The Court of Appeals ruling confirms Honduras as the most dangerous country for environmental defenders in the world. On August 15, members of the Committee for the Defense of the Public and Common Goods ...
... fueled by foreign investors and the government. Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Black and Indigenous land and water defenders after the 2009 U.S.-backed coup there. ...
... with the lower supply due to the closure of mines in the majority of the countries. Pedro Canoero from REMA explains that most of the minerals are linked to the great growth of industries, such as automotive, ...
... journalists, social communicators and justice operators, while 101 Colombian organizations joined in making the same call to their leaders.
Colombia and Honduras are considered two of the most dangerous ...
... annual average damages brought about by climate-related disasters rising from USD 2.8 billion to 3.1 billion.
2. We have consistently placed second among the top countries with the most air pollution-related ...
... homes almost always involve people putting their bodies on the line. People need to mobilize to stand guard over a mine site fence, to keep watch over a forest at risk of being cut down, or to demonstrate ...
... arbitrary, unfair and contrary to due process.
September 4: Almost a year after a CALAS appeal, the constitutional court confirms the Escobal mining license will remain suspended until a consultation ...
... class families were hawking their valuables on the street. After dark, the most desperate would search through garbage cans for food.
That was Argentina in 2002. In that dark hour, as Argentine officials ...
... absorbed by the plants and is later transpired, almost entirely, into the atmosphere. Another part flows under the surface of the earth towards streams, the sea or other bodies of water, or to areas deep ...
... intervened by the #StateOfSite, only the municipality of Morales, Izabal, appears as one of the most problematic in terms of homicides and crimes against property and freedom. Source: Diálogos Guatemala ...