... and social opposition. This would be yet another example of the ‘chilling effect’ that agreements like CAFTA-DR have on public and regulatory policies,” remarked Manuel Pérez-Rocha of the Institute for ...
... Network, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN) and MiningWatch Canada, release a statement in solidarity with the resistance and in opposition to the investment challenge.
This community struggle ...
... in the whole region, as a mechanism to silence opposition to such projects.
Landa, of ERIC, said that in Honduras, where more than 800 extractive projects and 143 hydroelectric projects have been approved ...
... (in San Sebastian). I hope to advance this week in my inquiries to call for a new meeting of the commission.” He ends the email by casually saying “I understand that the opposition of artisanal miners ...
... killed.
Although the separate murders of 4 activists were attributed to criminal gangs, community members state that the clear link is their involvement in the opposition to the mining company. Similarly, ...
... their voices in opposition.
Cristina Starr, one of the station’s founders, remembers a day when the entire community was away for a soccer game. María Isabel Gámez, the news director at the time, ...
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But the development of the mining program quickly stalled due to fierce opposition from local communities who prevented mining explorations to begin in the departments of Cabañas and Chalatenango. By ...
... the territory, the local government with the entire population represented a strong opposition factor and we all did it together for the defense of the life. This is something essential, if we want to ...
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Local communities were quickly put off by exploration activities’ impacts on water sources – not to mention the company’s dealings with local landowners. As opposition grew, the discord sown by the company’s ...
... metals mining. As part of this effort, the Catholic Church heightened its visible opposition to mining. Civil society opponents to mining even brought a governor from the Philippines to El Salvador to ...