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1. Social movements celebrate historic vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); UNHRC moves away from voluntary standards and towards a binding treaty to prevent transnationalcorporations human rights violations Twenty country members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, ...; Created on 26 June 2014
2. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... local municipal council is obliged to put a process in place to consult the population. At least 20% of the registered voters must participate in the referendum for it to be binding. From ...; Created on 22 September 2022
3. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); ... which encompasses 26 municipalities, the councilors assure that the mine was initially in charge of the company "Entremares S.A" and is now managed by the Canadian company "Bluestone Resources INC" that ...; Created on 12 June 2022
4. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); ... which encompasses 26 municipalities, the councilors assure that the mine was initially in charge of the company "Entremares S.A" and is now managed by the Canadian company "Bluestone Resources INC" that ...; Created on 12 June 2022
5. First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... (MARN), Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), Presidential Commission for Dialogue, the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC), members of Community Development Councils (COCODES) and the Municipal ...; Created on 26 May 2021
6. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Council to investigate cases of detention imposed arbitrarily or otherwise inconsistent with international human rights law. In accordance with its mandate, the WG carries out its task with discretion, ...; Created on 11 May 2021
7. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted resolution 26/9 for the development of a legally binding international instrument for transnational companies in relation to human rights. The objective ...; Created on 22 April 2021
8. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... in the province, some of them within key biodiversity areas and protected areas. “The DENR and the PCSD [Palawan Council for Sustainable Development] must be reminded that under the Strategic Environmental ...; Created on 15 April 2021
9. Mine reappears on list of suspects: Lead source inquiry welcomed: (OceanaGold); ... the Dunedin City Council said this week it was replacing several kilometres of old pipes in the area at a cost of about $6million, council Three Waters group manager Tom Dyer included OceanaGold’s Macraes ...; Created on 13 March 2021
10. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... projects—Pristine Bay and Palmetto Bay—on the Honduran island of Roatán, where she serves as vice-president of the patronato, the community governing council. Her family has been in Crawfish Rock for five ...; Created on 15 February 2021
11. No renewal for Didipio Mines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... villages particularly between Nagtipunan town of Quirino province and Kasibu town of Nueva Vizcaya province. To support the Bugkalot-llongot tribe, the Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) of Nagtipunan ...; Created on 08 January 2021
12. Puno: An indefinite strike announced due to mining contamination in the Coata River: (Regional News); ... or the construction of health centers with specialized laboratories in the Coata river basin. Finally, the leaders also demanded that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Presidencia del Consejo ...; Created on 28 December 2020
13. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... General Water Law that would guarantee the human right to water, protect community water councils, and prevent the sale and contamination of water resources. More than 90% of El Salvador’s potable water ...; Created on 01 December 2020
14. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... in Belarus, is represented by the Coordination Council, initiative of brave women - main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich; musician and political activist ...; Created on 29 September 2020
15. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the park, the Honduran Council of Private Companies called on authorities and the Hernández administration to respond to the standstill at mine sites around the country caused by local resistance movements. ...; Created on 25 September 2020
16. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... In Honduras, the Council of Ministers approved an Executive Decree on April 11, which establishes "measures to guarantee food sovereignty and security." The next day, President Juan Orlando Hernández ...; Created on 31 July 2020
17. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... is trying to cover up its dirty track record and soften up local opposition. In 2019, an open council meeting in Tocoa passed a resolution opposing mining. While the company trumpets its handouts, it has ...; Created on 23 July 2020
18. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... There must be an advisory council made up of 14 people from the agro-industry, agricultural cooperatives, industrial sector, tourism, indigenous groups, students, and regional watershed committees. All ...; Created on 20 April 2020
19. Tocoa is declared free of mining, but controversial mining project remains active: (Regional News); ... meeting generated disagreements between political leaders and residents who described the declaration as a demagogic act of the part of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE). The open council was ...; Created on 26 December 2019
20. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the same site in 2008 and allegedly destroyed and displaced 187 family homes, beat residents, and used tear gas, truncheons, and shields. The UN Human Rights Council also received a report in 2019 detailing ...; Created on 04 October 2019

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