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21. Tocoa is declared free of mining, but controversial mining project remains active: (Regional News); ... the LIBRE coordinator has come to play that role. It is shameful and humiliating for this town of Tocoa, we have voted for them and today they come to turn their backs on us and to support Adam Funez, ...; Created on 26 December 2019
22. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... September 8th, the Budget Commission voted against article 13 of the 03121-2017 bill. According to an interview he gave with Telesur. Oracio Pacori Mamami, a lawmaker from Puno and head of the Commission, ...; Created on 16 September 2018
23. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... authorities and the Puno voters will decide his fate. But what cannot be denied is that his case is symbolic of the widespread criminalisation of social protest in Peru, especially of peasant and indigenous ...; Created on 28 August 2018
24. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... The ARENA controlled congress has momentarily cast aside MARN’s General Water Law in favor of their own. However, despite having the necessary votes to pass it into law, a wave of social protest regarding ...; Created on 24 August 2018
25. Founding statement: National Alliance against Water Privatization in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... and two directors from COMURES (a private corporation that brings together municipalities of El Salvador). Both institutions are closely linked with ARENA and add four votes while the executive government ...; Created on 25 June 2018
26. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... of the constitution to recognize food and water as basic human rights, pending a ratification vote by two a thirds majority of the subsequent Legislature. By the end of 2013, members of the ECCC had already ...; Created on 24 June 2018
27. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... referenda: Villages and towns voted against mining in their area and the debate eventually reached the national level. International solidarity played an important role, too, with the message that corporations ...; Created on 07 May 2018
28. Lack of proposals from political candidates on the Environmental Crisis in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... legislative campaign has already began. In fact, politicians have remained silent asking for the citizen's vote while failing to commit to social, economic, public finances, and transparency issues. The ...; Created on 08 February 2018
29. Can Victory Over Irresponsible Mining in Central America Spur a Win in the Philippines?: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... a huge step towards protecting its environment for present and future generations when its legislature passed a law outlawing all metals mining. It was a momentous vote – a vote heard round the world. ...; Created on 01 February 2018
30. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... harassment of residents and violation of Indigenous cultural rights. The day after Padilla’s testimony, 69 deputies out of 84 were present for the vote in the National Assembly. They all voted to pass ...; Created on 26 June 2017
31. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... American nation of El Salvador passed a total ban on metal mining. The historic vote on the law was unanimous, bridging strong partisan divides, and was the culmination of more than a decade of activism, ...; Created on 26 June 2017
32. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of El Salvador. The most recent win was in March 2017, when the national legislature voted overwhelmingly to make El Salvador the first nation on earth to ban all metals mining, an activity that threatened ...; Created on 26 June 2017
33. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in the world to do so. The historic vote came just six months after a World Bank tribunal ruled in favour of the country’s government in an international investment arbitration case brought by a Canadian ...; Created on 23 June 2017
34. PRESS RELEASE: OceanaGold, “the gold mining company of choice”? Not in El Salvador or the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... In late March, Broad accompanied the Governor of the Philippine province Nueva Vizcaya, Carlos Padilla, for a visit to El Salvador on the eve of the vote on the mining ban. The Governor and his chief ...; Created on 23 June 2017
35. El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Sandra Cuffe: Mongabay Legislators in El Salvador made history Wednesday, passing a bill to ban all metallic mining activities in the country. The results of the much-anticipated vote were unanimous: ...; Created on 16 April 2017
36. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Sebastian Rosemont: Huffinton Post The vote marked the culmination of a decade of pressure from activists, environmentalists and the Catholic church. In an historic vote, El Salvador became the first ...; Created on 16 April 2017
37. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the voters cast ballots against mining exploration and exploitation in the municipality", so that municipal authorities can issue an ordinance that prohibits any type of exploitation of metals, reported, ...; Created on 09 March 2017
38. Salvadorean Human Rights Attorney Congratulates Municipality that Rejected Mining Through Referendum: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... promoted the consultation, "98.10% of participants voted against mining exploration and exploitation in the municipality," so that municipal authorities must issue an ordinance that prohibits any type ...; Created on 08 March 2017
39. The Catholic Church calls for participation in a March Against Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... assured, on his twitter account, that the bill can count on the votes of the FMLN party. ------- Traslated by: Sebastian Rosemont Translated from: http://inicio.tves10.com/noticias/la-iglesia-catolica-invita-a-participar-a-la-marcha-contra-la-mineria-metalica ...; Created on 08 March 2017
40. How communities in El Salvador are organizing to block mining projects: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to gather signatures from 40 percent of registered voters. On the books for years, the mechanism had never been used, but it now plays an important strategic role in the country’s movement against metallic ...; Created on 05 March 2017

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