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1. Imai v. Canada: Access-to-information lawsuit concerning Canada’s intervention in human rights case against Goldcorp in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); CNCA On March 2, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada will hear arguments in a lawsuit that seeks information about the Canadian government’s response to a human rights case concerning a Canadian-owned ...; Created on 11 May 2021
2. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5: (Free the Santa Marta 5); ... are not able to denounce the case publicly because the judge has imposed a rare gag order. These arbitrary arrests are deeply concerning as they violate both El Salvador’s internationally recognized Peace ...; Created on 08 April 2023
3. First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ResistEscobal Indigenous Xinka authorities and the Ministry of Energy and Mines establish initial agreements regarding the pre-consultation process The first pre-consultation meeting concerning ...; Created on 26 May 2021
4. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... which began under Pan American Silver’s watch, as well as dangers related to the instability of its tailing impoundments. The same question was posed concerning the community of La Colorada, Mexico, ...; Created on 17 May 2021
5. OceanaGold (ASX:OGC) fined A$128,500 as environmental concerns at Haile continue: (OceanaGold); ... said the violations are disturbing. "To have something like this happen, I'm sure is terribly embarrassing and concerning to them, yet it has happened three times," she added. "It makes me worry that ...; Created on 15 February 2021
6. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... impact before it opened, said the violations involving the Haile mine are disturbing. “To have something like this happen, I’m sure is terribly embarrassing and concerning to them, yet it has happened ...; Created on 12 February 2021
7. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... new in the mining sector. Since the late 1990s, nearly 50 cases concerning mining concessions have been brought before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), one of ...; Created on 06 January 2021
8. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... developments in 2021 concerning arbitration in the Latin American region, just as we did in 2020. Once the EU-Mexico FTA is in force, it will certainly be interesting to see how such stark deviations from ...; Created on 19 December 2020
9. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... water system. Carlos Flores, Coordinator of ECO El Salvador, who has accompanied the community, reports, “It is concerning that the ex-president of ANDA would attempt to cut service to the community in ...; Created on 01 December 2020
10. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... NAFTA over an environmental dispute concerning limestone quarrying in the state of Quintana Roo. The company is in conflict with the municipality of Solidaridad (where the resort town Playa del Carmen ...; Created on 03 May 2020
11. 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
12. New Report Exposes Mining Companies Suing Latin American Countries Where Communities Defend Land and Environment: (FTAs & ISDS); ... Rights and community consent. Nine of these were brought by companies without any operating mine at the time of arbitration. Over half of cases dispute government measures concerning the enforcement ...; Created on 03 May 2019
13. Guatemalan court upholds Tahoe mine suspension: (Regional News); ... (MEM) to carry out consultation immediately in compliance with the International Labor Organization’s Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries. “At this time, ...; Created on 16 September 2018
14. PRESS RELEASE: Release the Verdict Now!: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to the company concerning its Didipio mine. In El Salvador, the company has upped its claim against El Salvador, to US$250 million. And, in Cabañas, OceanaGold continues to work through its deceptive ...; Created on 06 October 2016
15. A dirty gold fever: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Environmental Law (CIEL) in Washington and is supporting El Salvador in the case in the arbitration tribunal. The majority of the population in El Salvador, “faced with the risk concerning water sources ...; Created on 02 February 2016
16. The Rights Clash: (Commerce Group); ... answer is simple: it wanted to attract foreign investment, so it followed the rules of the international investment regime. In fact, it is part of a “concerning trend of countries freely signing human ...; Created on 15 July 2013

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