... several groups in El Salvador’s Cabañas department that were drawn into mining debates when a Canadian company tried to re-open an old gold mine in the area. ADES now finds itself involved in the national ...
... financially struggling Salvadoran government. The two lawsuits, which total almost $200 million and are being tried at a World Bank trade tribunal, allege that the companies’ free trade agreement protected ...
... to testify against the accused during the judicial process, he was pressured by the Attorney General’s office and they tried to intimidate him by threatening to incarcerate him if he testified.
Pineda, ...
... and groundwater resources of the area and compare these with water consumption at mines to determine if there is over extraction. We also tried to understand the impact of water consumption based on the ...