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1. Stop the Suits: 2015 Canada Tour: (Category); Created on 07 May 2015
2. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... scrambled to lessen the pain of a deep economic crisis on average citizens, the last thing they needed was a barrage of corporate lawsuits. But that’s what they got. CMS Gas, for example, sued Argentina ...; Created on 23 July 2020
3. “Latin American Countries exposed to law suits from transnational comporations: Manuel Pérez Rocha: (Regional News); ... to the extraction of natural resources."Currently, most Latin American countries are being threatened by multimillion-dollar lawsuits. This explosive amount is the result of the enforcement of certain rules ...; Created on 10 May 2018
4. Stop the Suits Tour: (Stop the Suits: 2015 Canada Tour); STOP THE SUITS TOUR International Investment Agreements Threaten People and the Environment from El Salvador to Canada (Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto) In anticipation of an imminent ruling from ...; Created on 07 May 2015
5. El Salvador faces "international mafias" in "frivolous" international law suits ...: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the budget of the various agencies of the State , Martinez revealed to the deputies that with international law suits El Salvador is facing with Pacific Rim-now Oceana Gold- , and Italy's Enel Green Power, ...; Created on 23 October 2013
6. Salvadoran Mining Fights Spark International Lawsuits: (FTAs & ISDS); Salvadoran Mining Fights Spark International Lawsuits By Roger Bybee Friday April 13, 2012 1:20 PM Activists struggle against free-trade provisions, as USW challenges mining industry goals Despite ...; Created on 27 April 2012
7. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Specifically, the water defenders were concerned about mining around the Lempa River Basin, which is one of the principal water sources in the country. It would take more than a decade and several lawsuits ...; Created on 03 April 2023
8. Anglo American files lawsuit against Colombia: (ISDS); ... shareholders, BHP and Glencore filed separate lawsuits for the same reason on April 27 and June 1, respectively. Cerrejón has not been able to work on the northern section of the La Puente pit since ...; Created on 08 June 2021
9. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... than 1,000 known suits filed have been brought against governments in Latin America. Disputes with affected communities that are resisting mining operations or seeking remedy for harms are most often at ...; Created on 07 June 2021
10. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... threats and intimidation, illegal arrests, harassment lawsuits, and forced displacement. For instance, in April last year, the Philippine police nabbed Roland Pulido, chairman of Didipio Earth Saver’s ...; Created on 24 May 2021
11. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and have their suits heard before private, investor-friendly international tribunals. The Trudeau government has channeled more than $100 million in assistance for international projects whose real purpose ...; Created on 07 May 2021
12. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in suits” drilling for gold. In the early 2000s, Pacific Rim Mining Corporation—acquired by OceanaGold in 2013—started drilling exploration wells in Cabañas Department, about 40 miles northeast of San ...; Created on 11 April 2021
13. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... lobbyists. Beyond offering these few carrots, they also carried a large stick. When the Salvadoran government paused new mining licenses to study the issue, the mining companies filed lawsuits against ...; Created on 28 March 2021
14. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Goliath. They show how a small community in El Salvador, drawing in key national and international allies, won hands down against the slick suits of international mining companies and their repressive ...; Created on 14 January 2021
15. Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: (ISDS); ... can overrule or punish governments that fail to meet the demands of these corporations. Arbitration suits like this are made possible by international investment agreements, such as the Central America-Dominican ...; Created on 21 October 2020
16. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... lawsuits brought before international arbitration tribunals by private companies, claiming more than US$3 billion in compensation. Citing force majeure because of the COVID-19 health crisis , Bolivia ...; Created on 01 September 2020
17. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); ... the disturbing trend of mining companies using ISDS to sue governments when their investments face opposition from local communities. Arbitration suits like this are made possible by International Investment ...; Created on 24 August 2020
18. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... as the trial of the 1989 assassination of six Jesuits takes place, we now see the statements of high level military commanders who are finally telling the truth. We also see hope as a family, as we realize ...; Created on 15 July 2020
19. Webinar on Extractivism, Human Rights and ISDS: Hard Law vs Soft Law: (Mining and Human Rights); ... El Salvador). With reference to particular examples in Latin America they discussed arbitration suits (Investor State Dispute Settlement) which have been brought by extractive industries in relation to ...; Created on 28 June 2020
20. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... with Latin American Lives and Sovereignty Through International Arbitration All in all, with the USCMA and the TPP, Mexico stands to remain the target of investor-state lawsuits from both the United ...; Created on 03 May 2020

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