... to hold accountable the global harm aggressively spurred by Australian-Canadian mining giant OceanaGold.
Member organizations of the International People’s Conference on Mining led the initiative at the ...
... time we want to reach 100%”, president of CRIPDES Bernando Belloso says, as if it were obvious. CRIPDES has been a partner organization of CIR (Christian Initiative Romero) for a long time, and since ...
... by almost all those who cast a vote. 99% say no – this is documented by a team of international observers, among which is also Anna Backmann, a German delegate from the NGO Christian Initiative Romero. ...
... that the company did not fulfill the minimum requirements to obtain the environmental permits as the law demands.
The residents of the municipalities that have taken the initiative to hold referenda to ...
... some former mine workers still extract some metals, on their own initiative.
CONTAMINATED WATER
The gold present in the region has not brought any wealth. People live in very simple houses, and paved ...
... the Environment of Office for the Defense of Human Rights (PDDH) and observer of the referendum initiative congratulated the decision against metal mining using toold provided by the Municipal Code to ...
... for this reform, and as a people we are going to demand this publicly.
Does this initiative have detractors?
Yes, it does. This issue raises water and food as fundamental rights at a constitutional ...
... and their leaders to get organized and declare their areas “Mine-Free Territory” through city ordinances.
The initiative has had the support of authorities of the Ministry of the Interior, members of ...
... may start any such "initiative", but it must submit it the Legislative Assembly for ratification.
Labor rights
The plaintiffs objected to Article 16.2.1 which reduced the state's responsibility in the ...
... -- a small, densely populated country of six-million people -- is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. The country's battle against mining is directly linked to initiatives taken within ...