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1. EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right, the satisfaction of the Church: (Water Crisis El Salvador); Agenzia Fides San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador unanimously approved, with 78 votes in favor and no votes against, the reform of the Constitution of the Republic ...; Created on 30 November 2020
2. International Week of Action Free the Santa Marta 5: (Free the Santa Marta 5); ... are not able to denounce the case publicly because the judge has imposed a rare gag order. These arbitrary arrests are deeply concerning as they violate both El Salvador’s internationally recognized Peace ...; Created on 08 April 2023
3. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... director at the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), told Common Dreams: "Under ordinary circumstances, the arrests of internationally recognized water defenders would be major ...; Created on 20 January 2023
4. URGENT COMMUNIQUE: To the people of Asuncion Mita, the national and international community: (Cerro Blanco); Urgent Communique from the Municipal Commission Specific to the Consultation on Mining The members of the Commission recognized and designated by the Municipality of Asuncion Mita, Jutiapa to organize ...; Created on 23 September 2022
5. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...: (Cerro Blanco); ... which recognizes that clean potable water and sanitation are essential for the implementation of all human rights, has been recognized by the States of Guatemala and El Salvador, specifically. 4. That ...; Created on 12 June 2022
6. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... El Salvador has always been water, with the slogan "Yes to life, no to mining." It is widely recognized that El Salvador suffers from a water crisis of enormous proportions in terms of quantity, quality ...; Created on 14 December 2021
7. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... harm in the industry. Yet, the reality is the industry is firmly rooted in colonial practices that violate the right to free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples, a principle recognized by ...; Created on 12 May 2021
8. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... recognized rights of the communities to organize, defend the environment and protest peacefully against the mine. A poster of the members of the Municipal Committee in Defence of Common and Public Goods ...; Created on 06 May 2021
9. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... The Nation CAROLYN FORCHÉ’S POWERFUL RECKONING Suzy Hansen Among the most intriguing lessons comes from La Mesa’s pursuit of seemingly unlikely allies. The water defenders recognized this to be less ...; Created on 05 April 2021
10. Honduran justice denies defenders of the Guapinol river to wait for their trial in freedom: (Regional News); ... of several lawyers with recognized reputation and long experience in the defense of human rights. Seven of the defendants are currently in prison in the Yoro, Olanchito: Ewer Alexander Cedillo Cruz, ...; Created on 28 December 2020
11. ATM Statement on illegal entry of fuel trucks in Nueva Vizcaya: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... recognized that the deforestation in the mountains of Sierra Madre is the main cause of the devastating floods in Isabela and Cagayan. Pres. Duterte must instruct the DILG and the DENR to immediately ...; Created on 28 November 2020
12. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... killed. In the same report, mining was cited as the “deadliest” sector. Last week, September 28, the Center for Environment Concerns – Philippines (CEC) recognized the valiant environment defenders who ...; Created on 07 October 2020
13. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); ... recognized as a human right in El Salvador, and the country is at risk of drought. Although lack of water regulation and climate change are two of the reasons for El Salvador's overall water deficit, in ...; Created on 11 September 2020
14. The Honduran government intensifies persecution against defenders of the Guapinol River: (Regional News); ... Public Ministry, the Police, and the Army, with the purpose of protecting the interests of the Inversiones los Pinares company. Internationally recognized rights, such as the right to peaceful protest, ...; Created on 20 August 2020
15. Lack of a Water Law prolongs the historical crisis in the country: (Regional News); ... right to water. Yet, no results have been obtained. "This situation is worrisome. In fact, in 2010 El Salvador and the United Nations (UN) recognized that safeguarding water as a human right is essential ...; Created on 17 June 2020
16. PRESS RELEASE: Citizen´s proposal for a general water law in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... dramatic water crisis in El Salvador, in terms of equal access of quality and quantity, is widely recognized and scientifically documented. However, the lack of progress in the discussion on a General ...; Created on 20 April 2020
17. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... Resources (MARN), a preliminary draft of the General Water Law was presented to the Legislative Assembly. The preliminary draft recognized the human right to water and emphasizes a watershed management ...; Created on 20 April 2020
18. International report finds that the Honduran government violates the rights of Tocoa's environmental defender: (Regional News); ... the Public Ministry, the Police and the Army, with the purpose of protecting the interests of the company Inversiones los Pinares /Ecotek. Internationally recognized rights, such as the right to peaceful ...; Created on 20 April 2020
19. The Salvadorean State has a pending debt with land defenders criminalized by mining companies: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the struggle, but also as Salvadorans, as members of the communities in Cabañas, we are celebrating the prohibition of mining, a great victory against the mining companies. A victory that has been recognized ...; Created on 26 December 2019
20. Marcelo's Legacy: The environmentalist who fought against metal mining in El Salvado: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... there was a struggle to make it better. In 2017, the “pulgarcito”, as El Salvador is called, was recognized in every corner of the world for beating a large mining company, Oceana Gold / Pacific Rim. Everything ...; Created on 18 September 2019

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