... area.
Eight voting centres were set up in the different cantons of the Municipality of Arcatao, in order to make it easier for citizens living in remote locations to express their vote.
José Avelar, ...
Photos/translation: Marina Bonetti
Citizens of the communities of Cicachuite, Cerro Grande, Teosinte, Chavarria, El Sitio, Los Rivera, Los Guardado, El Portillo, Los Alas, Los Orellana, Los Merino, ...
... El Salvador’s ban on mining in their country.
ISDS’s are undemocratic; proceedings take place behind closed doors and out of reach of concerned citizens.
Foreign investor protections in multilateral ...
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But despite of the relentless campaigning which has also included permanent rallies in front of the legislative building, direct actions and petitions signed by tens of thousands of citizens and hundreds ...
Ottawa – Canadian investments are coming between citizens of El Salvador and their water, says a new report. Authored by Meera Karunananthan of the Blue Planet Project and Susan Spronk of the University ...
... decisions since 2008 to deny gold-mining permits in order to protect scarce water resources from cyanide pollution.
The fact that a country can be challenged for ruling in favor of its citizens’ right ...
... have say in national affairs? Central Americans say 'no' In recent weeks, citizens in El Salvador and Guatemala have protested efforts by foreign countries and companies to require the nations to abide ...
In an obscure World Bank court, a multinational mining firm is suing El Salvador for attempting to protect its citizens from deadly mining pollution.
by Robin Broad and John Cavanah
Published in: http://fpif.org/meet-company-suing-el-salvador-right-poison-water/ ...
... Pacific Rim was presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva as an example of the imbalance between the comparatively weak power of governments to protect citizens and the enormous power ...
... Pacific Rim/OceanaGold, that is suing the government of El Salvador over that government’s decision to stop issuing new mining licenses. The Salvadoran government did this precisely because its citizens ...