... unleashed by Pacific Rim Mining in 2009. During this event, dozens of men and women attended to celebrate the legacy of the leaders who led the struggle against mining companies in the country, and paid ...
... government institutions.
The anti-mining struggle in El Salvador has a rich history. The initiative started from non-governmental organizations and communities that led a twelve-year struggle of peaceful ...
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During the meeting, taking place in the municipality of Ataco, Ahuachapán, attendees shared experiences with anti-mining activists of Peru who talked about the struggles, policies, social and environmental ...
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Dominguez hopes that winning the Letelier-Moffitt Award will increase the profile of their struggle and it will inspire international human rights organizations to keep their attention on the Lower Aguan situation, ...
... there was a struggle to make it better. In 2017, the “pulgarcito”, as El Salvador is called, was recognized in every corner of the world for beating a large mining company, Oceana Gold / Pacific Rim.
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Meanwhile, the community is determined to drive Oceanagold away. Their struggle would not only dictate the future of their province, but would also show if the Philippine government would continue to ...
... on Mining (IPCM), Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM) Southeast Asia, Defend Patrimony Alliance, and International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS) Commission 19; Spirit of Eureka, Australian Action for ...
... ruling in response to the struggle by local inhabitants, who had not been properly consulted, as required by law. Credit: Edgardo Ayala/IPS
AN SALVADOR, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) - Like an octopus, metals mining ...
... of our struggle for the defense of water, biodiversity and life itself,” said Vidalina Morales of the Association for the Economic Development of El Salvador, ADES.
Most human right violations are ...
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They have also expressed concern about the massive amount of water the mine would use in their water-scarce region.
Their struggle to defend water has seen a blockade of the mine site, repression and ...