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21. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... military, no military member has been prosecuted there. This had led people in Santa Marta, a community with a strong anti-mining legacy, to decry the attorney general’s double standards, as there are ...; Created on 06 April 2023
22. Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of whom were civilians killed by the US-backed dictatorship and rightwing death squads. The military is accused of dozens of human rights violations and crimes against humanity in Santa Marta, the community ...; Created on 04 April 2023
23. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... The water defenders were part of a resistance group fighting the right-wing dictatorship during the war. But they come from Santa Marta, a community founded by displaced people largely considered to be ...; Created on 03 April 2023
24. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... for the dozens of cases of human rights violations and crimes against humanity that members of the Salvadoran military committed against the Santa Marta community (including the murders of the Lempa River ...; Created on 20 January 2023
25. 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
26. PRESS RELEASE: The municipal consultation on Cerro Blanco mine is valid and legitimate: (Cerro Blanco); ... and results of the community consultation in Asuncion Mita, the aforementioned international observers delegations, express We recognize the validity and legitimacy of the municipal consultation process ...; Created on 21 September 2022
27. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); ... Miranda grew up in a Garifuna family that migrated from their community in Santa Fe, Colón, to live and work in a banana field. In those plantations, she saw how people were treated like slaves: the end ...; Created on 25 December 2021
28. PRESS RELESE: Environmental Organizations Dennounce Privatization of Water in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... Alliance against the Privatization of Water, the Roundtable of Churches in El Salvador and the Central American University state the following: The Law continues to harm the rural and urban Community ...; Created on 23 December 2021
29. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in El Salvador, the Canadian mining company, Pacific Rim, in the exploration phase alone of its El Dorado project in San Isidro, Cabañas, dried up more than 20 historical community water holes. Instead ...; Created on 14 December 2021
30. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... police actions to defend the company’s interests and repress community members. Just a couple of weeks ago, police put on an intimidating show of force on behalf of KCA, a reminder of the strong government ...; Created on 07 June 2021
31. Mining is not ‘recovery’: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... numerous health hazards for community members. At some point, the Commission on Human Rights stated that the demolition of the houses of the community members to make way for mining consisted of human ...; Created on 02 June 2021
32. First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... (MARN), Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), Presidential Commission for Dialogue, the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC), members of Community Development Councils (COCODES) and the Municipal ...; Created on 26 May 2021
33. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... project.” What happens now? Prensa Libre explains (in an article about the start of a preparatory process for a consultation with the community on the El Escobal mine): “Regarding the Progreso VII ...; Created on 22 May 2021
34. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... CSR becomes a tool to garner support for the industry, not prevent harm. She also sees companies use buzz words such as “community engagement” and “environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG).” ...; Created on 12 May 2021
35. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and freedom to participate in public affairs. In other words, the detention is arbitrary because it is a measure designed to prevent the community from defending its resources and rights. 3. Third, the ...; Created on 11 May 2021
36. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... the iron oxide in the 200-hectare concession, community water supplies are polluted, trees have been flattened and landslides and flooding are more frequent. In 2018, Los Pinares began to build an access ...; Created on 06 May 2021
37. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the local community. Prostitutes were sent to local community groups to try to entice the water defenders’ leaders. Gang members were bused in from San Salvador to intimidate opponents of the pro-mining ...; Created on 23 April 2021
38. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... in which to be a defender. 64 community and social leaders were killed in 2019 according to reports from Global Witness, while Front Line Defenders affirms that of the 177 Human Rights defenders murdered ...; Created on 22 April 2021
39. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... from local government and the community. “The company secured mining rights under a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA), which required it to reach agreement with landholders for access ...; Created on 22 April 2021
40. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Manobo leader on the southern island of Mindanao, who was murdered after opposing illegal mining in his community in the Pantaron mountain range. The Carmen Pit, an open-pit copper mine site in Toledo, ...; Created on 15 April 2021

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