Alfredo Carias: Vanguardia
In the midst of an important victory in El Salvador, an evaluation of the social and environmental conditions in the country contrasts to the achievements obtained with the ...
... 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 ...
... Center (PAC). The Próspera Court is a judicial body that holds exclusive jurisdiction in PZ but is limited to criminal matters and those related to children and adolescents. The CAMP proposes members of ...
... ignores or even awards corporate abuses by enabling private companies to sue national governments over matters of public interest, such as the devastating social and environmental impacts of mining.
“KCA’s ...
... of the National Alliance Against Water Privatization, also pointed out that in the committee on Legislation and Constitutional Matters there are four draft constitutional reforms to recognize the human ...
... matters, citizen participation in environmental matters, legal and judicial protection in environmental matters, and their protection as environmental defenders,” Carlos Flores explained. Among the demands ...
... a requirement to hold town hall meetings (Cabildo Abierto) on matters that affect the lives of local communities. As a result, local organizations organized under the Committee have launched a campaign ...
... growing frustrated and have begun to organize to take matters in their own hands.
“If we don’t find a viable solution with the government, we will present a constitutional challenge against the prohibition ...
... in Cabañas – is at the core of the recent ICSID panel decision.
It is important to note that ICSID panels have no obligation to take into consideration matters related to the water and land that local ...
... to ignore the popular demand.
“Until the national government responds to the call, communities will continue to take matters into their own hands to protect themselves and future generations from mining,” ...
... Even if the authorship is not clear, the arbitration tribunal can not easily limit the case purely to economic matters.
More than a callow protest
It is about a lot of money. Company representative ...
By Marina Bonetti
Communities and organizations gathered in front of the World Bank in San Salvador to demand a fair verdict on the lawsuit of Pacific Rim vs El Salvador.
After days of uninterrupted ...
... sets us backward in matters of human rights, which are fundamental to lead a dignified life.
What is the state of affairs of the General Water Law?
As the Foro del Agua, we have always supported regulation ...
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The Legislature has been too slow in these matters. We are only three and a half months away from finishing this term and has not been possible to advance the discussion on issues that are critical ...
... in accordance with the rights of access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters.
Third, the brief demonstrates that the company does not hold a social license to mine, and ...
... and fosters respect for the environment.
Particularly we believe the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment(MARN) should designate environmental issues as matters of national interest. ...
... corporations seeking to exploit natural resources.
These matters should not be decided by the World Banks’ investor state arbitration tribunal or any other foreign tribunal. To make things worse, in ...
By Vladimir Pacheco (krupuk2000@gmail.com)
First published in http://www.mpi.org.au/australia-2/oceanagold-and-el-salvador/
Scars of civil war still fresh in the country’s social landscape. After years ...
... in a free trade agreement to subvert a democratic nationwide debate over mining and sustainability in El Salvador. These matters should not be decided by an ICSID arbitration tribunal. In the course of ...
... environmental health in El Salvador. When it comes to such issues, local democratic institutions should prevail, not foreign corporations seeking to exploit natural resources.
These matters should not ...