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21. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); ... detention review hearings, the men continue to be detained. Two weeks ago the Appeals Court finally released its ruling on the men’s appeal, five months late, and the results are devastating. Not only ...; Created on 01 September 2020
22. The lawyers in the Guapinol case reject denial of appeal stating that it was copied and pasted form a different resolution: (Mining and Human Rights); ... after the Los Pinares mining company and the Public Prosecutor's Office filed false charges against them. At the end of their initial hearing on September 1, 2019, Judge Lisseth Vallecillo ordered pre-trial ...; Created on 24 August 2020
23. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... to the detriment of Santos Corea. In relation to hearings that took place in March 2019 of a separate group of water defenders, the Appeals Court revoked the definitive dismissal of the case that had been ...; Created on 18 August 2020
24. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Goodman. We turn now to Honduras, where preliminary hearings are set to begin today for one of the men accused of murdering the indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres, who was shot dead in her ...; Created on 17 August 2020
25. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... in front of court, government offices, or in city streets to be seen and heard. Even before the pandemic, the lives of water and land protectors have been increasingly at risk from legal persecution or ...; Created on 23 July 2020
26. German parlamentarians demand justice for Honduran environmental activists: (Regional News); ... try to revoke the measure. "In the initial hearing, the judge had the obligation to explain the reason why she was going to send them to preventive detention, but she did not do it," criticizes the lawyer ...; Created on 20 April 2020
27. Tocoa is declared free of mining, but controversial mining project remains active: (Regional News); ... to LIBRE. During the town hall, only the statements of the members of the head table were heard and the participation of local citizens was ignored. Once the meeting was over, the mayor and the deputies ...; Created on 26 December 2019
28. Honouring the struggle of Mariano Abarca and Environment Defenders in Chiapas: (Regional News); ... life at greater risk. A hearing is anticipated within the first half of 2020 in this case. Concurrently, a complaint is gradually proceeding before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against ...; Created on 26 December 2019
29. Governor Aduviri must remain in jail: (Regional News); ... is chaired by Oscar Fredy Ayestas Ardiles and integrated by Iván Víctor Arias Calvo and Roger Díaz Haytara. A group of followers of the regional political leader also attended yesterday's hearing while ...; Created on 26 December 2019
30. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... for human rights is at the heart of Canada’s international policies and engagement, and the Embassy in Manilla has been responsive in bringing the concerns raised by the miners to the mine operator.” Canada’s ...; Created on 04 October 2019
31. National Alliance Against the Privatization of Water “Water is not for sale, we care for it and defend it: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... to issues that are very heartfelt and significant at the national level, water is intimately linked and impacted by climate change. We announce actions at local and national levels centered on raising ...; Created on 26 September 2019
32. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... English). ISDS claims are heard in courts such as ICSID and have been widely condemned for privileging corporate interests to the detriment of local communities and the environment. This mechanism allows ...; Created on 18 September 2019
33. 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
34. DHUMA Receives Letelier Moffitt International Human Rights Award: (Regional News); ... communities in the Puno region of Peru. Here is a short extract from the DHUMA acceptance speech: “If I had to summarize in a few words what is at the heart of our work I would say that it consists ...; Created on 16 September 2019
35. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Community members from the peaceful resistance of ‘La Puya’ presented the letter to government authorities during a congressional hearing ...; Created on 04 May 2019
36. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... of the Cerro Blanco mine in Asuncion Mita, Guatemala. Photo: Karla Rodas"We have heard rumors, there are three people linked to the mine who come to the community, but they say no, they are lies (the rumors ...; Created on 03 May 2019
37. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... agreements, gives transnational companies binding recourse to a perverse international arbitration system known as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ISDS claims are heard in tribunals such as ICSID ...; Created on 26 February 2019
38. Criminalization of the Aymara People - Supreme Court Will Decide on Aduviri Case on October 5th.: (Regional News); ... 0900, a hearing took place at the Supreme Court in Lima, Peru to analyze the case of Walter Aduviri, the last Aymara spokesperson charged in relation to the case known as the Aymarazo. The Court must decide ...; Created on 21 September 2018
39. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... crimes committed during the socio-environmental conflict known as the “Aymarazo” in 2011. On September 17th, 2018, the Peruvian Supreme Court will hear Aduviri’s appeal in Lima. According to the Sign-On ...; Created on 16 September 2018
40. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... in cases of social protest." After various hearings, of the 100 people investigated ten would go on to face trial. Nine of the defendants were acquitted in July last year due to ‘insufficient evidence’. ...; Created on 28 August 2018

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