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1. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders
(Regional News)
... to defend human rights. ” In light of the standards set forth, CEJIL requested the Honduran Court of Appeals to issue a ruling in accordance with the aforementioned standards and, therefore, to revoke ...
Created on 20 April 2020
2. Communities in rural El Salvador request a referendum to keep mining projects out of their territories.
(Territories Free of Mining)
... to be delivered to the municipal City Council.  The petition requested the council of San Jose Las Flores to conduct of a local referendum to declare the municipality a “Territory free of Mining."   ...
Created on 08 September 2014
3. PRESS RELEASE:ICSID rejects request by Commerce Group to extend trial against El Salvador due to failure to pay
(Media Releases)
Given its failure to pay its fees to ICSID, the tribunal rejected the extension request by the mining company Commerce Group in the trial against El Salvador On August 9th the International Centre for ...
Created on 12 August 2012
4. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... an international body that supports “sustainable development goals” for the mining sector. Neither institution responded to a request for comment. The country last November also began negotiating a trade ...
Created on 03 April 2023
5. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation
(Cerro Blanco)
... local organizations to exercise their right to call a local referendum as outlined by article 64 of the municipal code.    According to the Municipal Code, any community can request a referendum from ...
Created on 22 September 2022
6. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... it had requested the Guatemalan authorities to “modify” the environmental permit and that it awaits “receiving approval.” For the mayors, open-pit mining "is more destructive" and the damage to the environment, ...
Created on 12 June 2022
7. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river
(Cerro Blanco)
... it had requested the Guatemalan authorities to “modify” the environmental permit and that it awaits “receiving approval.” For the mayors, open-pit mining "is more destructive" and the damage to the environment, ...
Created on 12 June 2022
8. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states
(La Puya International Support Letter)
... right to be consulted. The lifting of the immobilisation is not a ‘go ahead’ for exploitation. We request that the Human Rights Ombudsman remains vigilant for any action carried out against the people’s ...
Created on 23 May 2021
9. Imai v. Canada: Access-to-information lawsuit concerning Canada’s intervention in human rights case against Goldcorp in Guatemala
(Mining and Human Rights)
... requests in 2014. The documents released to date, though redacted, show that Canadian officials engaged on Goldcorp’s behalf with decision-makers in Guatemala and Washington after the Organization ...
Created on 11 May 2021
10. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders
(Mining and Human Rights)
... to the frequent requests for appeal and habeas corpus" filed by the defense. The WG urges the State to compensate and redress the situation and to investigate the responsibilities in these abuses. It ...
Created on 11 May 2021
11. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining
(Regional News)
... resources by extractive industries. They submitted five requests for public consultations and held demonstrations in front of city hall. They also erected a “Camp in Defence of Water and Life” to block ...
Created on 06 May 2021
12. Reactivation of Cerro Blanco Mining Project
(Mining and Human Rights)
... to an open pit project. Cerro Blanco is located in Asunción Mita, Jutiapa and has been in operation since 2007 for gold and silver mining. However, in 2012 the project requested from the Ministry of ...
Created on 06 May 2021
13. Gov’t finalizing terms for OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... than a year since the company’s request for FTAA renewal was forwarded to the Office of the President. In December last year, the government finally re-started the negotiations on OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal, ...
Created on 05 May 2021
14. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes
(General mining reports )
... to more like $778 million, approximately a quarter of the 2021 budget for health in the country, according to official figures. In April 2020 the Bolivian government requested the CPA to suspend proceedings, ...
Created on 22 April 2021
15. Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear
(Mining and Human Rights)
... request. Hidden in those documents are details about Canadian officials’ communications with Goldcorp, the Guatemalan government and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after the commission ...
Created on 02 March 2021
16. ​Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... of their opposition to OceanaGold, and sought assistance from the Canadian embassy in Manila, their requests were not addressed,” said Coumans. Coumans added, “At the same time, we still do not have ...
Created on 25 February 2021
17. The trial for Guapinol water defender Jeremías Martínez begins today in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(Mining and Human Rights)
... 25. Timeline In April 2013, Emco Mining (now Inversiones Los Pinares) requested two mining concessions in the Montaña de Botaderos Carlos Escaleras Mejía National Park. On December 16, 2013, the ...
Created on 22 February 2021
18. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South
(Mining and Human Rights)
... an important source of water and economic activity for the local population. As president of the Front for the Defense of Natural Resources in the South Zone of Puno, Aduviri made requests for dialogue ...
Created on 21 January 2021
19. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom
(Regional News)
... This Saturday, the judge Zoe Guifarro, of the Sectional Court of First Instance in Tocoa, department of Colón, ruled out the review of the measures requested by the legal representatives of the defenders. ...
Created on 28 December 2020
20. Puno: An indefinite strike announced due to mining contamination in the Coata River
(Regional News)
... than 100,000 people live In the affected districts of Coata, Huata Capachica, Caracoto and Juliaca. Local leaders claimed that the authorities ignore their requests when they are summoned to meet with ...
Created on 28 December 2020
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