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21. A Binding Treaty about corporations can be an instrument to guarantee the respect of our rights and territories: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... this path. In El Salvador, we witness a practical example of such involvement, especially of the Catholic Church up the top of its highest hierarchy: the Archbishop of San Salvador, Monsignor Escobar (other ...; Created on 14 November 2017
22. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... Ombudsman Office, the Central American University, and the Catholic Church, through Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar, joined the chorus and asked to be part of the discussion to ensure that legislators commit ...; Created on 27 July 2017
23. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law: (Sample Data-Articles); ... through Archbishop Monseñor José Luis Alas, have joined in rejecting of the alleged privatization bill. It is estimated that 8% of the world's water is destined for domestic use, 10% for industry and ...; Created on 21 July 2017
24. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... allies, includ-ing the archbishop of El Salvador, head of the country’s conservative Catholic Church. Effective opposition kept Pacific Rim from meeting the regulatory requirements to obtain the permits ...; Created on 26 June 2017
25. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... few months, the church threw its weight behind the ban. In February, the Archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, delivered the bill for the Law to Ban Mining to the Legislative Assembly. In ...; Created on 16 April 2017
26. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Beatriz Calderón / ACAN-EFE A march led by archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas arrived at the Legislature demand the prohibition of metal mining. A group of Salvadorans marched today to demand that ...; Created on 09 March 2017
27. The Catholic Church calls for participation in a March Against Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... everyone to participate in this march to request the approval of the Law to Ban Mining, and to present the signatures that have been collected,” the Archbishop of San Salvador, Monsignor Escobar Alas, ...; Created on 08 March 2017
28. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Archbishop of San Salvador, Jose Luis Escobar Alas, and representatives from the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (UCA) to present a bill to prohibit mining. The archbishop said, in no uncertain ...; Created on 13 February 2017
29. El Salvador Church Leaders Fight for Ban on Mining Exploitation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of the bill is to protect our country and its population from serious environmental contamination, especially of water, an inevitable consequence of open pit mining exploitation,” the archbishop of San ...; Created on 10 February 2017
30. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... contamination of natural resources like the water, the land, and the air. Further, repeating the words of the Archbishop of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, this subject is not political, it is a ...; Created on 10 February 2017
31. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... people,” says Emeritus Catholic Bishop Hilton Deakin of Melbourne, Australia. “Let us be clear: El Salvador has lost a lot during all this arbitration. El Salvador had to pay more than $12 million, just ...; Created on 14 October 2016
32. PRESS RELEASE: Not to the blackmail of Pacific Rim Mining/Oceana Gold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the Archbishop of El Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas, has expressed repeatedly and publicly its rejection of metal mining, considering the industry and threat to the environment and health of the population. ...; Created on 26 September 2016
33. PRESS RELEASE: Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... for Policy Studies and MiningWatch Canada, will be presented at OceanaGold’s office in Melbourne on Thursday, the 36th anniversary of the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero. “Designed to whitewash ...; Created on 23 March 2016
34. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the military and the paramilitary killed over 500 farmers. The political legacy of the resistance can be seen on murals all over the village. Even archbishop Oscar Romero, assassinated in 1980, appears ...; Created on 03 February 2016
35. Justice delayed: Environmentalists assassinated in Cabañas remembered: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Mining and important sectors of society, such as the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, that were calling for a prohibition on all metal mining activities. “Since 2007, the Bishops Conference has called ...; Created on 07 January 2016
36. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... at the scenery; he was the former Archbishop of San Salvador, who had spoken out against the oppression of the poor and was murdered in 1980. It is about the mountain that towers up behind the small town ...; Created on 03 January 2016
37. Time is running out for the Legislative Assembly to ratify food and water as basic human rights in El Salvador: (Mining and Human Rights); ... “47.8 of the rural population” who lack access to potable drinking water El Salvador. More recently the Archbishop of El Salvador Jose Luis Alas asked legislators to reconsider their commitment to ...; Created on 23 April 2015
38. Environmentalists step up pressure on El Salvador's 2014 presidential candidate: (Background and reports ); ... leaders in the country also weighed in on the issues. Archbishop José Luis Escobar, head of the Catholic Church who is often quoted in the Salvadoran press expressing his opposition to mining projects, ...; Created on 20 January 2014
39. Australian-Canadian firm OceanaGold bails out Pacific Rim Mining Deal means more punishment for El Salvador: (Water no Gold); ... to it, I think it is better to pay the money, than to pay the consequences,” Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas recently stated to a Canadian national radio reporter. Pacific Rim Mining’s track record ...; Created on 21 November 2013
40. Preliminary program: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... rights to water, and a healthy environment. 9:20-10:50 Plenary session 1 - National perpectives on mining and the right to water in El Salvador Jose Luis Escobar, Archbishop of El ...; Created on 15 April 2013

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