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21. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... This Saturday, the judge Zoe Guifarro, of the Sectional Court of First Instance in Tocoa, department of Colón, ruled out the review of the measures requested by the legal representatives of the defenders. ...; Created on 28 December 2020
22. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); ... that the drafting of an arbitration clause is a multi-department process resting on both the contracting agency and the attorney general’s office. Interpretation of treaty provisions – or lack thereof ...; Created on 19 December 2020
23. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); ... ANDA is also upgrading Las Pavas with new equipment. This is part of the government's new “National Water Plan“. On August 18, ANDA tweeted: Periodically, our pipes and bottled water department continue ...; Created on 11 September 2020
24. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); ... of Tocoa, in Honduras, reported in a press conference that the Court of Appeals, in the department of Francisco Morazán, overturned the ruling that dismissed charges against environmental defenders Juan ...; Created on 20 August 2020
25. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... Decree 14-2020 was published, which establishes a state of siege in the municipalities of El Estor, Morales, and Livingston, in the department of Izabal; and Panzós and Santa Catarina la Tinta, in the ...; Created on 22 July 2020
26. Arrests, harassment of environmental defenders amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Maj. Gen. Delfin Lorenzana Secretary, Department of National Defense Room 301 DND Building, Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, de los Santos Avenue, Quezon City Voice:+63(2) 911-6193 / 911-0488 / 982-5600 ...; Created on 21 April 2020
27. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); YSUCA The Cerro Blanco mine is located just 15 kilometres from the border with El Salvador, in the municipality of Asunción Mita in the department of Jutiapa, Guatemala. Since 2006, the project has posed ...; Created on 21 April 2020
28. German parlamentarians demand justice for Honduran environmental activists: (Regional News); ... Penal Center, in the department of Yoro, Honduras, and another environmental defender who is in a prison in La Ceiba, in the department of Atlántida. For the Honduran authorities, the eight activists ...; Created on 20 April 2020
29. International report finds that the Honduran government violates the rights of Tocoa's environmental defender: (Regional News); ... Honduras - found that the Honduras government is responsible for the systematic violation of the human rights of communities in Tocoa, department of Colon. These communities are affected by the impacts ...; Created on 20 April 2020
30. Water, transparency and mining concerns in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... The Department of Energy cannot even make a coal company comply with public disclosure. The PH-EITI data are also outdated. Some of the data and information, like the water rights and tree cutting permits ...; Created on 08 March 2020
31. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts: (Regional News); ... border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"> The mountains of the department of La Libertad in Peru. Pan America Silver operates the Quiruvilca mine in La Libertad. Image by David Almeida via Wikimedia ...; Created on 02 March 2020
32. Criminalization increases against environmental defenders and social movements of the Central American region: (Regional News); ... been "Criminalization of environmental defenders of the movements of the Central American region". The meeting was carried out in the municipality of Ataco in the department of Ahuachapán, El Salvador, ...; Created on 26 December 2019
33. Tocoa is declared free of mining, but controversial mining project remains active: (Regional News); CRITERIO Tegucigalpa - The town hall through which the municipal corporation of Tocoa declared its territory, located in the department of Colon, free of mining activity, caused the residents' frustration ...; Created on 26 December 2019
34. Agriculture, a sustainable economic alternative to mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ARPAS The mining industry does not provide enough income to cover the employment, food, and quality of life needs of the communities in the department of Cabañas. Thus, reflecting on alternatives that ...; Created on 26 December 2019
35. The Salvadorean State has a pending debt with land defenders criminalized by mining companies: (Mining and Human Rights); 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 ...; Created on 26 December 2019
36. The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine: (Commerce Group); ... to address the impacts of the San Sebastián Mine, located in the municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima, department of La Unión. These recommendations aim to ensure that the appropriate public institutions ...; Created on 26 December 2019
37. Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists: (Regional News); ... vulnerable departments. Torres argued that the government of Daniel Ortega criminalizes defenders of communities that oppose extractive projects. "We live in a concessionary state, where the government ...; Created on 26 December 2019
38. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... which extends though the Colon, Olancho and Atlantida departments. Criminalization as a response to dissent In October 2018, residents and alternative news outlets reported the deployment of ...; Created on 24 October 2019
39. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... on the community but it only made things worse,” Simongo said. In June 2019, the company’s 25-year licence expired. OceanaGold told VICE News it had permission from the Department of Natural Resources ...; Created on 04 October 2019
40. Marcelo's Legacy: The environmentalist who fought against metal mining in El Salvado: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of metal mining, for our country. This journalistic writing is to remember Dora Sorto, Juan Durán, Ramiro Rivera, and Gustavo Marcelo Rivera, who were the first front line defenders in the department of ...; Created on 18 September 2019

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