25 Years Building Mining Justice

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MiningWatch is turning 25! Join us for our in-person conference in Ottawa on June 7, which will be a special opportunity to reflect on where we were when MiningWatch Canada first formed 25 years ago and the challenges posed by a global intensification of mining today. We set out to bring people together to exchange experiences and grow solidarity and expertise to challenge the power of the mining industry and the politics that serve it, building networks, coalitions, and relationships. What have we learned? And where do we go from here? Gain important insight into how the struggle for mining justice has evolved and hear from Indigenous and other mining-affected communities about their powerful organizing strategies to protect life for generations to come.
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Open Letter to Canadian Ambassador Stephen Potter Re: Solaris Conflict in Ecuador

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Re: Conflicts caused by Canadian mining company Solaris Resources in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Dear Ambassador,

We, the undersigned nine organizations, are writing to you to express our deep concern about an escalation of violence and conflict associated with the Canadian mining company Solaris Resources Inc, who is attempting to advance its Warintza project in the collective and ancestral territory of the Shuar Arutam People, located in the province of Morona Santiago, in the Cordillera del Cóndor.

Government proposes new regulation granting natural resources minister new powers over conservation authorities' permits

The province has proposed a draft regulation detailing when exactly the minister can take over the permitting process from conservation authorities. The list includes uses such as housing, transportation, hospitals, highways and community services.

Barbara Patrocinio, QP Briefing (iPolitics)

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QP Briefing (iPolitics)

Salvadoran Court Decried for Letting Case Against 'Santa Marta 5' Continue

"It is outrageous that the judge is allowing this trial to go forward despite the lack of any evidence of a crime," said one observer.

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

Human rights defenders on Wednesday condemned a Salvadoran court's decision to uphold what critics say are politically motivated murder and illicit association charges against five environmental activists.

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Common Dreams

International Community Condemns April 10 Ruling in El Salvador’s Court on the Santa Marta Five Water Defenders

In a preliminary court hearing, the presiding Judge upheld politically-motivated charges of murder and illicit association and dismissed a third charge of kidnapping against the prominent anti-mining movement leaders.

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Institute for Policy Studies
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