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New Threats and Intimidation towards a Mining Opponents in Cabañas

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New Threats and Intimidation towards Mining Opponents in Cabañas Another case of intimidation towards anti-mining activists in Cabañas was reported by the Environmental Committee of Cabañas. Below is a translation of their description and call to action. Complaint Monday March 5, 2012 Transla...

Political Candidates Answer to Anti-Mining Activists in San Salvador and Cabañas

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Political Candidates Answer to Anti-Mining Activists in San Salvador and Cabañas March 2012 Monday March 5, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining in El Salvador (The Mesa in Spanish) together with the Ombudsman for Human Rights Office and the Association of Participatory Radios and Pr...

The Environmental and Social Costs of Pacific Rim in El Salvador

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The Environmental and Social Costs of Pacific Rim in El Salvador As Pacific Rim continues with its law suit demanding millions of dollars from the Salvadoran Government, the economic costs resulting from the arbitration become more and more evident.   Both disputing parties are paying millions o...

Enviornmentalist Threatened, Murdered in El Salvador

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Environmentalists threatened, murdered in El Salvador Posted Feb. 2, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren Salvadoran environmentalists are fighting for a ban on destructive mining projects in the face of physical attacks at home, and legal attacks from abroad authorized by a U.S. trade agreement. Si...

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