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Public statement from social movement organizations on the detention of members of the Santa Marta community and ADES in El Salvador

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#SantaMartaNoEstaSola San Salvador. January 11, 2023. During the early hours of Wednesday, January 11, agents of the Attorney General Prosecutor's Office and the National Civil Police of El Salvador arrested Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García and Pedro Antonio Rivas, members of the San...

URGENT COMMUNIQUE: To the people of Asuncion Mita, the national and international community

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Urgent Communique from the Municipal Commission Specific to the Consultation on Mining   The members of the Commission recognized and designated by the Municipality of Asuncion Mita, Jutiapa to organize the Municipal Consultation on Mining petitioned by citizens of our municipality, ar...

The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation

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A municipal referendum was held on September 18 in Asunción Mita, Guatemala, that will impact the future of the Cerro Blanco mine.  The question on the ballot aske d people if they were in agreement with the presence of mining projects that would affect the natural resources in their t...

PRESS RELEASE: The municipal consultation on Cerro Blanco mine is valid and legitimate

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Different environmental and ecofeminist organizations, ecclesial movements, and regional activist alliances participated as international observers in the municipal consultation held this past Sunday, 18th of September in the municipality of Asunción Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala. The consultat...

Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the Canadian company Bluestone Resources.

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The Governments and Local Authorities of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, represented hereby are members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, and also the "Trinational Network for the Rescue of the Lempa River", are gathered today in response to the threat represented by metal ...

Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river

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El Financiero A dozen mayors from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras expressed this Tuesday their opposition to the exploitation of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala for contaminating the strategic Lempa River that runs through the three countries and supplies water to 4.5 million people. "We...

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