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21. The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya fights for the right to water: (Regional News); ... continues and international solidarity remains an essential component in their fight to fully realize their right to water and respect for community consultation and consent as pre-conditions for investment, ...; Created on 03 May 2019
22. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... remains one of few countries without a general water law. Following years of pressure from El Salvador’s Foro del Agua, an umbrella group of environmental social organizations including ADES, the Ministry ...; Created on 24 August 2018
23. 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
24. It is urgent to permanently close the dark chapter of metallic mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... Associations and Foundations, this foundation works as a façade of the for the OceanaGold mining company and remains active in some communities in Cabañas while it has modified its mandate to work at the ...; Created on 31 May 2018
25. Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary: (Media Releases); ... give up as long as OceanaGold remains in El Salvador. They must be held to account here as well for showing disrespect for the people’s right to self determination,” remarked labour activist Kevin Bracken. ...; Created on 06 May 2018
26. Lack of proposals from political candidates on the Environmental Crisis in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... life and a healthy environment, especially if the new legislature moves to simplify business procedures for companies. Despite the prohibition of metallic mining, OceanaGold remains active in Cabañas ...; Created on 08 February 2018
27. PRESS RELEASE: OceanaGold, “the gold mining company of choice”? Not in El Salvador or the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... up by late March, the tribunal ordered the company to pay interest on its debt. Nonetheless, the debt remains outstanding. Days later in March, emboldened by the tribunal’s decision, the Salvadoran ...; Created on 23 June 2017
28. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... foundation in the country. Community and environmental leaders are concerned that the country remains vulnerable to the destructive practices of the mining industry unless the ban is enshrined in law. ...; Created on 13 February 2017
29. Community of San Sebastian still endures Commerce Group’s legacy of contamination.: (Commerce Group); ... water in San Sebastian, remains lifeless and unsuitable for human use. The PDDH officials noted that the contamination levels of the stream were still readily apparent - the water had a rusty coloration ...; Created on 13 February 2017
30. PRESS RELEASE: Permanent Alert against Metallic Mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... being condemned to pay the $8 million dollars to the state, it remains committed to harm the environment and life in El Savior. Faced with this context, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining ...; Created on 04 January 2017
31. Mining company delays complying with the ruling and reaches out to the government of Sanchez Ceren: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... ruling. According to Parada, OceanaGold is trying to avoid the responsibility of complying with the ruling, and in his judgment, the company remains hopeful that it will obtain the permission to extract ...; Created on 28 December 2016
32. PRESS RELEASE: Release the Verdict Now!: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... potential for conflict and further violence levels already been seen when Pacific Rim operated there. We support the President of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, who has stated that he remains ...; Created on 06 October 2016
33. Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... mining companies" he continued. Au Martinique was not able to set up its operations in Chalatenango but an exploration license to explore remains active within the ministry of economy; and members ...; Created on 27 September 2016
34. In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... remains unresolved, even the threat of such lawsuits can make governments reluctant to enact meaningful safeguards for public health and the environment. The legal case has dragged on in the courts for ...; Created on 02 February 2016
35. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... do not concern Ericka Colindres, representative of the firm. While she remains silent about the killings, she notes in a written statement regarding the lawsuit: “The process initiated by Pacific Rim is ...; Created on 03 January 2016
36. El Salvador presents new motion prior to the relasing of the verdict on the Pacific Rim case.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... its claim to $250 million dollars, which is the estimate maintained by the tribunal, in this case that has been pending for more than a year, and whose verdict remains highly uncertain for the parties ...; Created on 26 October 2015
37. Murdered environmental activists remembered: (Mining and Human Rights); ... US. Oral arguments for the case were heard last September and a final ruling is expected to be released in the near future. Meanwhile Alejandro Guevara's life remains in suspension. He is a community ...; Created on 30 December 2014
38. Municipality of San Jose Las Flores declared the first territory free of mining in El Salvador: (Territories Free of Mining); ... Martinique was not able to set up its operations in Chalatenango but an exploration license remains active within the ministry of economy. Local community development organizations that have operate in ...; Created on 24 September 2014
39. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Pineda remains under 24-hour police protection due to continuing threats. ‘The police only look after the mayor’ The convictions that followed the 2009 attacks only served to increase the mystery surrounding ...; Created on 13 February 2014
40. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK IN DEFENSE OF EL SALVADOR: (2013 North America Tour); ... law that has since been amended by the Salvadoran General Assembly. On that basis, the case remains before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Pacific ...; Created on 11 December 2013

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