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The PPDDH presents a report that addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the San Sebastián Mine

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Karla Rodas - Vanguardia El Salvador is among the ten most vulnerable countries in the world due to its geographical position and environmental conditions such as deforestation, limited access to water and human commercial activity.  These conditions have left a...

The dilemma of artisanal miners after the mining prohibition in El Salvador

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P. Cabezas A few weeks after the first anniversary of the mining ban in El Salvador environmental activists in the country are wondering how long before the ban is overturned.  The ban approved with all party support in March 2018, was celebrated around the world as a victory of small country t...

Community of San Sebastian still endures Commerce Group’s legacy of contamination.

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By Sebastian Rosemont - Photo by: Genia Yatsenko Little has changed in the community since Commerce Group Corporation (CGC) abandoned mining operations in  El Salvador in 2006 after its mining permits were revoked. Despite losing the permits for failing to meet environmental standards, CGC sued ...

Commerce Group Mining Corporation required to pay for environmental clean up of the San Sebastian mine.

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The Attorney for the Defense of Human Rights released a Special Report on the toxic legacy of the San Sebastian mine and the impacts on the human rights of the affected populations.    The Special Report, written by an international multidisciplinary team of experts in human rights and internati...

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