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21. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... has been polluted. In 2018, right wing parties in the Environmental Commission of the Legislative Assembly attempted to fast track a pro-privatization law called the Comprehensive Water Act. These attempts ...; Created on 01 December 2020
22. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... that Canadian giant Goldcorp (since merged to form part of a US company called Newmont) had illegally purchased collective lands, they shut down the mine for 83 days to achieve a better land-use agreement. ...; Created on 28 November 2020
23. The hidden connection between a US steel company and the controversial Los Pinares mine in Honduras: (Regional News); ... Honduran businessman Lenir Pérez and his wife Ana Isabel Facussé, owners of Inversiones Los Pinares -- a company that is waging battle against the residents of a town called Guapinol, who oppose the company' ...; Created on 28 November 2020
24. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Lawyer Robert Chan for the defense of natural resources in Palawan. He leads a small team called “para-enforcers” Palawan NGO Network Inc. (PNNI) where they sharpen and strengthen conservation laws often ...; Created on 07 October 2020
25. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... while spreading information to activists, media and politicians. Today, more than 100 municipalities or local authorities in Poland have declared themselves either “LGBTI-free zones” or adopted so-called ...; Created on 29 September 2020
26. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... near one of his other iron oxide mines. His wife and business partner, Ms. Facussé, is the daughter of the late palm oil billionaire Miguel Facussé, who reportedly “called the shots” in Honduras before ...; Created on 25 September 2020
27. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... lawyers say this constitutes expropriation and is open to ISDS claims. The future More than 600 social organizations have called on governments to block the use of ISDS in relation to COVID-19 measures, ...; Created on 01 September 2020
28. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... by a strip of approximately 100 kilometers long and 80 kilometers wide. Large mining companies with foreign and national capital have established themselves in the so-called golden belt," says the organization ...; Created on 09 August 2020
29. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); CONEXIHON Washington, D.C. (Conexihon) .- Hundreds of national and international civil society organizations called on the government of Honduras and Colombia to guarantee the human rights of defenders, ...; Created on 31 July 2020
30. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... Shuar convention attendees died from COVID-like symptoms and another eight showed symptoms. However, when the Shuar Assembly called on local authorities to carry out testing, the provincial governor publicly ...; Created on 23 July 2020
31. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... the state of siege that the president Giammattei decreed and also called for the execution of pending eviction orders. Last year, when Jimmy Morales restricted rights in the North-East region of the country, ...; Created on 22 July 2020
32. Social organizations reject militarization in five municipalities of Guatemala: (Regional News); ... The organizations asked the deputies of the Congress of the Republic to reject the state of siege of President Giammattei. In addition, they called on the population to demand the unconstitutionality of ...; Created on 20 July 2020
33. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); ... of the population, ”González added. Regarding the historical crisis on access to drinking water that the population faces, González recalled the management of the water crisis last January when the National ...; Created on 17 June 2020
34. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate: (Regional News); ... framework to protects the defenders. Moreover, the Government of El Salvador has not signed the so-called Escazú Agreement, which basically recognizes the right of access to information in environmental ...; Created on 06 June 2020
35. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); Manuel Perez Rocha - Inequality NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle on January 16 as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support. Officially called the United States-Mexico-Canada ...; Created on 03 May 2020
36. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... Carlos Escaleras National Park. The reform, now called decree 252-2013, reduces the size of the protected area in order to give access to mining exploitation. “Following the legislative change there has ...; Created on 24 October 2019
37. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Oceánica, S. de R.L. de C.V., it planned to install the world's first underwater mine to extract phosphorus in the Mexican coasts of Baja California Sur. The mining project, called Don Diego, is in the ...; Created on 24 September 2019
38. Marcelo's Legacy: The environmentalist who fought against metal mining in El Salvado: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... there was a struggle to make it better. In 2017, the “pulgarcito”, as El Salvador is called, was recognized in every corner of the world for beating a large mining company, Oceana Gold / Pacific Rim. Everything ...; Created on 18 September 2019
39. The long overdue breakup: Nueva Vizcaya and Oceanagold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Magsasaka at Manggagawa Inc. (Sapakkmmi), recalled an incident when unknown men forcibly entered their house while they were away. Simongo said they found their home with the door still locked, shoe prints ...; Created on 16 September 2019
40. Oceanagold’s wealth is misery for Kasibu farmers: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... If there were any from the locals, they were few and were only offered low paying jobs, Bahag said. “We cannot just trade their [Oceanagold] so-called ‘progress’ for the future of the next generation. ...; Created on 16 September 2019

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