... of this historic moment and of our victory. Surely, he took back home important lessons from our struggle, but he also left us amazing gifts: his knowledge, his wisdom, his solidarity and his contagious ...
... victims. “The arrests are politically motivated as they seek to silence these water defenders and to demobilize community opposition at this critical moment,” the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive ...
... of our municipality in the future.
That the mining companies, up to the moment, have not proven to be rational, responsible, or friendly with the environment. They have not respected article 125 of ...
... Miriam Miranda highlights that the award to OFRANEH comes at a time when pressure from the Honduran government is increasing to deprive indigenous and black peoples of their territories; a moment in which ...
... our history… Reaching this moment was a very difficult task… [spanning] four government administrations. Since 2009, we have been protesting and demanding the right to consultation, but unfortunately previous ...
... an international coalition—paid off at critical moments. In October 2016, the World Bank tribunal where their international partners held protests dismissed the mining company’s claims. Five months later, ...
... the moment, Canada has an ombudsperson role, introduced last year, that reviews claims of human and environmental rights abuses by mining and oil and gas companies. But it doesn’t have the authority to ...
... the deterioration of environmental regulations under the Government of president Nayib Bukele.
“We want to take this moment to reflect about how to keep a spirit of struggle in defense ...
... from Otros Mundos Chiapas in his opening remarks. “That painful moment has become the wind that gives us strength... What better way to celebrate his life as part of social movements, than by honoring ...
... and exploring the Cerro Blanco mine since 2007, when it was installed in the border area. From that moment, we expressed concerns that this underground mine is installed in the Ostúa-Metapán basin underground ...
... the possibilities for adaptation.
This is, without a doubt, an alarming reality in it of itself – nevertheless, we must add to this global reality a national environmental crisis that places us in a moment ...
... remains standing. "We want to commemorate the physical departure of our comrade Marcelo, we find it difficult to remember this date," said Flor Hirahetas, "we remember beautiful moments in our fight, he ...
... be careful, because you already are already in their sights, they will make you disappear at any moment", he said.
The fight against mining has generated, in effect, persecution and violence against ...
... Court justices and that the cases currently before them be allowed to play out and that decisions be made based on the rule of law.
Undoubtedly, this corporate assault comes at a delicate moment in ...
... "From the moment that the Spaniards arrived, they saw us as inferior to them and I think [those with power] still believe that. [The government and mining companies] are doing the same thing that they ...
... El Salvador is at a definitive moment, influenced by a complexity of economic, social, political, environmental, party and electoral interests. It is time now to recognize, in the highly polarized political ...
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Jeff Abbott is an independent journalist currently based out of Guatemala. He has covered human rights and social moments in Central America and Mexico. His work has appeared at VICE News, Truthout, ...
... The ARENA controlled congress has momentarily cast aside MARN’s General Water Law in favor of their own. However, despite having the necessary votes to pass it into law, a wave of social protest regarding ...
... or set back as this would threaten life. The Church is also taking an active role, through a human rights approach, to push the approval of the General Water Law.
Up to this moment, both the position ...
... a good defense and the company made a lot of mistakes—but for us it was an issue of democracy.”
These developments added momentum to the national movement to pressure the government to prohibit mining. ...