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21. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... failure, loss of consciousness and death if people are exposed to high amounts, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. OceanaGold said the December cyanide violation resulted ...; Created on 30 March 2021
22. Mine reappears on list of suspects: Lead source inquiry welcomed: (OceanaGold); ... a list of possible suspects this week. A no-drink notice was issued for Waikouaiti, Hawksbury and Karitane on February 2 after it was revealed high lead levels had been recorded in the water supply. When ...; Created on 13 March 2021
23. Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Witness,” said Patricia Lisson of ICHRP-Canada (International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines-Canada). “In 2020, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report highlighting ...; Created on 25 February 2021
24. US Senators introduce bill to tackle corruption & rights violations in Honduras - cite Guapinol case: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of deeply alarming corruption and human rights abuses being committed at the highest levels of the Honduran government,” said Merkley, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “A failure to ...; Created on 23 February 2021
25. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in the reformed constitutional charter approved on July 26, 2019, is a highly corporatized model of governance with minimal opportunities for participation. A primary authority, the Technical Secretary ...; Created on 15 February 2021
26. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... that warrants strict scrutiny. Mercury is such highly toxic pollution. It is really impossible to remediate.’’ Exposure to mercury can cause tremors, headaches, nerve damage, a loss of peripheral vision ...; Created on 12 February 2021
27. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the United States and Europe won’t pay attention. Canada Needs To End These Abuses With abuses by the mining industry being a regular occurrence in Peru, what makes Aduviri’s case unique is that a high-ranking ...; Created on 21 January 2021
28. Vizcaya governor asks Rody to end 2 mine operations: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Vizcaya is “highly susceptible” to landslides. According to Padilla, the MGB in 2011 has also listed the province as No. 3 among the 10 landslide-prone provinces in the Philippines. OGPI, however, said ...; Created on 21 January 2021
29. No renewal for Didipio Mines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the social acceptability protocol under the Local Government Code of 1991. “It is high time that the LGU of Nagtipunan should seek for accountability on the part of the mining firm, not only because ...; Created on 08 January 2021
30. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... payment of his salary, added to the risk of being a security employee. In El Salvador, this work involves a high risk of threats, physical attacks or even death by gangs. "(At the beginning) I was worried ...; Created on 05 January 2021
31. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... the multiple measures applied in favor of former public officials and business executives implicated in high-impact corruption cases and who have been released by the justice in the application of the ...; Created on 28 December 2020
32. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... but that treaty protection was limited to assets “invested by investors”, so an action of investing was also required. In March 2020, Switzerland’s highest court set aside the Clorox award. Unpersuaded ...; Created on 19 December 2020
33. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... OceanaGold and New Zealand’s finance minister to the country’s High Court to stop the development of the new tailings pond. The group argued the company was allowed to acquire land near Waihi after the ...; Created on 17 December 2020
34. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... situations in various places and motivating people to undertake street actions demanding truly equitable and high quality water distribution. As time passed and the water distribution situation grew ...; Created on 01 December 2020
35. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... social-cooperation agreement was set up to alleviate some of the residents’ sky-high medical costs, but under Equinox’s leadership, medicines arrived months late and were priced well above market rates. ...; Created on 28 November 2020
36. Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: (ISDS); ... report exposes the misrepresentations and omissions in KCA’s claims to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), while highlighting the inherent injustice in the supranational ...; Created on 21 October 2020
37. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... lack of transparency and meaningful participation” of communities affected by the exploitation of natural resources. The highest-profile victim was the indigenous defender Berta Cáceres, who was assassinated ...; Created on 07 October 2020
38. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in Honduras.... Honduras has the highest rate of killings per capita, making it the most dangerous country in the world for land and environmental defenders." Polish LGBTI activists Jakub Gawron, Paulina ...; Created on 29 September 2020
39. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... “Of course we’re scared. There is no doubt that they want to send a strong message,” he says. “But we have our dignity and hold our heads high.” In 2019, Mr. George and members of the Tocoa Municipal ...; Created on 25 September 2020
40. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); ... Salvador — where many working-class people live — are some of the most affected. According to EFE News Agency, one of these communities, Soyapango, also has the second-highest rate of COVID-19 contagion ...; Created on 11 September 2020

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