... compensate the Garífuna community for the territory that had been taken over by foreigners and companies for tourist projects. As of present day, the ruling has yet to be met.
“The Honduran state is ...
... declared Edy Tábora, a lawyer on the legal defence team.
“This case is not only about Guapinol. The case is emblematic of all of those that fight for their rights against extractive projects in their ...
... where our peoples exercise the right to choose freely development projects that make sustainable use the natural assets of our countries. To that end, we call on communities in resistance, social organizations, ...
... case is emblematic for all those who are fighting to guarantee their rights against extractive projects in their territories". For the eight defenders already in pretrial detention, Magistrates María Luisa ...
... projects fueled by foreign investors and the Honduran government. “We are in danger daily — all the leaders of the Garífuna community, all the defendants of the land in Honduras,” says Carla Garcia, international ...
... by armed groups in the area.
Opposition to mining projects generates great violence and repression in the communities.
Golden belt, a calamity for communities Carrizalillo is a community in the ...
... Sea, wholesale export of minerals to foreign economies, losses to the illegal wildlife trade, and sovereign guarantees in large dam and water projects.
4. The Philippines became the world’s deadliest ...
... people’s health not only from the spread of Covid-19, but also from the violence that tends to be used to impose unwanted projects and from potential impacts on water, land and air from future mining operations. ...
... of the main observations regarding the Quellaveco project has to do with the high water consumption that the operation projects (22 million m3 of freshwater per year). Added to this are the potential impacts ...
... not want the exploitation of nickel, in Izabal, and the Hydroelectric projects in Alta Verapaz. You cannot silence the opposition, ” Cadena expressed. International law requires governments to justify ...