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1. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... a concession to international consortiums. But that is basically dead letter in the Central American countries that have ratified it, said activists consulted by IPS during the meeting. The governments ...; Created on 09 May 2018
2. URGENT COMMUNIQUE: To the people of Asuncion Mita, the national and international community: (Cerro Blanco); ... Mita have already exercised their right to be consulted as per the political constitution of the republic and the municipal code, and the overwhelming results should be considered indicative for government ...; Created on 23 September 2022
3. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... rights of Guatemalan citizens to be consulted on important matters that could affect their lives and territories. Sowing division in the communities Following the results of the consultations where ...; Created on 22 September 2022
4. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... right to be consulted. The lifting of the immobilisation is not a ‘go ahead’ for exploitation. We request that the Human Rights Ombudsman remains vigilant for any action carried out against the people’s ...; Created on 23 May 2021
5. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the company to respect the Indigenous Xinka people’s right to be freely consulted without violence and threats, and to immediately cease interference in their communities. Indigenous leaders such as Secretary-Treasurer ...; Created on 12 May 2021
6. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of Salvadorans to oppose mining, including more than 3 out of 5 consulted in a 2007 University of Central America poll. The most shocking ordeal faced by the water defenders was Rivera’s gruesome murder. ...; Created on 23 April 2021
7. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... been adequately consulted on with local communities and which would involve 25 more years of mining and potential conflicts. Espinar is not the only province where impacts from Glencore-related mining ...; Created on 22 April 2021
8. Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear: (Mining and Human Rights); ... called for Goldcorp’s Marlin mine to be shut down in 2010. The commission made the unprecedented request in response to evidence that Indigenous communities had not been consulted about the mine and concerns ...; Created on 02 March 2021
9. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... they were not consulted about the project before it started operating. They are worried that a legally binding plebiscite in November 2019 that overwhelmingly rejected mining in the region is not being ...; Created on 25 September 2020
10. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... following an injunction by CALAS. 2017 May 24: CALAS launches an injunction aimed at overturning the Escobal mining license, claiming indigenous groups were not consulted, in breach of ILO 169. Tahoe ...; Created on 23 July 2020
11. Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats: (Regional News); ... associated with the Rio Blanco project, which are located within a natural protected area and were not consulted with local communities, according to an analysis carried out by the Environment Defenders ...; Created on 03 May 2020
12. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... At the local level, the Municipality of Tocoa failed to consult with affected communities before extending a construction permit. The right to be consulted is imbedded in the Honduran Municipal Code through ...; Created on 24 October 2019
13. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... ruling in response to the struggle by local inhabitants, who had not been properly consulted, as required by law. Credit: Edgardo Ayala/IPS AN SALVADOR, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) - Like an octopus, metals mining ...; Created on 07 May 2019
14. More than one hundred organizations reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek: (Regional News); ... this is part of a process of a broader trend of criminalization and stigmatization that communities face when they reject extractive projects that have not been consulted with indigenous peoples.” The ...; Created on 16 September 2018
15. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... and consulted about development projects (particularly ILO Convention 169) are recognised both in the Peruvian legal system and Constitution as well as in international treaties to which Peru is a signatory. ...; Created on 28 August 2018
16. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... buy it. They consulted with environmental organizations and took courses, then broadcast what they learned, using simple language. They invited people impacted by mines onto the radio to discuss their ...; Created on 07 May 2018
17. A Binding Treaty about corporations can be an instrument to guarantee the respect of our rights and territories: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... or are not based on consensus. On this matter, I believe that this instrument which started to develop, and has already advancement, is based on a consensus. We have been consulted, and in the measure ...; Created on 14 November 2017
18. New Laws Seek to Limit Mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Liberation Front (FMLN), registered its preoccupation with the fact that there have been no advances in the discussion of the general law. Upon being consulted by the media, López said that the right-wing ...; Created on 02 January 2016
19. Municipality of Arcatao calls for a referendum on mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... decisions of previous governments that extended permits to Canadian mining companies to exploit these resources. "We are paying for bad decision made by previous governments. If governments had consulted ...; Created on 30 October 2015
20. Concerned Citizens from Across the U.S. Call on a Milwaukee Company to Act Ethically: (Commerce Group); ... needs, and there reports that show severe health problems in the community resulting from exposure to heavy metals. Recently, Jim Kuipers, an engineer who consulted for Commerce Group in El Salvador ...; Created on 21 November 2012

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