... (HOMA), organized a side event on "Testimonies of Affected Communities: Collective reflections towards the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations with respect to Human Rights"
Marta Rivas from ...
Instituto Universitario de Opinión Pública
In El Salvador, 79.5% of the population that is potentially threatened to have nearby metallic mining activities believes that the country is not suitable ...
Frustration around the Latest Ruling in the Cases of Violence towards Environmental Leaders
Wednesday April 11, six members of the 18th Street gang were sentenced to between 30 and 145 years in jail ...
New Threats and Intimidation towards Mining Opponents in Cabañas
Another case of intimidation towards anti-mining activists in Cabañas was reported by the Environmental Committee of Cabañas. Below is ...
... other political parties in El Salvador, became increasingly aware of the risks of mining. They became increasingly aware of where popular opinion was going towards mining. And in particular, it was very ...
... harassment.
Together with massive disinformation and fake news, all these fuels ethnic divide and discrimination towards IP and their struggles.
In the commemoration of the annual International Human ...
... recent investigation by the International Human Rights Law Clinic at the University of Virginia concluded: “This case falls in line with a pattern of violence, harassment, and intimidation directed towards ...
... which is formed in this way, rises and is transported through the atmosphere in the form of clouds until it condenses and falls towards the earth in the form of precipitation. During its journey to the ...
... evident in the low budget granted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources while keeping a low profile towards the destruction of ecosystems of incalculable natural value. “In the northern ...
... elements to carry out these actions. Similarly, the National Roundtable against Mining is also contributing towards this objective. But the Government has failed on its responsibility to implement remediation as ...
... us on track towards a disastrous change in the climate and global warming from 4°C-5°C. In the region of Central America, it would rise from 5°C-6°C with catastrophic impacts on livelihoods, depleting ...
... policy recommendations, our report supports the need for greater transparency in the use of TPF. Holding these financiers to account, however, is just one small step towards rebalancing the scales of the ...
... towards deepening criminalisation. The abusive imposition of penal processes against social organisation leaders and communities via a distorted use of criminal offenses (such as aggravated extortion and ...
... of Nejapa receive water only 2-3 days a week.
Members of the National Alliance Against the Privatization of Water march towards the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Photo: P. Cabezas.
To protect ...
Report by IBON International
"Towards curbing OceanaGold’s dirty operations in El Salvador and the Philippines, efforts of people’s organisations, communities, environmental advocates as well as international ...
... the aim of the campaign, as well as make progress towards a binding Business and Human Rights Treaty at the UN level" he stated.
Republished from: https://www.diariocolatino.com/estados-latinoamericanos-expuestos-a-demandas-de-empresas-transnacionales-manuel-perez-rocha/ ...
... 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. ...
... long international campaign, the ICSID tribunal finally ruled against the company and ordered it to pay $8 million towards El Salvador’s more than $12million in legal fees. The ruling was hailed as a major ...
... Rim Mining never met the legal requirements under El Salvador’s mining law to obtain a permit to exploit gold and must pay the Central American country US$8 million towards its legal costs. Vancouver-based ...
... be better spent towards social programs that could benefit the population. “12 million dollars, for instance, is the yearly cost of running Ciudad Mujer, an innovative network of government run centers ...