The law against mining approved, we will defend its application
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More than 700 community leaders from Cabañas celebrated the country's victory in approving the law against metallic mining. In a unifying public forum, “Defending the Right to Say No to Metallic Mining,” the community reasserted its defense of the recently approved law prohibiting metallic mining.
El Salvador prohibits metallic mining
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With 69 votes, the deputies of the Legislative Assembly approve the law prohibiting metallic mining in all of El Salvador
Cinquera: The first municipality to declare their land free from mining in Cabañas
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This weekend residents of Cinquera participated in a popular referendum in order to decide if they are in favor of or against metallic mining. Ninety-nine percent of the people voted against permitting mining projects on their land.
March promoted by the Catholic Church pushes deputies to commit to approving the anti-mining law before Semana Santa
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Environmental organizations together with hundreds of people, accompanied the Catholic Church to the Legislative Assembly to demand a law that prohibits metallic mining.
Seven years of struggle and quest for justice for the assassinated environmentalists in Cabañas
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“It is unfortunate that our judicial system is so deficient and unfair that we must wait more than 7 years to punish those guilty of assassinating our environmental defenders,” expressed Margarita Posada, representative from the Forum on Health.
