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21. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... governments pressured by the lobby of the mining industry seek to silence the protests and use the current crisis to promote changes in national regulations that favor mining activities, at the cost of ...; Created on 09 August 2020
22. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... with indigenous communities, a requirement of the International Labour Organization’s convention 169 (ILO 169). But while Guatemala ratified the convention in 1996, industry leaders say regulations setting ...; Created on 23 July 2020
23. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... lawsuits from investors as well. Poor countries in the crosshairs The problem of corporations using ISDS to undermine legitimate public interest policies and regulations did not begin with the pandemic. ...; Created on 23 July 2020
24. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... activity in recent years and environmental regulations have been flexibilised to the benefit of mining companies. It’s no surprise that, in a phase of economic recovery, they will benefit from the deepening ...; Created on 22 July 2020
25. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the deterioration of environmental regulations under the Government of president Nayib Bukele. “We want to take this moment to reflect about how to keep a spirit of struggle in defense ...; Created on 15 July 2020
26. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); ... that the Government has reiterated its interest in working on water management regulations. Photo Diario Co Latino / Archive We do not have a General Water Law, we do not have the recognition of the ...; Created on 17 June 2020
27. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Corporations have used these rules repeatedly to demand compensation for environmental protections and other public interest laws and regulations that reduce the value of their investments. The new ...; Created on 03 May 2020
28. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... Over half of these cases concern government measures regarding the implementation or modification of environmental and mining regulations. One third hinge on the issue of Indigenous rights and community ...; Created on 03 May 2020
29. International report finds that the Honduran government violates the rights of Tocoa's environmental defender: (Regional News); ... affected communities before issuing licences, which resulted in violations of both municipal regulations and international standards. The government used its legal and repressive institutions, such as ...; Created on 20 April 2020
30. Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... for transforming the economic activities of artisanal miners (güiriceros). Finally, the organizations requested the drafting of regulations to apply the Law of Prohibition of Metallic Mining through different ...; Created on 26 December 2019
31. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... Law on the Prohibition of Metal Mining, approved by the Legislative Assembly in 2017. Also, environmentalists are concerned about attempts to reform the regulations to open the doors to mining companies. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
32. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... to mine with few regulations. Mining companies also face few checks and balances that would otherwise maintain environmental standards and human rights—and the Philippine Army, police, and militias have ...; Created on 04 October 2019
33. Report: OceanaGold in the Philippines: (Background and reports ); ... where OceanaGold has not adhered to its commitments under its mining permit and various Philippine laws and regulations. ample documentation of the detrimental impacts of the OceanaGold mine on water, ...; Created on 05 September 2019
34. Central American antimining activists gather in El Salvador to discuss joint strategies for action: (Media Releases); ... ERIC. Press conference denouncing the lack of regulations to supervise the abandonment of polluted mines by unscrupulous companies. Photo: ACAFREMIN Beyond the Central American borders, participants ...; Created on 05 May 2019
35. THE STRUGGLE FOR GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE CONTINUES IN EL SALVADOR: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Human Rights Ombudsperson, and other key actors, argue that it would be illogical to put water in the hands of those who have contributed so much to the current crisis and insist that the regulation of ...; Created on 27 August 2018
36. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... privatization, a growing portion of Salvadoran civil society is concerned that putting water regulation under the decision-making power of private interests would be a de facto privatization. In contrast, ...; Created on 24 August 2018
37. The international dimensions of the fight for water in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... regulation of commercial and industrial use. The debate on these issues has not always been peaceful. In 2007, 17 leaders of the social movement, Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) ...; Created on 02 July 2018
38. Founding statement: National Alliance against Water Privatization in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... to avoid paying for exploiting water resources and regulation. A report by the Secretary of Citizen Participation on the financing of political parties indicates that sugar mills, including CASSA, El ...; Created on 25 June 2018
39. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... good that should be publicly managed with focus on sustainability, accessible domestic use and regulation of commercial and industrial use. The debate has not always been civil, in 2007, 17 leaders ...; Created on 24 June 2018
40. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... problem in the countries of Central America, whose governments fail to comply with international regulations that call for prior consultation over whether or not the population approves of these investments. ...; Created on 09 May 2018

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