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41. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and observers including a group of MEPs. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that “governments should release every person detained without sufficient legal basis, including ...; Created on 01 September 2020
42. Legal Defense: Honduran Courts Rule to Sustain Political Persecution in Guapinol Case: (Regional News); ... issued. Now, five highly-regarded defenders, Juan López, Leonel George, Reynaldo Domínguez, Marco Tulio Ramon, and José Cedillo, will also face the aggravated arson and unjust detention charges. "At no ...; Created on 18 August 2020
43. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); Democracy Now At least 212 land and environmental defenders were murdered last year — the highest number since the group Global Witness began gathering data eight years ago. Some 40% of those killed ...; Created on 17 August 2020
44. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... mined, which would fill two Olympic pools. In times of coronavirus, the value of gold has shot up to the highest level in the last 70 years, due to the uncertainty and instability of the markets, coupled ...; Created on 09 August 2020
45. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... incriminating evidence against them." Along the same lines, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, declared on March 25, 2020: "Now, more than ever, governments should ...; Created on 31 July 2020
46. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... are exploring or digging for gold, silver, copper, iron-ore, and other minerals can extend to vast areas of entire countries. Their activities also affect important ecosystems. These include high-altitude ...; Created on 23 July 2020
47. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... some countries had already become highly indebted to pay awards to corporations. In 2019, Pakistan was ordered to pay $5 billion in an arbitration case over a gold and copper mine. This is almost as ...; Created on 23 July 2020
48. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of the main observations regarding the Quellaveco project has to do with the high water consumption that the operation projects (22 million m3 of freshwater per year). Added to this are the potential impacts ...; Created on 22 July 2020
49. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... rights of the communities, especially the indigenous Mayan Q’eqchi ’and Garifuna. Without higher crime rates Diálogos Guatemala, an organization that mainly carries out data analysis and investigations ...; Created on 22 July 2020

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