... “legal stability” for individuals and property.
The Agreement also seems to preclude the possibility of social welfare. Residents must commit to “self-responsibility,” meaning the ability to meet the ...
... material.
Prior to the start of mining operations four years ago, the company said it would run a state-of-the-art operation that would meet the necessary environmental regulations.
"In accordance with ...
... is located at the site of a historic mining operation that closed.
Following months of public meetings, DHEC approved a permit in October 2013 to develop the mine and an ore processing plant.
Now, ...
... to extractivism and environmental destruction grows, states and corporations meet that resistance with violence. They can just get away with it more easily in the Global South, where people in Canada, ...
... in the Great Lakes, home to a fifth of the world’s water, is a parallel struggle, and we are inspired by the people from the south—the Eagle and the Condor meet again. Water protectors are the heroes of ...
... the legal framework," Molina said.
Ernesto Romero, Mayor of San Isidro says that the executive government has not held any meetings to work with municipalities to apply the law of mining prohibition. ...
... than 100,000 people live In the affected districts of Coata, Huata Capachica, Caracoto and Juliaca. Local leaders claimed that the authorities ignore their requests when they are summoned to meet with ...
... project will have his support, as long as it meets regulatory requirements.
“OceanaGold is a significant employer of local people both in Waihi and beyond,” he said.
Peachey met with local OceanaGold ...
... from the manager designated to respond to their concerns.
The community first sought resolution through written correspondence and meetings. In a July 31 letter, the community appealed directly to the ...
... can overrule or punish governments that fail to meet the demands of these corporations. Arbitration suits like this are made possible by international investment agreements, such as the Central America-Dominican ...
... leniency of the Guatemalan state toward extractive industries. This, coupled with rampant government corruption and privileged connections allowed KCA to meet its objectives: consolidate the mining project ...
... Community Meeting that declared Tocoa as a Municipality Free of Mining, in November 2019; and based on the illegality of the mining concessions ASP and ASP2, we demand the immediate cancellation of the ...
... on multiple occasions, by phone and in person, for her to meet with Lenir Pérez, one of the owners of the Guapinol mining project, for which they are Seven land defenders were illegally detained. The leader ...
... such as tuberculosis. While this connection has yet to be well investigated, we identified seven cases in which nearly 250 community members tested positive for Covid-19 and four died.
Zoom meetings ...
... annual shareholder meeting of London-registered mining giant Anglo American took place behind closed doors on May 5th 2020. The company is the owner of the Quellaveco copper mine in the Moquegua region ...
... say that it is a real honor for me to participate in this commemoration. And to be with Miguel and all of you.
Marcelo, whom we did not have the honor of meeting in person at IPS, is nevertheless the ...
... in shifts to keep 24-hour watch over the access gate to the “El Tambor” gold mining project. Catholic masses, community meetings and cultural activities have punctuated this nearly decade-long vigil along ...
... the Ombudsman for Human Rights showed interest. For its part, the Foreign Ministry of El Salvador granted a meeting in late 2018 to learn about the subject. However, further actions did not go beyond the ...
... of the Commons of Tocoa, and national and international human rights organizations have mobilized within the framework of the "Meeting of the peoples for water", to demand freedom of the seven defenders. ...
Tegucigalpa, February 26, 2020 – Preliminary conclusions of a report commissioned by the Central American Alliance against Mining (ACAFREMIN) - presented at the Peoples for Water meeting in Tegucigalpa, ...