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1. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); by Marvin Diaz: Gato Encerrado The Law that prohibits mining in El Salvador was approved more than two years ago. Along with the law, key measures that needed to be implemented, such as the technical ...; Created on 18 September 2019
2. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of Honduras to "release the eight defenders immediately" and to grant them the effective right to compensation and reparation. The Group further called on the government to "conduct a thorough and independent ...; Created on 11 May 2021
3. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... a violation of the Bolivia-UK Bilateral Investment Protection Treaty (BIT), for which it originally demanded compensation of $675 million – although some media reports suggest the amount could have risen ...; Created on 22 April 2021
4. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... and similarly low compensation obligations for damage caused by mine waste and tailings. “That leaves all mines prone to ‘externalizing’ environmental costs,” Dulce said. “In other words, polluters will ...; Created on 15 April 2021
5. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... a month against a mine operated by Pan American Silver, a Canadian company. The residents demanded compensation for the environmental and economic damage caused by tailings spills and unauthorized use ...; Created on 21 January 2021
6. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... cannot expropriate an investment without prompt, adequate, and effective compensation. In addition, expropriations must be for a public purpose, undertaken non-discriminatorily, and carried out under due ...; Created on 06 January 2021
7. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... to a new post as water commissioner within the executive branch; he’s also expected to receive $60,000 in compensation for his dismissal. In addition to complaints regarding poor distribution of water, ...; Created on 01 December 2020
8. Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Regional Charters of Family Values. In 2020, Gawron, Pajak and Preneta were sued by five of those local municipalities, for damaging their reputation and demanding a public apology and economic compensation ...; Created on 29 September 2020
9. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... mechanism in their treaties”. Under Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a single foreign investor can claim compensation if it can persuade an international tribunal of investment lawyers that ...; Created on 01 September 2020
10. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); ... that have violated human rights resort to supranational arbitration, such as before ICSID, with the objective of claiming compensation from Guatemala for not letting them operate freely,” commented lawyer ...; Created on 24 August 2020
11. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... aspects of the original NAFTA was that it allowed private corporations to sue governments in international tribunals, demanding compensation for alleged violations of a wide range of investor “rights.” ...; Created on 03 May 2020
12. Agriculture, a sustainable economic alternative to mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the closing of artisanal mines, to ensure compensation for the damages caused by the industry and finally to comply with the mandate embodied in the Law on Prohibition of Metal Mining, approved in March ...; Created on 26 December 2019
13. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... especially for the loggerhead turtle. Now, the mining company seeks compensation from the Mexican State for more than 3.5 billion dollars for its losses and has filed a formal complaint with an international ...; Created on 24 September 2019
14. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Canadian firms have already been awarded US$4.4 billion in compensation through this system. Among the several important findings we highlight in the report, one concerning issue relates to the growing ...; Created on 05 May 2019
15. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... now President of the Natural Resources Defense Front of Southern Puno. In his contribution he also rejected the payment of a multi-million dollar compensation that Bear Creek demands from Peru for the ...; Created on 16 September 2018
16. A year with a bitter taste in environmental matters in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... to the international level- But we have pending challenges from of the mining prohibition in terms of compensation for the victims of violations of human rights and justice for the families of those environmental ...; Created on 01 February 2018
17. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and public health. When Salvadoran attorney Yanira Cortez visited Canada in 2015, for example, she repeatedly stated that the amount being demanded in compensation by Pacific Rim in the ISDS case was ...; Created on 23 June 2017
18. El Salvador Votes for Water over Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Investment Disputes (ICSID), demanding compensation when the government declined to grant the firm a permit for a gold extraction project that threatened the nation’s water supply. In the face of tremendous ...; Created on 16 April 2017
19. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the Canadian miner Pacific Rim, now owned by the Australian Ocean Gold, which claimed compensation of 250 million dollars from the Salvadorean government. The case dates back to 2009 when Canadian miner ...; Created on 09 March 2017
20. Salvadorean Human Rights Attorney Congratulates Municipality that Rejected Mining Through Referendum: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... ruled in October 2016 in favor of El Salvador and against the Canadian miner Pacific Rim, now owned by the Australian Oceana Gold, which claimed compensation from the Salvadoran government for 250 million ...; Created on 08 March 2017

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