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21. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); Trocaire The ‘Guapinol 8’ were detained on 1st September last year for peacefully protesting against the exploitation of their community’s natural resources by private business interests. Two daughters ...; Created on 01 September 2020
22. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... that the extraction of minerals is necessary to manufacture respirators and medical instruments. However, there are raw materials available, without the need for continued exploitation. “Some 500 communities ...; Created on 09 August 2020
23. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... with not only “essential” maintenance and other activities running, but the mining production chain remaining active. In other words exploration, exploitation, transport, commercialization and even construction ...; Created on 22 July 2020
24. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... not want the exploitation of nickel, in Izabal, and the Hydroelectric projects in Alta Verapaz. You cannot silence the opposition, ” Cadena expressed. International law requires governments to justify ...; Created on 22 July 2020
25. Social organizations reject militarization in five municipalities of Guatemala: (Regional News); ... Mother Earth has been defended from the onslaught of an agro-industry that depredates everything for its benefit," as the two organizations expressed in a conjunct statement. The suspension of the exploitation ...; Created on 20 July 2020
26. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... in the exploitation of nickel that operates in El Estor, Izabal. In addition, the social leaders opposing the extremely serious contamination that impacts Lake Izabal and the hills where the mineral is ...; Created on 12 June 2020
27. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... president of KCA, Daniel Kappes, and the general manager of the mine in Guatemala for illegal exploitation of natural resources, when the company failed to respect the suspension order and continued operating. ...; Created on 03 May 2020
28. The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine: (Commerce Group); ... Law against mining exploration and exploitation. As a result of this law, some considerations have to be taken into account, especially in the case of the San Sebastián Mine, due to the impact of water contamination ...; Created on 26 December 2019
29. Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... exploitation permit at the El Dorado mine, in San Isidro, Cabañas. These events allowed the Legislative Assembly, in March 2017, to unanimously pass the prohibition of metal mining in the national territory. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
30. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... Water and Life" to protest the irregular allocation of mining exploitation permits, known as ASP and ASP1, to Inversiones los Pinares mining company, formerly known as Emco Mining. The company is owned ...; Created on 24 October 2019
31. In Guatemala, north american mining company sues in La Puya case: (Kappes Kassiday & Associates Guatemala ); ... minerals, even after a court ruling ordering the company to stop which resulted in the opening of an investigation for the crime of illegal exploitation. Guatemala, has previously paid 249 million Quetzales ...; Created on 18 September 2019
32. National Roundtable against Metal Mining demands president Nayib Bukele to order the implementation of the Metal Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... been complied with to date. They argued that persisting environmental problems in the areas most affected by exploration and exploitation activities, as the San Sebastián community, in Santa Rosa de ...; Created on 16 September 2019
33. Global protest launched against OceanaGold mine in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... mining in Nueva Vizcaya The campaign against OceanaGold denounced the 25 years of environmental destruction and exploitation threatening ethnocide against indigenous communities in the Philippines. ...; Created on 02 September 2019
34. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... continued to operate the mine. As a result, owner Daniel Kappes and the company’s in-country legal representative are under criminal investigation in Guatemala for illegal exploitation of natural resources. ...; Created on 04 May 2019
35. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... experts. The main cause of the current crisis is poor water management (pollution and over-exploitation) due to the lack of policies (General Water Law), practices and programs that ensure good governance. ...; Created on 27 August 2018
36. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... the suspension of the license for exploitation for the controversial Progreso VII Mining Project, commonly known as El Tambor. Despite the court’s order, the Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mining stated ...; Created on 27 August 2018
37. Founding statement: National Alliance against Water Privatization in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... system ANDA. That is to say, the law proposes the creation of a mechanism that allows the legalization of dispossession (exploitation and contamination) currently carried out by some companies (such ...; Created on 25 June 2018
38. The dilemma of artisanal miners after the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Commerce Group); ... suspended an exploitation permit extended to the company and asked for an environmental remediation plan to deal with a permanent leak of acid drainage that affected the local river and underground water ...; Created on 07 May 2018
39. Threats to the Law Against Metallic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... still companies in the country that could benefit from mining exploitation, such as Torogoz Minerals or the El Dorado Foundation. Both subsidiaries of OceanaGold to influence the population of Cabañas ...; Created on 07 May 2018
40. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... pro-business president, Antonio Saca, succumbed to popular pressure and declared that he wouldn’t issue any additional mining exploitation permits. The FMLN candidate, Mauricio Funes, promised that if ...; Created on 07 May 2018

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