... The Guatemalan constitutional court also found that the mining company failed to obtain a municipal construction license for the project.
But La Puya’s fight is not over.
While lacking any social or ...
... watershed management approach are key.
We ask for your serious consideration and prompt approval as the first step in the fight to remedy the current water crisis, to protect our environment, guarantee ...
... of the Guapinol community in the north of the country and Inversiones Los Pinares, a mining company, is prototypical for the situation in Honduras. For years, the community has been fighting against the ...
... the creation of “anti-terrorism” laws. In the name of security and the fight against drug trafficking, human rights defenders have been unfairly criminalized.
This context of violence for those who ...
... open town hall as a small achievement, and the agreement whereby Tocoa was declared free of mining, as a new step in the fighting process. Flores agreed with Adilia Castro that there was a lack of respect ...
... been leading a local fight against water contamination and social divisions arising from a nearby barite mine operated by Canadian company Blackfire Exploration. He had been facing threats from people ...
... of ADES and local environmentalist, Alirio Hernández.
Hernandez recounts how the tactics that Pacific Rim conspired to persecute and assassinate, Marcelo Rivera in 2009, for his fight against metal mining ...
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During the gathering, on Nov. 13-13, environmental defenders shared their experiences in the fight against metal mining in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. According to the representatives ...
... Washington DC..
The award has been presented by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) to individuals and organizations who are role models in the fight for the defense of human rights in the US, Latin ...
... other, foreigners that are taking our resources are turning a blind eye,” she said. “They are making us fight against each other because of foreign interests in our own country. We should be the ones benefiting ...