this seven-year legal battle in the first place. Such “investor rights” are the most extreme example of excessive power granted to corporations through trade ...; Created on 10 November 2016
31. For grassroots organizations, the fight to protect water and local communities continues, now on a larger scale: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); TELESUR For grassroots organizations, the fight to protect water and local communities continues, now on a larger scale. After El Salvador won a decade-long legal battle against mining company OceanaGold on ...; Created on 10 November 2016
32. Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... “When we refused to accept the mining project in our community they threatened with military repression," reminisces Lisandro Monje, a retired community organiser who spoke about the battle his community ...; Created on 27 September 2016
33. New Laws Seek to Limit Mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... presented the new draft of the law. El Salvador now faces a legal battle in the court of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (CIADI) in Washington against the Canadian company ...; Created on 02 January 2016
34. Urgent! Strengthening a powerful global voice in defence of life: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Nueva Vizcaya, the Philippines. The mission’s goal was to understand the battles and realities of the communities where the Australian mine company OceanaGold operated since 2013. At first glance the ...; Created on 29 September 2015
35. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to address a rapidly deepening environmental crisis. Salvadorans are currently awaiting a ruling in a six-year legal battle initiated by Vancouver-based mining company Pacific Rim and now pursued by ...; Created on 18 May 2015
36. NEWS RELEASE: Canadian mining company threatens El Salvador’s water: (Media Releases); ... that environmental protection and the needs of local communities take precedence in water resource allocation strategies. “What we are seeing in El Salvador is a battle for fresh water that pits foreign ...; Created on 17 April 2015
37. El Salvador’s struggle against corporate impunity: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... have been in legal battles for almost two decades to secure compensation from California oil giant Chevron for oil spills that contaminated indigenous communities’ soil, rivers and groundwater. Chevron ...; Created on 20 October 2014
38. Municipality of San Jose Las Flores declared the first territory free of mining in El Salvador: (Territories Free of Mining); ... “When we refused to accept the mining project in our community they threatened with military repression," reminisces Lisandro Monje, a retired community organizer who spoke about the battle his community ...; Created on 24 September 2014
39. Solidarity Statement from Philippine Groups on El Salvador vs Oceana Gold/Pacific Rim: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... The David-versus-Goliath nature of this continuing battle between communities and the government against mining corporations in El Salvador is clearly evident in the ongoing investment case filed by ...; Created on 11 September 2014
40. Facing Goliath: CIEL lends David a (legal) hand: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); A new amicus brief supports human rights and environmental protection in El Salvador’s battle to uphold environmental laws against Pac Rim Mining Corporation’s lawsuit. By Lily Simon First published ...; Created on 06 August 2014

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