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1. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); Jackie McVicar AmericaMagazine Every Wednesday morning, Gabriela Sorto wakes up early to make lunch for her dad, Porfirio. He has not been convicted of a crime but, along with six other local men ...; Created on 25 September 2020
2. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... El Salvador trying to draw attention to water contamination problems left over from before the 2017 ban. His organization was also trying to raise awareness of the rise in artisanal mining, which allegedly ...; Created on 03 April 2023
3. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Common Dreams Jessica Corbett Critics warn that the Salvadoran government is "desperate for revenues" and trying to "demobilize potential grassroots opposition" to reversing a historic nationwide ban ...; Created on 20 January 2023
4. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... as criminals. Next, it took to blaming the community for the company’s own inability—or apparent lack of interest—in a good faith and productive negotiation. The community, they suggested, was just trying ...; Created on 28 November 2020
5. How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources: (Mining and Human Rights); ... condemned by lawyers, rights groups and US and European lawmakers. “My dad has been jailed for defending a river which gives our community life, for trying to stop the exploitation of natural resources ...; Created on 07 October 2020
6. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); ... interests of the wealthy at the expense of ordinary people trying to protect their community’s future. Solidarity and visibility from the international community have been among the strongest defences ...; Created on 01 September 2020
7. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... court, who — sorry. The international court is — Honduras needs to obey the international court rules and give back the land to the Triunfo de la Cruz. And they are trying to don’t do that. And that’s ...; Created on 17 August 2020
8. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... But these same measures have introduced new risks for human rights defenders who are now particularly vulnerable to armed groups trying to silence them. We urge the governments of Honduras and Colombia ...; Created on 31 July 2020
9. 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
10. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... measure would suspend toll collections. But there are already fears the government could face claims from foreign companies that operate the booths. In Mexico, which is trying to control its power supply ...; Created on 23 July 2020
11. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... the rights restrictions to limit the opposition. "With the argument that there is a drug trafficking crisis, Giammattei is trying to limit the rights to control the political opposition of people who do ...; Created on 22 July 2020
12. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... 64 activists killed, and the Philippines, with 43. Leon Dulce, Kalikasan’s national coordinator, has spent nearly a decade recording the number of people killed while trying to protect the environment. ...; Created on 04 October 2019
13. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... of the legislature pepper sprayed students that were trying to gain access to the building. And last Saturday, over 10,000 people marched through main streets of San Salvador in a self-organized march. ...; Created on 24 June 2018
14. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Contrary to balking over the suit, OceanaGold unapologetically persisted with it, while trying unsuccessfully to get a negotiated agreement with the government. Concurrently, since 2014, it reactivated ...; Created on 03 March 2017
15. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... its operations in El Salvador, which has been interpreted as trying to recur to some form of appeal. The Collective demanded that the Salvadoran authorities suspend the activities of the El Dorado Foundation, ...; Created on 05 January 2017
16. Mining company delays complying with the ruling and reaches out to the government of Sanchez Ceren: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... ruling. According to Parada, OceanaGold is trying to avoid the responsibility of complying with the ruling, and in his judgment, the company remains hopeful that it will obtain the permission to extract ...; Created on 28 December 2016
17. New Laws Seek to Limit Mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... proposed in 2012 by the ministers of Economy and Environment. Meanwhile, the communities that organized the referenda and have also participated in writing the new municipal laws are trying to expand ...; Created on 02 January 2016
18. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... causes dismay. “It is a scandal, when a private firm sabotages the politics of a democratically elected government, which is trying to build a strategy for a sustainable development”, Angel Ibarra - Vice ...; Created on 02 January 2016
19. The lawsuit that could put El Salvador in check: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to change the Mining Law and even “wrote a project for a new law in 2007, trying to get it approved in the Legislative Assembly”. “When this proved impossible, Pacific Rim threatened El Salvador with ...; Created on 30 September 2015
20. Communities Oppose Mining Project: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... expansion of hospital wards belonging to the communities. “Now they are trying to present Fundacion El Dorado as if we all think their objective is to do charity work” Pineda states. For the families ...; Created on 30 September 2015

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