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21. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... at large. "The mine is owned by the Honduran company Pinares Investment which is linked to the Facussé family. The Facussé family, one of the most powerful in the country, has investments in palm plantations ...; Created on 09 August 2020
22. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... George was arbitrarily imprisoned and criminalized by the Honduran Public Defender’s office, increasing his vulnerability and risk of human rights violations. Communicator, Karla Zelaya of the Agrarian ...; Created on 31 July 2020
23. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... to their health and lives. These men have been held in prison since September 2019 on false accusations for their resistance to an open-pit iron-ore mine in the municipality of Tocoa, owned by Honduran ...; Created on 23 July 2020
24. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders: (Regional News); San José, February 27, 2020.- Today, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) argued before the Honduran Court of Appeals that the deprivation of liberty of seven defenders of the Guapinol ...; Created on 20 April 2020
25. Central American antimining activists gather in El Salvador to discuss joint strategies for action: (Media Releases); ... the end, corporations have captured the states to leave only a trail of destruction, poverty and disease with no resources to remediate the damages caused," Said Pedro Landa of the Honduran Jesuit organization, ...; Created on 05 May 2019
26. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... originate in their struggle to repopulate the town of Santa Marta, Cabañas, at the height of the bloody civil war. Founded by community members on their return from Honduran refugee camps, ADES and Radio ...; Created on 24 August 2018
27. El Salvador: ‘We will never lose our faith’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Vidalina Morales, president, Association for Economic and Social Development of El Salvador (ADES) interviewed for The Guardian in response to the murder of Honduran activist Berta Caceres. I felt ...; Created on 19 March 2016
28. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... death squads and the since-disbanded National Guard. The mining conflict had eroded their support, however, and Rivera and his colleague Hector Berrios recorded busloads of Hondurans being brought into ...; Created on 13 February 2014
29. Central American community groups work together on mining issues: (March 2013 North American Tour); ... developments. Thirty per cent of Honduran territory is now subject to mineral exploration; there are permits in all but two of the 18 departments. Canada’s still-pending free trade deal with Honduras ...; Created on 18 March 2013
30. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in the Bajo Aguan.” Owned by one of the country’s most powerful couples, Lenir Pérez and Ana Facussé, Pinares Investments enjoys the strong support of the Honduran Congress, controlled by President Juan ...; Created on 25 September 2020
31. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... fueled by foreign investors and the Honduran government. “We are in danger daily — all the leaders of the Garífuna community, all the defendants of the land in Honduras,” says Carla Garcia, international ...; Created on 17 August 2020
32. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the Honduran government’s draconian Covid-19 measures banned most travel and prison visits. Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, a 48-year-old builder and farm worker, is one of eight protesters held in pre-trial ...; Created on 07 October 2020
33. 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras: (Regional News); ... de la Cruz community board and also a member of the Honduran Black Fraternal Organization (OFRENEH). He campaigned for Honduras to fulfill a 2015 ruling by the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) ...; Created on 03 September 2020

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