... they were not consulted about the project as required by law.
The Court issued a ruling upholding the suspension of mining activity in September 2018.
Environmental organisations from Central America ...
... a post that existed from 2009 until 2018, failed to hold a single company to account. That’s no surprise given the fact that the office was unable to investigate a company without that company’s permission, ...
... policy recommendations, our report supports the need for greater transparency in the use of TPF. Holding these financiers to account, however, is just one small step towards rebalancing the scales of the ...
... response to their request for a dialogue.
July 15, 2015 -- A constitutional court rules against the mine and directs the company to hold community consultations with those who are impacted by the mine. ...
... important to guarantee a broad, permanent and dynamic space for the effective participation of the citizens as stakeholders (including the private sector) with the power to influence decision-making on ...
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Ignoring Consistent Pleas to Comply with the Rule of Law
The most recent Supreme Court’s ruling upholds a July 2015 ruling by a Court of Appeals judge, who agreed with the members of the peaceful resistance ...
Andrés McKinley - UK LAB
On March 29th, 2017, the small country of El Salvador became the first nation in the world to exercise its sovereign right to say “no” to metallic mining after carefully analyzing ...
... to Pérez Rocha, the international trade legal system increasingly recognizes these companies as "omnipotent and holders of supranational rights". This condition generates abuses in national justice systems ...
... abandoned the mine in 2006, but still holds title to the land where an estimate of 300-500 artisanal miners currently operate.
In 2006 the Ministry of the Environment (MARN), pressured by public outcry, ...