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Mining and Human Rights

Webinar on Extractivism, Human Rights and ISDS: Hard Law vs Soft Law

Terra Justa Aldo Orellana Lopez of TerraJusta joined panellists Carla García Zendejas (Center for International Environmental Law), Jen Moore (Institute for Policy Studies), and Vidalina Morales (Cripdes El Salvador). With reference to particular examples in Latin America they discussed arbitrati...

Agriculture, a sustainable economic alternative to mining

| Mining and Human Rights
ARPAS The mining industry does not provide enough income to cover the employment, food, and quality of life needs of the communities in the department of Cabañas.  Thus, reflecting on alternatives that guarantee improved living conditions is a necessity, accordi...

The Salvadorean State has a pending debt with land defenders criminalized by mining companies

| Mining and Human Rights
ACAFREMIN Every year the inhabitants of the communities of Santa Rosa, Trinidad and La Maraña in the Department of Cabañas, fervently commemorate the life of land defenders Ramiro Rivera, Marcelo Rivera and Dora Sorto, who were criminalized and killed for opposing mining projects in thi...

Long-Fought-For Ombudsperson Announced to Investigate International Complaints against Canadian Mining Companies

| Mining and Human Rights
NEWS RELEASE : January 17, 2018 (Ottawa) Today, Canada’s International Trade Minister announced the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise to investigate human rights complaints about the overseas operations of Canadian companies and recommend remedy for harm done....