In April and May 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders carried out a fact-finding country visit to Honduras. His preliminary report issued at the end of the visit, highlighted the threats faced by human rights activists, particularly environmental defenders, arising from their legitimate social demands. The rapporteur also identifiedContinue reading “2018 UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders visit to Honduras”
Subsoil Key Actors Category Archives
2011 Administrative Appeal to declare Siria Valley a Health Emergency
On 13 December 2011, the National Coalition of Environmental and Organisational Networks and the Siria Valley Environmental Committee (CAVS) submitted an administrative appeal to the Ministry of Health, requesting that the area of Siria Valley be declared a health emergency, that the Ministry immediately attend to those affected by heavy metals, carry out new medicalContinue reading “2011 Administrative Appeal to declare Siria Valley a Health Emergency”
2012 IACHR hearing on the Human Rights of People Affected by Metallic Mining in El Salvador
On 4 November 2012, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) held a hearing on the Human Rights of People Affected by Metallic Mining in El Salvador. The hearing was part of the Commission’s 146th Regular Period of Sessions, and held at the request of El Salvador’s Ombudsperson for the Defence of Human Rights (PDDH).Continue reading “2012 IACHR hearing on the Human Rights of People Affected by Metallic Mining in El Salvador”
2014 Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hearing on Canadian mining in Latin America
In December 2014, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal released its verdict on hearings held over four days in May/June 2014 into Canadian mining in Latin America. With respect to the Escobal mine, the Tribunal found that Tahoe Resources Inc. and its subsidiary, Minera San Rafael, violated the rights of communities affected by the mine in SantaContinue reading “2014 Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal hearing on Canadian mining in Latin America”
