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21. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... while they await a Supreme Court of Justice ruling on whether they can wait for their trial under substitutive measures, are at serious risk of contagion from COVID-19 while in detention. In this regard, ...; Created on 31 July 2020
22. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... Three years after a license suspension at Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver-lead-zinc operation, BNamericas takes a look at key court rulings which have affected mines since 2013, and the outlook ...; Created on 23 July 2020
23. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... Constitutional Court's ruling and continued the exploitation of minerals in the area. Therefore, the mining company openly disrespects a judicial ruling of the highest constitutional body in Guatemala. ...; Created on 12 June 2020
24. CEJIL requests revocation of preventive detention of Guapinol water defenders: (Regional News); ... to defend human rights. ” In light of the standards set forth, CEJIL requested the Honduran Court of Appeals to issue a ruling in accordance with the aforementioned standards and, therefore, to revoke ...; Created on 20 April 2020
25. Governor Aduviri must remain in jail: (Regional News); ... declared unfounded the appeal filed by the defense of the former Aymara leader. Thus, confirming a previous ruling by the Puno Criminal Court and Supra-provincial Collegiate. Through Resolution No. ...; Created on 26 December 2019
26. 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
27. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... ruling in response to the struggle by local inhabitants, who had not been properly consulted, as required by law. Credit: Edgardo Ayala/IPS AN SALVADOR, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) - Like an octopus, metals mining ...; Created on 07 May 2019
28. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... these cases: a Canadian mining company uses ISDS to challenge the environmental policies of a developing country over their alleged harm to its investment. For example, rulings by the Colombian Constitutional ...; Created on 05 May 2019
29. Over two hundred organizations denounce multimillion-dollar suit brought by U.S. mining firm against Guatemala: (Media Releases); ... Jimmy Morales over to the Court’s rulings on mining projects, as well as efforts by the executive branch to put the brakes on corruption investigations involving high level officials. “We fear that the ...; Created on 04 May 2019
30. The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya fights for the right to water: (Regional News); ... The court orders that the mine stop its operations within 15 days, but the company continues its operations and appeals the ruling. February 2016 -- The Guatemalan Supreme Court rules to provisionally ...; Created on 03 May 2019
31. Letter of support for defenders of "La Puya" ...: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... pressure as a result of President Morales’ decision to defy the Court’s ruling and expel the UN-backed anti-corruption and anti-impunity body, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala ...; Created on 26 February 2019
32. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... their economic activities during the days of mobilization. Rodrigo Lauracio, who was present at the conference on behalf of DHUMA, also expressed his rejection of the ICSID ruling. “Bear Creek mining ...; Created on 16 September 2018
33. Guatemalan court upholds Tahoe mine suspension: (Regional News); ... updates after the constitutional court issued a “formal resolution.” According to the ruling, Escobal’s licence will only remain suspended until consultation is completed. After that, it is implied that ...; Created on 16 September 2018
34. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... peoples, because it represents jurisprudence for other court rulings." According to human rights lawyer, Rodrigo Lauracio, "this represents a violation of international standards in terms of indigenous ...; Created on 28 August 2018
35. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... Ignoring Consistent Pleas to Comply with the Rule of Law The most recent Supreme Court’s ruling upholds a July 2015 ruling by a Court of Appeals judge, who agreed with the members of the peaceful resistance ...; Created on 27 August 2018
36. “Latin American Countries exposed to law suits from transnational comporations: Manuel Pérez Rocha: (Regional News); ... thanks to the international alliances, the country managed to put pressure on the ICSID tribunal so that the ruling of the case would be favorable to El Salvador. These investment or free trade treaties ...; Created on 10 May 2018
37. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and ordered it to pay $8 million to the Salvadoran government to cover its legal costs. The ruling, says Cabezas, “was a great surprise for all of us. It was over a technicality—the government put up ...; Created on 07 May 2018
38. Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary: (Media Releases); ... public interest, Salvadorans finally won the ban. However, ICSID rulings do not affect the ability of multinational corporations to hang onto their interests and OceanaGold has remained in the country ...; Created on 06 May 2018
39. Open letter to Oceana Gold: (Open Letter OceanaGold); ... settlement provisions of international trade agreements and foreign investment laws. This case dragged on for seven years and should never have taken place. Given this ruling, we support our allies in ...; Created on 30 November 2017
40. The fight for the environment in El Salvador gets recognition in Los Angeles: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... dollars, but the ruling was favourable and the company had to refund $8 million dollars in legal costs. More importantly, in March of this year, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a law ...; Created on 14 November 2017

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