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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...

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

| Commerce Group
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...

Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining

| Mining prohibition El Salvador
Gloria Silvia Orellana - Co Latino "Two years after the Law on the Prohibition of Metal Mining was passed, its application is yet to be implemented," expressed Rodolfo Calles from CRIPDES / ACAFREMIN. Along with a group of environmental organizations, Calles demanded the government of ...

Environmentalists Denounce that Central American governments favor mining companies and criminalize activists

| Regional News
Marvin Diaz - Gato Encerrado The criminalization of environmentalists and land defenders was the thematic focus of the fifth meeting of the Central American Alliance Against Mining (ACAFREMIN) in El Salvador.   During the gathering, on Nov. 13-13, environme...

Study reveals the threats of the Cerro Blanco mine

| Cerro Blanco
ACAFREMIN Cerro Blanco a mining project operated by Canadian company bluestone resources is located in the municipality of Asunción Mita, Guatemala. The Cerro Blanco mine could endanger the lives of more than half a million inhabitants due to the ...

Walter Aduviri says he regrets trusting Agustín Luque

| Regional News
La Republica Through his lawyers Walter Aduviri, the governor of the Puno region, criticized his deputy governor Agustín Luque. Aduviri expressed that Luque will be solely responsible for the region's failure.  PUNO. The regional governor, Walter Aduviri Calisaya, cr...

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