2009 Latin American Water Tribunal holds Forum on Open Pit Mining
In 2009, the Tribunal held a forum focused on the impact of open pit mining in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Peru. The panel considered, among other things, the fact that the mining projects at issue were owned by foreign transnational corporations and the lack of capacity of governments and companies to develop projects in tropical environments, and warned against the negative impacts of open pit mining experienced by these countries.
Type of Action / Tipo de Acción:
Popular Tribunal Proceedings
Extractive Project / Proyecto extractivo:
Region / Región:
Central America
Country / País:
Nicaragua
Natural Resource / Recurso natural:
Gold
Jurisdiction / Jurisdicción:
Latin American Water Tribunal
Category of Key Actors in Legal Action / Categoría de actores claves en la Acción Legal:
Civil Society Organizations
Human Rights Violated/Claimed:
Right to water, Right to health, Right to consultation, Right to a healthy environment
Legal Artefact / Artefactos Legales
References / Referencias:
Tribunal Latinoamericano del Agua, “Advierten a los costarricenses sobre riesgos asociados a la minería a cielo abierto”, Comunicados de Prensa dated 2009, online: http://tragua.com/2012/10/comunicados-de-prensa/, accessed 21 February 2021.
