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The CAC Report s a New Round of Threats

| Mining and Human Rights
The CAC Report s a New Round of Threats On the heels of the one year anniversary of the murder of Juan Francisco Duran, the Environmental Committee of Cabañas (CAC) reports new threats towards one of their young volunteers.  Below is the CAC statement documenting the most recent incident. He...

One Year Anniversary of Murdered Student Environmentalist

| Mining and Human Rights
One Year Anniversary of Juan Francisco's Murder One year ago the body of a student environmentalist, Juan Francisco Duran, was found buried in a common grave.  When his body was found, Juan Francisco, had been missing for than 10 days.  He was an active member of the Environmental Committee of C...

Recent Statements Cause Alarm for the Anti-Mining Movement

| Mining and Human Rights
Recent Statements Cause Alarm for the Anti-Mining Movement After months of waiting for the Salvadoran central government to release its mining sector Strategic Environmental Assessment, the Vice-Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources was quoted in a local newspaper as saying “It is no...

Salvadorans Pressure the Attorney General to Ensure Justice

| Mining and Human Rights
Salvadorans Pressure the Attorney General for Justice On April 25th the civil society organizations and communities that make up the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (the Mesa in Spanish) held a protest in front of the Attorney General of the Republic Office rejecting the recent sente...

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