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21. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... vote was a major political defeat for human rights advocates and a glowing victory for corporate players in the mining industry who profit from extrajudicial killings, environmental destruction and displacement. ...; Created on 12 May 2021
22. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... The women first brought the suit to the Superior Court of Ontario in 2011. The Intercept recently published a damning article drawing on internal corporate documents that were released because of this ...; Created on 07 May 2021
23. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... was declared a national park. The next year, congress reduced the park’s no-development zone to accommodate the mine’s development, following a permit process mired by irregularities. Inversiones Los ...; Created on 06 May 2021
24. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the country's coronavirus-devastated economy. The mining industry has stagnated since 2012 when Duterte's predecessor, Benigno Aquino, imposed a moratorium on new projects following public backlash over ...; Created on 05 May 2021
25. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of Rivera’s death, and its similarity to tactics used by right-wing death squads in El Salvador’s civil war of the 1980s, the water defenders were undeterred. They launched an ambitious campaign seeking ...; Created on 23 April 2021
26. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... growing international pressure over the climate crisis. The company is looking to get on the energy transition bandwagon. In February 2021, its outgoing CEO, Ivan Glasenberg, said that copper demand will ...; Created on 22 April 2021
27. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and strong coalition. We learn that a right-wing environmental minister, Hugo Barrera, handed the water defenders an essential bit of legal strategy, and a conservative archbishop became an anti-mining ...; Created on 11 April 2021
28. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a contest of right versus left than right versus wrong—an idea that’s also central to the Reverend William J. Barber II and the Poor People’s Campaign in this country. Yes, the left-wing FMLN party—especially ...; Created on 05 April 2021
29. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... plans are drawing scrutiny from conservationists who are worried about the company’s recent troubles and its long-term plans for cleaning up the mining site. John Tynan, director of the Conservation ...; Created on 30 March 2021
30. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... their water from polluting corporations. In our travels, we’ve seen these fights up close — they’re harrowing, but also inspiring. As we in the United States face similar struggles, we might take some ...; Created on 28 March 2021
31. An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... one day, it was this congressman, Johnny Wright, who convinced the party to ban metallic mining in El Salvador. The book jacket to "The Water Defenders," showing a natural setting with a river.Marco Werman: ...; Created on 22 March 2021
32. Urgent Action: Immediately release Guapinol defenders in high risk: (Mining and Human Rights); ... The outbreak means that other defenders are also at risk. The Honduran state knowingly holds the Guapinol Water Defenders in illegal detention and puts their lives at risk. The state is responsible for ...; Created on 14 March 2021
33. Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Goldcorp’s behalf, lobbying decision-makers in Guatemala and at the IACHR for months following the commission’s request. In 2011 Guatemala announced it would not suspend the mine’s operations, and the ...; Created on 02 March 2021
34. Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... proceedings Live at 10” on CPAC. She will hold an online press conference following the tabling of the petition (details below). Canada is implicated in the rights abuses through military aid to the Philippines ...; Created on 25 February 2021
35. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... is located at the site of a historic mining operation that closed. Following months of public meetings, DHEC approved a permit in October 2013 to develop the mine and an ore processing plant. Now, ...; Created on 12 February 2021
36. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Ordinary People Saved A Country from Corporate Greed, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh tell the harrowing, inspiring saga of El Salvador’s fight – and historic victory – to save their water, and their communities, ...; Created on 14 January 2021
37. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in its exploration phase, the company closed its facilities in 2017 due to the approval of the Law prohibiting metallic mining. Following the expectations of a local sector to improve the living conditions ...; Created on 05 January 2021
38. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... up only 5% of the world’s population. And with fascists and autocrats spewing racism, IP’s are in greater danger. The call grows to pull out heavy military deployment in indigenous lands, which resulted ...; Created on 17 December 2020
39. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... surface water and the loss of land. The mine has also displaced Indigenous communities in the area and continued operations even after its permits expired. Following VICE World News’ investigation, the ...; Created on 17 December 2020
40. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... has been polluted. In 2018, right wing parties in the Environmental Commission of the Legislative Assembly attempted to fast track a pro-privatization law called the Comprehensive Water Act. These attempts ...; Created on 01 December 2020

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