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21. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... is to stop the state of siege due to concerns about abuses against the resisting communities. Guatemalan Governance is signaling milestones in the fight against drug trafficking. Sunday, July 19th, Government ...; Created on 22 July 2020
22. Social organizations reject militarization in five municipalities of Guatemala: (Regional News); ... license of the Fenix mine from the Guatemalan Niquel Company, a subsidiary of the Swiss firm Solway Investment Group, was ratified on June 19. Further decisions are suspended until a prior consultation ...; Created on 20 July 2020
23. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); José Cruz - Prensa Comunitaria Failure to comply with constitutional judgments and provisions of the executive power characterize the actions of the mining company Guatemalan Nickel Company CGN-PRONICO ...; Created on 12 June 2020
24. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... improvement of gold prizes in the international market. Still, these reasons raised several doubts among the Guatemalan population. Guatemalan environmentalists believe that the closure of the Cerro ...; Created on 21 April 2020
25. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... resistance to the mine’s operation didn’t stop. In 2017, protestors blocked the mine’s entrance. Shortly after that, the Guatemalan Supreme Court ruled that the government hadn’t adequately sought the ...; Created on 02 March 2020
26. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... of President Juan Orlando Hernández. In Guatemala, during the government of President Jimmy Morales, according to Guatemalan environmentalists, mining investments have been considered a priority, thus ...; Created on 26 December 2019
27. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... on the strategy that the Guatemalan State will use for its legal defense. During the citation, conducted by Member of Parliament Leocadio Juracán, Jennifer Moore from the Center for Political Studies, ...; Created on 18 September 2019
28. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... this article was published. Mining operations have been suspended since July 2017 while the Guatemalan Constitutional Court studied a complaint by organisations of local Amerindian Xinca residents that ...; Created on 07 May 2019
29. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); April 24, 2019 Today, a letter signed by 227 Guatemalan and international networks and organizations was delivered to Guatemalan authorities and the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala. The letter denounces ...; Created on 04 May 2019
30. The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya fights for the right to water: (Regional News); ... criminalization, a win at the Guatemalan Supreme Court, and now a challenge at the Washington, D.C.–based World Bank Group's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. A timeline may ...; Created on 03 May 2019
31. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... Guatemalan capital, and about 10 kilometers from the border with El Salvador. This closeness with El Salvador led environmental groups from both countries to oppose the project since it was established ...; Created on 03 May 2019
32. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... SIGN THE LETTER) The undersigned organizations stand in solidarity with Guatemalan communities in peaceful resistance to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ (KCA) Progreso VII Derivada gold project as the ...; Created on 26 February 2019
33. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... In late April, environmental organisations held in the Guatemalan capital the Second Regional Meeting of the Central American Alliance against Mining, which concluded with the requirement that the governments ...; Created on 09 May 2018
34. COMMUNIQUE: The State of the Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the CA4 Region: (Media Releases); ... Zona Reina, Uspatán Quiché National Union of Health Workers of Guatemala National Union of Guatemalan Women - UNAMG Labour Federation Guatemalan Workers - UNSITRAGUA Honduras: Our Lady of ...; Created on 08 May 2018
35. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... clothes-smuggling networks that have developed links to Colombian, Mexican, and Guatemalan groups; the Texis cartel is characterised by the socially elevated, apparently-respectable nature of its leaders. ...; Created on 13 February 2014
36. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining on the temporary suspension the Cerro Blanco mining project: (Media Releases); ... financial issues cited by Goldcorp, we have denounced before that the technical information presented to the Guatemalan government to apply for exploration and exploitation permits was inaccurate and as ...; Created on 04 August 2013
37. A Road Trip to Save El Salvador’s Water: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Guatemala because the source of the Lempa River that supplies most of El Salvador's fresh water is here in the Guatemalan hills. Goldcorp, one of Canada's largest gold mining firms, is building a mine ...; Created on 08 July 2013
38. Chalk Up Another Victory for "Free Trade": Mining Companies Sue El Salvado: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... and consequently “are suing the Salvadoran government for more than $400m,” Meera Karunananthan writes in the Guardian. The situation calls to mind the late 1940s, when banana executives alleged the Guatemalan ...; Created on 08 July 2013
39. People of El Salvador celebrate World Environment Day: (Mining and Human Rights); ... petitions, a delegation of different representatives from social organizations also made a stop at the Guatemalan Embassy in San Salvador to ask the Guatemalan government to stop mining projects that will ...; Created on 06 June 2013
40. PRELIMINARY REPORT “Gold Mining and the Defense of Water in El Salvador”: (Background and reports ); ... consultation and any opportunity to say no. Guatemalan civil society organization, Madre Selva, has publicly demonstrated that the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was approved without citizen ...; Created on 24 May 2013

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