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1. The law on the right to water reaches Parliament, "people's lives are at stake" warns Cardinal Rosa Chav: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... must continue, because people's lives are at stake", said the Cardinal, who underlined: "we cannot leave this issue in chaos". The constitutional ratification of a reform that recognizes access to water ...; Created on 15 June 2021
2. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); José Cruz - Prensa Comunitaria Failure to comply with constitutional judgments and provisions of the executive power characterize the actions of the mining company Guatemalan Nickel Company CGN-PRONICO ...; Created on 12 June 2020
3. Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... more than 33 years ago during the brutal civil war that claimed 75,000 lives. Prisoners sat on the cement floor of a courtyard at a prison. Their upper bodies are bare, their heads shaved, and they ...; Created on 04 April 2023
4. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in El Salvador that claimed the lives of 75,000," explained the organizations. "The victims of crimes from that war, which saw a U.S.-backed dictatorship and right-wing death squads kill tens of thousands, ...; Created on 20 January 2023
5. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... rights of Guatemalan citizens to be consulted on important matters that could affect their lives and territories. Sowing division in the communities Following the results of the consultations where ...; Created on 22 September 2022
6. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...: (Cerro Blanco); ... has caused the contamination of the Ostúa – Guija –Lempa basin, affecting and risking lives of populations of Guatemala and El Salvador, and has also contributed to the desiccation of water sources in ...; Created on 12 June 2022
7. MIRIAN MIRANDA: There is a genocidal plan against the Garífuna people: (Regional News); ... to be able to work on strengthening the immune system of people. We knew that with such a poor health system, like the one we have in Honduras, we had to look for a way to save lives. And the only way ...; Created on 25 December 2021
8. Communique: Community organizations fear the return of metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... disregard the anti-mining struggle that the country experienced for more than twelve years and for which at least four environmentalists from Cabañas who offered their lives so that Canadian mining companies ...; Created on 16 December 2021
9. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). We Express: Our rejection of the damaging mining project which negatively affects the lives of the people and the well-being of the environment. Our rejection ...; Created on 23 May 2021
10. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); Breaking the Silence Vancouver-based mining company Pan American Silver held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 12th: the final shareholder meeting for retiring founder and Board Chair Ross Beaty. ...; Created on 17 May 2021
11. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the descriptor “ordinary people” in the subtitle and throughout the book strikes an odd note. These are people who risked, and some lost, their lives to defend their homes and communities and in so doing ...; Created on 11 April 2021
12. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... mine,’’ said Chuck Sanders, who said he lives two miles away from the Haile site. “Having read over the last couple of years the different violations with mercury, cyanide, rat poison and so forth, I just ...; Created on 02 April 2021
13. An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... lives and also on their economies. Marco Werman: So these water defenders, they reached out to all sorts of Salvadorans as well as forming international alliances. Luis, how is it that legislators fro ...; Created on 22 March 2021
14. Urgent Action: Immediately release Guapinol defenders in high risk: (Mining and Human Rights); ... The outbreak means that other defenders are also at risk. The Honduran state knowingly holds the Guapinol Water Defenders in illegal detention and puts their lives at risk. The state is responsible for ...; Created on 14 March 2021
15. Vizcaya governor asks Rody to end 2 mine operations: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... lives and properties due to flooding” which he said “far outweighs the benefits derived from mining.” Brenda Jocson These “harms” underpinned the Governor’s plea to President Duterte: “Continuous operation ...; Created on 21 January 2021
16. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the lives of the Salvadoran villagers, the journeys of the local activists who sought the truth about the effects of gold mining on the environment, and the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of the corporate ...; Created on 14 January 2021
17. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in El Salvador are beans, corn, rice, and sorghum according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Farming (MAG). The El Zacamil farmhouse is located 5 kilometers from the urban area ...; Created on 05 January 2021
18. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... indigenous territories. Wealth outpours to secure corporate profit at the expense of indigenous rights to land and environment protection. Imperialist plunder dominates over people’s health and lives. ...; Created on 17 December 2020
19. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... put their lives on the line against large-scale mining. The United Organization of Didipio Residents was one of the organizations recognized in the sixth Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan for the successful ...; Created on 07 October 2020
20. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and Mr. George and the families of the jailed men now fear for their lives. On Aug. 28, a day after Amnesty International issued an urgent action alert related to the case, the Sisters of Mercy in Washington ...; Created on 25 September 2020

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