Campaigns

Semana de acción internacional para defender la prohibición minera en El Salvador y exigir la liberación de los cinco Defensores de Santa Marta Mientras organizaciones sociales en El Salvador celebraron el sexto aniversario de la histórica prohibición minera, aprobada por unanimidad por la Asa...

International week of action to defend El Salvador´s mining ban and demand the release of the five Water Defenders of Santa Marta As social organizations in El Salvador recently celebrated the sixth anniversary of the historic mining prohibition, approved unanimously by the Legislative Assembly ...

Guatemala Solidarity Kevo Dell The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya (La Resistencia Pacifica La Puya) published the above announcement regarding the encroachment of members of the National Police into their camp. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: 1. The company: ...

Peace Brigades International Brent Patterson On May 21, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in the symbolic act of handing over machinery to the mining company caused by a judicial decision. However, the license continues to be suspended.” Brief timeline a...

By Sara Frabes -  AVISPA MIDIA On December 11, 2018, the American mining company Kappes Cassiday & Associates filed an international arbitration lawsuit for $300 million against the State of Guatemala before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), under the pr...

International groups denounce US mining company’s multi-million dollar claim against Guatemala and express solidarity with communities peacefully defending land and life at ‘La Puya’ (CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE LETTER) The undersigned organizations stand in solidarity with Guatemalan communities in...