... a little-known arbitration tribunal at the World Bank that could force El Salvador to pay Canadian-Australian mining firm OceanaGold US$301 million, a Salvadoran delegation will visit Canada next week ...
... over their own economies and legal systems to ISDS, where corporate lawyers can act as judge in one case and prosecutor in the next. The international community needs to confront corporate greed head-on, ...
... On Dec. 20, Ramiro was driving up a very steep dirt road toward his home with 13-year old Eugenia Guevara and Ms. Felicita Eschevarria next to him in the cab of the truck. In the bed of the truck were ...
... Oceana Gold Jeopardize El Salvador's Democracy and Drinking Water In anticipation of next week's court case, to be heard on Monday, September 15 at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment ...
... in the World Bank’s rogue tribunal
On September 15, in a tribunal that few know exists, the fate of millions of people and hundreds of millions of dollars will be debated and decided in the next six ...
$301 million and the health of El Salvador’s rivers and people are riding on World Bank arbitration next week.
Alex Blair, OXFAM America
Next week in Washington DC, right along Pennsylvania Avenue, ...
... next week’s court case – to be heard on Monday, September 15 at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington, D.C. – the Council of Canadians, the Latin American Solidarity ...
A new amicus brief supports human rights and environmental protection in El Salvador’s battle to uphold environmental laws against Pac Rim Mining Corporation’s lawsuit.
By Lily Simon
First published ...
... always skinny. They always breathe the river water, they play in there. When I see my kids suffering, I know others’ are too.”
A 2012 study confirmed Escobar’s fears: the river next to her home is contaminated ...
... its agenda for the next five years, and c) the upcoming legislative elections in March 2015 for which campaigning starts in September.
Their strategy involved the continued unification of demands ...