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21. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... the signatory States are obliged to consultation when authorizing projects or private or state investments in indigenous population territories. Being an international human rights agreement, according ...; Created on 12 June 2020
22. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... In a majority of these cases, the communities most affected by the mining projects have been actively organizing to defend their territories and natural commons. For local residents, these projects are ...; Created on 03 May 2020
23. Criminalization increases against environmental defenders and social movements of the Central American region: (Regional News); ... mining companies operate with impunity in the territories. In El Salvador, the new government led by Nayib Bukele has not shown an interest in fostering a dialogue with social and environmental movements ...; Created on 26 December 2019
24. Honouring the struggle of Mariano Abarca and Environment Defenders in Chiapas: (Regional News); ... resistances of Indigenous, campesino and urban communities battling dispossession and displacement, more armed groups threatening their territories and more militarization with which to repress them. In ...; Created on 26 December 2019
25. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... promotes mining with the objective of economic promotion of the territories. However, this goes hand in hand with the criminalization and violation of human rights of the inhabitants," Torres concluded. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
26. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... the Salvadoran example, “there are cases of movements that are demanding mining-free territories” in neighboring countries, Nicaraguan researcher Angélica Alfaro, one of the chief authors of the new study, ...; Created on 07 May 2019
27. Criminalization of the Aymara People - Supreme Court Will Decide on Aduviri Case on October 5th.: (Regional News); ... criminalization faced by spokespersons and representatives of communities that organize to defend their territories against extractive projects. This international alliance will be watching the final stages ...; Created on 21 September 2018
28. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... in his final contribution at the press conference, called on the population in general, and in particular to local communities, to prevent the entry of mining companies into their territories. “These extractive ...; Created on 16 September 2018
29. COMMUNIQUE: The State of the Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the CA4 Region: (Media Releases); ... have, to either grant or deny their consent to extractive projects in their territories. During the meeting we analyzed the legal frameworks and conventional obligations on the right to prior consultation ...; Created on 08 May 2018
30. Cross border mining will be the next phase of the anti-mining struggle in El Salvador: (Cerro Blanco); ... water, and bilateral agreements are used to minimize the damages to the towns in border territories. "El Salvador has already demonstrated that organization and social struggle can obtain good results, ...; Created on 14 November 2017
31. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a local issue, but on all that the case came to represent after several years of ‘globalising the struggle’. Alliances and Solidarity “While the communities played a leading role in their territories, ...; Created on 23 June 2017
32. How communities in El Salvador are organizing to block mining projects: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Sandra Cuffe : Waging NonViolence Communities and organizations in northern El Salvador continue to organize referendums in an effort to keep their territories free of mining. Established by the country’s ...; Created on 05 March 2017
33. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... ordinances;” to state their opinion on the impacts of mining operations in their territories. * Translated by Sebastian Rosemont Translated from: http://www.diariocolatino.com/fmln-listo-dar-votos-la-prohibicion-la-industria-minera-pais/ ...; Created on 10 February 2017
34. Bishop Rauda: Mining is not a question of right or left, it is a question of life or death!: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... spread to other territories who adopted it to defend its integrity, a pride of the people," he said. Translated from: http://www.diariocolatino.com/la-mineria-no-cuestion-izquierda-derechas-sino-vida-muerte-monsenor-rauda/ ...; Created on 10 November 2016
35. Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); By P. Cabezas As the morning sun rises on the town of San Jose las Flores, members of the community prepare for the annual pilgrimage to the Urbina Hills, the site that once was the main exploration ...; Created on 27 September 2016
36. El Salvador: ‘We will never lose our faith’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... El Salvador we have had four environmentalists murdered including Dora Sorto who was eight months pregnant. Without a doubt, the struggle to defend our territories and to protect the environment is alive ...; Created on 19 March 2016
37. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved: (Background and reports ); ... Meanwhile the country continues without an updated mining law, nor a decision in relation to mining prohibition. Public rejection of mining has led to four municipalities to declare themselves as territories ...; Created on 07 January 2016
38. New Laws Seek to Limit Mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the communal leaders cross kilometers in their territories to gather signatures of at least 40% of eligible voters, which is usually around 500. The signatures are presented in the town hall to begin the ...; Created on 02 January 2016
39. A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... that has decided to autonomously eradicate their territories from metal exploration and mining under municipal ordinances. Canadian mining company AuMartinique entered the region in 2005, to explore ...; Created on 11 November 2015
40. Arcatao: participatory democracy defeats mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Marina Bonneti Successful referendum puts Municipality of Arcatao among the few official Mining-Free Territories in El Salvador On Sunday, November 8th Arcatao became the fourth Municipality in the ...; Created on 11 November 2015

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