... ADES, and our successes, without remembering Dora Sorto, Ramiro Rivera, Marcelo Rivera, who gave their lives for the defense of our environment and the right to life of current and future generations.” ...
... opposed to mining.
We gave a guarantee we would give our solidarity and support to the people we met in El Salvador, that had been struggling to defend their environment and live dignified lives.
In ...
... a victory and showed that there are foundations to fight. It felt almost like they were in war—in a different one than the civil war, but still fighting for their lives. Their resiliency was so amazing, ...
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At a recent event organized by the National Roundtable Against Mining to commemorate those who lost their lives in Cabañas during the struggle, leaders from communities that were most affected by mining ...
... of the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining. It was in 2004 when the communities of the Departments of Chalatenango and Cabañas – where Morales lives – realized that the works Pacific Rim/Oceana ...
... many compañeros and compañeras lost their lives, their bones are buried there, everything is significant as a community, and it was ludicrous to rebuild a town when we had already done it with so much ...
... manoeuvring and conflicts with the local communities that tragically cost the lives of four environmental activists –one of whom, Dora Alicia Recinos Sorto, was eight months pregnant- the request was declined ...
... terms, that in order to protect lives and the environment in El Salvador, the Legislative Assembly must prohibit all mining operations.
FMLN Representative Guillermo Mata, president of the Legislative ...
Gloria Orellana : CoLatino
"As relatives of the victims, we are still awaiting for justice to be made, and this event is to commemorate and recognize their lives," said Alejandro Guevara, at the seven ...
... were read aloud and flowers were laid to honour their lives:
June 18, 2009 - Gustavo Marcelo Rivera. A community leader and anti-mining activist, Rivera was disappeared. Less than two weeks later his ...