search

21. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... the multiple measures applied in favor of former public officials and business executives implicated in high-impact corruption cases and who have been released by the justice in the application of the ...; Created on 28 December 2020
22. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed over a year ago, as well as numerous cases and actions still arising from the Odebrecht scandal that became public back in 2016, to the conclusion of treaties departing ...; Created on 19 December 2020
23. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and peaceful assembly.” In addition to the eight men detained in 2019, a judge will soon decide whether five others, whose cases were originally dismissed, must also await trial in prison or at home. ...; Created on 07 October 2020
24. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Award in 2015. Tilly Metz, a Luxemburgish member of the Greens/EFA group, described the hard times human rights activists are having in Honduras. “These are two symbolic cases showing injustice and impunity ...; Created on 29 September 2020
25. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); ... to break down during the pandemic, as it did in January 2020, it would be even more disastrous. Allegations and cases of corruption within the entity responsible for water services (Administración Nacional ...; Created on 11 September 2020
26. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... of cases of Covid-19 has increased. "Among the unionized workers and those of the subcontractors in less than 15 days, there are 150 positive for Covid-19. In these small towns, some of these workers live ...; Created on 09 August 2020
27. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... to defend the human rights of these defenders during this public health crisis." Cases of assaults during quarantine In Honduras, the assassination of farmer and land defender Iris Argentina Álvarez ...; Created on 31 July 2020
28. The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... country for land and environmental defenders for the first time in this time period, with 157 defenders murdered largely by suspected government armed forces—a number 36 percent larger than the total cases ...; Created on 25 July 2020
29. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... such as tuberculosis. While this connection has yet to be well investigated, we identified seven cases in which nearly 250 community members tested positive for Covid-19 and four died. Zoom meetings ...; Created on 23 July 2020
30. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... in bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and may bring rise to claims in the future by foreign investors.” The Washington, D.C.-based Aceris has won arbitration cases for numerous global corporations. This ...; Created on 23 July 2020
31. REPORT: Voices from the Ground: (General mining reports ); How the Global Mining Industry is Profiting from the COVID-19 Pandemic This report provides in-depth cases to exemplify the four trends highlighted in the international open letter “Global Solidarity ...; Created on 19 July 2020
32. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for billions of dollars. Just as El Salvador defeated Pac Rim, we need your support for many other cases. Our support is not from the top down, as international cooperation traditionally operates, but ...; Created on 15 July 2020
33. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate: (Regional News); ... To date, there are more than 6 million people affected in the world, and 375,013 deaths, a serious impact on people. El Salvador is not left out of this situation with 2,718 confirmed cases and 52 deaths ...; Created on 06 June 2020
34. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... practical effects. To give but one example, no Mexican company has ever won a case versus the United States or a European country, but it has lost many cases and many more are pending. Also, it is expected ...; Created on 03 May 2020
35. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... for Policy Studies has previously reported on. The Extraction Casino study looked at 38 cases that mining companies have brought with increasing frequency against Latin American governments since 1998. ...; Created on 03 May 2020
36. Arrests, harassment of environmental defenders amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... advocacy for the environment and the people. We invite you to send a letter of concern through mail, email, or fax calling for: The immediate dismissal of harassment cases against Ms. Tomalon and ...; Created on 21 April 2020
37. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... At the meeting, the delegation of Honduras noted an increase in cases of violence against indigenous and peasant communities, after opposing the hydroelectric and mining industries during the government ...; Created on 26 December 2019
38. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... experts say some of the extrajudicial killings and forced displacement are byproducts of Canadian mining in the Philippines. In most cases, the Canadian government offers little recourse for those harmed. ...; Created on 04 October 2019
39. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... win millions of dollars thanks to a unilateral system, in which only companies can sue and those who rule on cases are their close allies. Legalized dispossession CAFTA-DR, like the thousands of ...; Created on 18 September 2019
40. The long overdue breakup: Nueva Vizcaya and Oceanagold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Beside the impacts on the environment and to the residents’ livelihood, the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) documented cases human rights abuses. “We have heard accounts of intensified ...; Created on 16 September 2019

Start
Prev
1
2
3
Next
End

Allied Organizations

Contact Us