search

1. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... prison.” Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries in the world to defend natural resources and land rights after the 2009 coup ushered in an autocratic pro-business government – which remains ...; Created on 07 October 2020
2. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); Thelma Gómez Durán | Mongabay * As of the 2009 coup, Honduras became a perfect political laboratory to destroy the institutions, says Miriam Miranda, coordinator of the Honduran Black Fraternal Organization ...; Created on 25 December 2021
3. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of activities of such corporations operating abroad. Before Trudeau became prime minister, the Liberals promised to establish an independent ombudsperson on mining. But Trudeau’s government waited nearly ...; Created on 07 May 2021
4. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); SIERRA CLUB John Gibler In 2017, El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban metal mining. Robin Broad and John Cavanagh present the story of the social struggles and legal battles behind ...; Created on 11 April 2021
5. An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... other political parties in El Salvador, became increasingly aware of the risks of mining. They became increasingly aware of where popular opinion was going towards mining. And in particular, it was very ...; Created on 22 March 2021
6. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the pandemic hit, the family became more united and (…) I really liked the initiative to start farming. I started with a tomato seedbed, then I started to take care of it and when it bloomed I liked it ...; Created on 05 January 2021
7. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed over a year ago, as well as numerous cases and actions still arising from the Odebrecht scandal that became public back in 2016, to the conclusion of treaties departing ...; Created on 19 December 2020
8. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... access to food and livelihood became everyday challenges. And while the mobility of indigenous villages are limited, there are no breaks for extractives, logging, government and private projects, and militarization in ...; Created on 17 December 2020
9. Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: (ISDS); ... to build the mine. KCA never lived up to regulatory requirements in Guatemala. KCA’s mine became operational as a result of the violent repression of local communities by private and state armed forces ...; Created on 21 October 2020
10. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... fueled by foreign investors and the government. Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Black and Indigenous land and water defenders after the 2009 U.S.-backed coup there. ...; Created on 17 August 2020
11. The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Sea, wholesale export of minerals to foreign economies, losses to the illegal wildlife trade, and sovereign guarantees in large dam and water projects. 4. The Philippines became the world’s deadliest ...; Created on 25 July 2020
12. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the disaster, including a civil suit launched by the provincial government of Marinduque in 2006 in Nevada. (Barrick Gold became a party to the suit after it acquired the company.) Placer Dome had more ...; Created on 04 October 2019
13. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... how the project became stagnant. Community members meet at the local parish in Asuncion Mita after hearing reports that company officials refused to recive a binational delegation of Human Rights workers ...; Created on 03 May 2019
14. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Victoria’s first challenge became building and maintaining the social and physical tools necessary for subsistence survival. The speeches, live music, and community dance and theater performances celebrated ...; Created on 24 August 2018
15. 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
16. Church in El Salvador backs law declaring clean, affordable water as a human right: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... model for us,” he tells America. “He is the one who marked a turning point in our history, when the [Salvadoran] Church became preoccupied with human rights.” Over the past decade, the Salvadoran Church ...; Created on 08 May 2018
17. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Esty DInur - The Progressive In March 2017, El Salvador, a country with deposits of gold and silver, became the first and only country in the world to ban all metallic mining. The process took twelve ...; Created on 07 May 2018
18. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); P. Cabezas In March 2017, El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban metallic mining. But the huge victory of the antimining movement and the international recognition it has garnered may ...; Created on 08 February 2018
19. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); By Jen Moore : MiningWatch Canada Latin America is slowly winning the fight against the corporate assault of transnational Canadian mining companies El Salvador made history last month when it became the ...; Created on 26 June 2017
20. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the surrounding hills with their lush forests and clear waterfalls. She saw mining as a direct threat. Cartagena became a member of the municipal council and was one of the first members of the referendum ...; Created on 26 June 2017

Start
Prev
1
2
3
Next
End

Allied Organizations

Contact Us