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21. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... 1. A Wave of Cases Against Latin American States Last year saw a wave of cases against Latin American states, driven in particular, but not exclusively, by a large number of claims filed against Peru, ...; Created on 21 January 2021
22. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... corporations in the United States and across the world. Pre-order from Beacon, PeguinRandomHouse (PRH), Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org, Indiebound, Powell’s ISBN: 978-080702902-2 Publication ...; Created on 14 January 2021
23. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... domestic legal system may not provide an adequate remedy. For example, an investor may not wish to settle disputes before a host state's domestic courts for reasons of (i) fear of bias; or (ii) unfamiliarity ...; Created on 06 January 2021
24. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... States. El Junquillo belongs to the municipality of San Isidro, which together with Guacotecti and Sensuntepeque, made up the area in which the exploitation of gold and silver was planned within the ...; Created on 05 January 2021
25. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); Kluewer Arbitration Blog In 2020, we witnessed a number of interesting developments in the field of investment arbitration in Latin America. From the entry into force of the United States – Mexico – ...; Created on 19 December 2020
26. The hidden connection between a US steel company and the controversial Los Pinares mine in Honduras: (Regional News); ... and without public announcement, the largest steel producer in the United States, the Nucor Corporation, spent at least four years associated with an iron mine in Honduras under fire for its presumed persecution ...; Created on 28 November 2020
27. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... support from the United States, are implicated in the violence. While Pinares Investments has promised development, investment and jobs through the mine and processing plant, affected communities say ...; Created on 25 September 2020
28. 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras: (Regional News); ... States and Italy. In Honduras, more protests are planned to take place on Friday September 4 and September 15, the country’s independence day. On July 24, Erika Guevara, Amnesty International’s Americas ...; Created on 03 September 2020
29. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); ... findings of a report carried out by ACAFREMIN in 2019, with the academic support of three universities in Canada, England, and the United States, found that in the case of the defenders of the Guapinol ...; Created on 20 August 2020
30. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... U.S. citizen, and my heart is in two parts, because I have my heart in Honduras, and I have my heart in the United States. I love both countries. But since 2019, Honduras is living in the hell. And U.S., ...; Created on 17 August 2020
31. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... jumps to the communities. In all the state of Guerrero there is no longer the capacity to receive seriously ill patients in hospitals, a situation that extends to practically all states," stated Pedro ...; Created on 09 August 2020
32. HONDURAS: Human rights defenders threatened by armed groups during quarantine: (Regional News); ... not take account for the increased food security risks imposed by the pandemic. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has reminded States that emergency measures must "adhere to the unconditional ...; Created on 31 July 2020
33. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... ruling suspending the Escobal mining license, in response to the CALAS claim. Tahoe places the mine on stand-by and says it will appeal. September 10: Guatemala’s supreme court reinstates the Escobal ...; Created on 23 July 2020
34. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); ... from such claims. “While the future remains uncertain,” states Aceris Law, an international arbitration law firm, “the response to the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to violate various protections provided ...; Created on 23 July 2020
35. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... that is belittled by Anglo American when it states that this water is simply “lost in the sea”. This statement is typical of those whose vision of hydrological processes is focused primarily on economic ...; Created on 22 July 2020
36. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... years to resolve the conflict over land ownership. As palm plantations expand, villages are crowded and arrest warrants are issued against community leaders. In times of siege states, community leaders ...; Created on 22 July 2020
37. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... I want to send a very strong greeting from the United States, from IPS in Washington IPS, to El Salvador, on this very special occasion in which we remember our Brother Marcelo Rivera. And I want to ...; Created on 15 July 2020
38. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk: (Regional News); ... the signatory States are obliged to consultation when authorizing projects or private or state investments in indigenous population territories. Being an international human rights agreement, according ...; Created on 12 June 2020
39. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate: (Regional News); ... humanity and its member states on the urgent commitment to preserve, rescue, and restore the planet's natural resources. Morena Murillo, a member of the National Alliance against Water Privatization, pointed ...; Created on 06 June 2020
40. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); Manuel Perez Rocha - Inequality NAFTA 2.0 cleared another hurdle on January 16 as the U.S. Senate approved the trade deal with bipartisan support. Officially called the United States-Mexico-Canada ...; Created on 03 May 2020

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