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Mining and Human Rights

La Mesa launches "I vote against mining" campaign

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By Ezequiel Barrera Translated from: http://www.gatoencerradosv.com/2015/01/la-mineria-y-demas-temas-ambientales.html The National Round Table Against Mining is concerned that municipal and legislative assembly candidates appear to have no interest in env...

Murdered environmental activists remembered

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P. Cabezas Lack of protections and reparations for those affected by human rights violations in mining affected communities is regretful states the Human Rights Ombudsman of El Salvador.   Several hundred anti-mining activists from mining affected communities in Cabañas arrived at the San ...

El Salvador, violence and impunity

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By Robin Oisín Llewellyn First published in http://mondediplo.com/blogs/el-salvador-violence-and-impunity The bullets buried into the walls of the room within a foot of their intended victim, in El Salvador’s northern town of Ilobasco. After the attacker had fled unrecognized into the...

New acts of violence and intimidation against members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining

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Press release - July 02, 2013 The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining is an alliance of social, religious, NGOs, environmentalists, and community organizations.  Since 2006, we have opposed metallic mining operation in El Salvador. Throughout these years various expressions of viole...

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