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Category: Mining and Human Rights
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Published: Thursday, 26 December 2019 03:07
ACAFREMIN
Every year the inhabitants of the communities of Santa Rosa, Trinidad and La Maraña in the Department of Cabañas, fervently commemorate the life of land defenders Ramiro Rivera, Marcelo Rivera and Dora Sorto, who were criminalized and killed for opposing mining projects in this area.
On this occasion, the commemoration was held in the town of Maraña, home to some of the victims of the repression unleashed by Pacific Rim Mining in 2009. During this event, dozens of men and women attended to celebrate the legacy of the leaders who led the struggle against mining companies in the country, and paid with their lives for it, and also to celebrate the victory for whom these defenders gave their lives.
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Category: Commerce Group
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Published: Thursday, 26 December 2019 02:57
Karla Rodas - Vanguardia
El Salvador is among the ten most vulnerable countries in the world due to its geographical position and environmental conditions such as deforestation, limited access to water and human commercial activity.
These conditions have left as a legacy the pollution that magnifies the impacts of climate change and worsens the living conditions for the population that suffers its consequences.
Faced with these threats, the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Office of the Prosecutor for the Defense of Human Rights (PDDH) announced a Follow-up Report to address the impacts of the San Sebastián Mine, located in the municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima, department of La Unión.
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Category: Mining prohibition El Salvador
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Published: Thursday, 26 December 2019 02:45
Gloria Silvia Orellana - Co Latino
"Two years after the Law on the Prohibition of Metal Mining was passed, its application is yet to be implemented," expressed Rodolfo Calles from CRIPDES / ACAFREMIN. Along with a group of environmental organizations, Calles demanded the government of President Nayib Bukele, to resume actions in this matter and give protection to the population affected by the metal mining industry.
Among the specific requests of the organizations, UNES, ADES, CRIPDES and ACAFREMIN, there is the allocation of sufficient economic resources to execute various actions related to mine closures and for transforming the economic activities of artisanal miners (güiriceros). Finally, the organizations requested the drafting of regulations to apply the Law of Prohibition of Metallic Mining through different government institutions.
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Category: Regional News
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Published: Thursday, 26 December 2019 02:17
Marvin Diaz - Gato Encerrado
The criminalization of environmentalists and land defenders was the thematic focus of the fifth meeting of the Central American Alliance Against Mining (ACAFREMIN) in El Salvador.
During the gathering, on Nov. 13-13, environmental defenders shared their experiences in the fight against metal mining in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. According to the representatives of the more than 25 organizations who participated, the governments of the region criminalize environmental defenders who oppose extractive projects and to favor mining and other extractive companies.
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Category: Cerro Blanco
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Published: Thursday, 26 December 2019 01:45
ACAFREMIN
Cerro Blanco a mining project operated by Canadian company bluestone resources is located in the municipality of Asunción Mita, Guatemala. The Cerro Blanco mine could endanger the lives of more than half a million inhabitants due to the potential cross-border contamination of water sources.
A study authored by biologist, Cidia Cortes in collaboration with the National Roundtable against Mining entitled "Impact of the Cerro Blanco Cross-Border Mine on Water and Health for El Salvador", highlights the reduction in the flow of water from the Ostúa River and the Guija Lake due to the enormous amount of thermal water extracted from the Cerro Blanco project.
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Category: Regional News
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Published: Thursday, 26 December 2019 01:34
La Republica
Through his lawyers Walter Aduviri, the governor of the Puno region, criticized his deputy governor Agustín Luque. Aduviri expressed that Luque will be solely responsible for the region's failure.
PUNO. The regional governor, Walter Aduviri Calisaya, criticized his deputy governor Agustín Luque, through his lawyers. Aduviri is currently imprisoned in the Yanamayo prison, serving six years in prison after being convicted of violence during the Aimarazo.
Aduviri informed that he regrets having accepted Luque as part of the electoral formula in the elections. Instead of instituting the Collasuyo Plan, according to Aduviri, Luque opted for a personalist management style. This decision led him away from the program plan of the My Region movement, which brought Aduviri and Luque to power.
The regional governor stated that Luque will be solely responsible for the region's failure. He added that the current administration is plagued by a series of anomalies for which media are not as critical as they were with him during his seven months and eight days of administration. “Concretely, his biggest frustration is that the people he brought to power now trample on his work plan. They wanted to handle things in their own way,” stated Aduviri through his lawyer Iván Arias Serrano.
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Translation: Giada Ferrucci
Translated from: https://larepublica.pe/politica/2019/12/01/puno-walter-aduviri-dice-arrepentirse-de-confiar-en-agustin-luque-lrsd/
