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1. Informe Especial sobre el Proyecto Minero “Cerro Blanco” y las Potenciales Vulneraciones a Derechos Humanos en la Población Salvadoreña: (Human Rights); Oscar Humberto Luna The Cerro Blanco mining project in Guatemala is a threat to El Salvador’s water quality and quantity. This report describes possible human rights violations that may impact the Salvadoran ...; Created on 30 April 2016
2. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the current government." "This further raises questions about whether the attorney general's true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders, especially in light of the current administration' ...; Created on 20 January 2023
3. Public statement from social movement organizations on the detention of members of the Santa Marta community and ADES in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... contributed enormously to the development of the country, especially in environmental protection in areas such as the fight against metallic mining. 2. We are not opposed to investigating crimes committed ...; Created on 13 January 2023
4. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...: (Cerro Blanco); ... Rescue of the Lempa River", are gathered today in response to the threat represented by metal mining exploitation and especially the "Cerro Blanco" mining project, located in the municipality of Asunción ...; Created on 12 June 2022
5. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... companies have seen a warm welcome from the Philippine government. “By government policy, the Philippines is wide open to foreign companies, especially the extractive business of mining. The regime of ...; Created on 12 May 2021
6. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... – employing around 3000 workers – enter to extract the ore manually, often at their own risk, without work or life insurance. The report notes that accidents at the mine are very common, especially when ...; Created on 22 April 2021
7. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... companies which have been suspended … plan to expand their mining operations in Palawan,” she told Mongabay. She added it’s especially alarming that these mining permits target areas of natural forest ...; Created on 15 April 2021
8. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a contest of right versus left than right versus wrong—an idea that’s also central to the Reverend William J. Barber II and the Poor People’s Campaign in this country. Yes, the left-wing FMLN party—especially ...; Created on 05 April 2021
9. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... Voters of South Carolina, said environmentalists plan to speak out about the mine expansion proposal. “The conservation community will be weighing in on the expansion permits, especially given the recent ...; Created on 30 March 2021
10. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... new Penal Code that has been enacted since June 2020. Faced with this situation, the Honduran population and especially organizations that defend human rights and work on anti-corruption, have questioned ...; Created on 28 December 2020
11. ATM Statement on illegal entry of fuel trucks in Nueva Vizcaya: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Vizcaya, especially in light of the floods and landslides brought by the recent typhoons. This illegal entry of fuel to the mines add insult to injury, as OGPI prevented the provincial government from ...; Created on 28 November 2020
12. Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: (ISDS); Luis Solano | Ellen Moore | Jen Moore - IPS / Earthworks DOWNLOAD THE STUDY HEREAcross the Global South, and especially in Latin America, international mining companies have used a combination of disturbing ...; Created on 21 October 2020
13. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... (CREST), which promotes sustainable energy policies and the adoption of small-scale renewable energy systems especially for vulnerable communities. For individual award, GBK recognized Environmental ...; Created on 07 October 2020
14. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); ... Agreements, and are disproportionately brought against governments in the Global South, especially Latin America. The report’s examination of KCA’s lawsuit exposes a supranational arbitration system that ...; Created on 24 August 2020
15. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... quickly, especially pregnant women. In Carrizalillo, of the 70% of the female workers who were pregnant between 2011 and 2012, 65% of them had abortions which resulted in the death of the baby, others ...; Created on 09 August 2020
16. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... rights of the communities, especially the indigenous Mayan Q’eqchi ’and Garifuna. Without higher crime rates Diálogos Guatemala, an organization that mainly carries out data analysis and investigations ...; Created on 22 July 2020
17. Demand to resume discussion of the Water Law in El Salvador: (Regional News); ... efficient, and sustainable manner," especially at the time the country is living. On this day, the National Alliance against the Privatization of Water asked the deputies to urgently resume the discussion ...; Created on 03 July 2020
18. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); Gloria Orellana - Diario Co Latino Tatiana Oliva, from the National Alliance Against Water Privatization, considered the approval of the General Water Law to be of key importance. Especially in the context ...; Created on 17 June 2020
19. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate: (Regional News); ... especially environmental defenders, play an important role. A role that is not easy to carry out in the normative and institutional conditions of the country, since El Salvador does not have a regulatory ...; Created on 06 June 2020
20. German parlamentarians demand justice for Honduran environmental activists: (Regional News); ... is especially critical in Honduras. According to the NGO "Global Witness", between 2010 and 2017 alone, more than 120 people who fought in defense of the environment were killed. For some weeks, this risk ...; Created on 20 April 2020

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