... to defend the human rights of these defenders during this public health crisis."
Cases of assaults during quarantine
In Honduras, the assassination of farmer and land defender Iris Argentina Álvarez ...
... activists were arrested in January in connection to an alleged 1989 kidnapping and murder during the country’s civil war. But a lack of evidence in the case has led to calls for their release and a closer ...
... action between the 100 ATM youth leaders and local groups DESAMA, BILEG and AMKKAS during the solidarity visit in Didipio
April 25 (BOLIVIA/PERU) Release of Solidarity Statement in by allied environmental ...
... a murder during the country’s twelve-year civil war (1980–1992). In the context of Bukele’s increasing openness toward mining, however, some in El Salvador and around the world are questioning the true ...
... more than 33 years ago during the brutal civil war that claimed 75,000 lives.
Prisoners sat on the cement floor of a courtyard at a prison. Their upper bodies are bare, their heads shaved, and they ...
... were arrested this past January for their alleged involvement in a kidnapping and murder that took place during the country’s civil war 30 years ago.
It’s unclear how legitimate the accusations are. ...
... are the brave water defenders, including several of those arrested last week."
"The five are accused by El Salvador's attorney general of an alleged murder over 30 years ago during the brutal civil war ...
TeleSur
Five social leaders were arrested due to a judicial order that links them to an alleged case that occurred during the civil war.
On Thursday, Santa Marta's Association for Social Economic Development ...
#SantaMartaNoEstaSola
San Salvador. January 11, 2023.
During the early hours of Wednesday, January 11, agents of the Attorney General Prosecutor's Office and the National Civil Police of El Salvador ...
... missions were able to verify on site that the company assigned prosecutors during the voting process, covering the 6 voting centers designated for the population to cast their vote.
Based on the procedures ...
... territories.
In addition, several Garífuna communities are experiencing forced displacement. One of them is Triunfo de la Cruz, where 400 families left the community in 2019, and in July 2020, during ...
... of proven coal reserves and was expected to allow Cerrejón to offset the 3 million tonnes / year drops in production from other pits during 2015-33.
Cerrejón exported 7.31 million tons in January-April, ...
... York.
During the last year, Peru has suffered an episode of political volatility and scandal. The next president, who will be sworn in on July 28, will be Peru's fourth president since November.
Translation ...
... the moratorium on making new mining agreements in the Philippines purportedly to stimulate its ailing economy during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Last week, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the ...
... which was forcibly displaced to make way for mine expansion in 2017. During the AGM, Beaty called the La Colorada mine a “massive win for our shareholders” and failed to acknowledge the human suffering ...
... of Petroleum Producers lobbyist Sheri Meyerhoffer as the office’s ombudsperson.
The Trudeau government has been clear during stakeholder meetings with civil society groups, including Mining Watch Canada, ...
Counterpunch
Jen Moore
In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, ...
... gold and copper mine have lost their jobs during the first round of permanent layoffs conducted by OceanaGold.
Along with the termination of direct employees, approximately 400 people working with contractors ...
... violent displacement during the civil war. Among the allies the water defenders won over were a legislator from the conservative ARENA party who led a key committee in El Salvador’s Congress, a prosecutor ...
... to it. One of the companies that made the most news during the pandemic was the Swiss mining transnational Glencore. Some of the most important of these developments regarding Glencore’s operations and ...