... legal costs for defending the case.
The case raises though a more important issue, which is how international law – particularly trade and investment law - currently facilitates corporations suing states, ...
... and fosters respect for the environment.
Particularly we believe the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment(MARN) should designate environmental issues as matters of national interest. ...
... proposal asks the government to acquire a greater commitment not to allow the exploitation of metal mining in the country, particularly in the department of Cabañas.
The proposal, which was submitted ...
... which contributes to a culture of impunity that suppresses activism and emboldens further abuse.”
Such impunity is particularly entrenched in Cabañas. Francisco Pineda is one of the many farmers who ...
... fundamental human rights, particularly the right to water and self-determination of peoples. Multinational corporations involved in the extraction of non-renewable natural resources impose and advance ...
... seeks to formalize, through legislation, the broad consensus on the unfeasibility of mining in El Salvador. Discussion and approval of this legislation is particularly urgent due to the generation of social ...
... to take place. Legislative Assembly representatives are particularly predisposed to such pressure to activate the exploitation of mining projects, which are a threat against the possibilities for life ...
... to pollute our water, land and food.
The discussion and approval of the Special Law to Ban Metallic Mining we are submitting today to the Legislative Assembly is particularly urgent given the deterioration ...
... involved in the oil, mining, and gas industries, particularly in Latin America.
This analysis is particularly important in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement currently ...
... Salvador, Oscar Luna renewed his call for the Salvadoran Government to implement protections for the right of all Salvadorans to food, water and a clean environment. His speech focused particularly on ...