Salvadoran Gang Leaders Achieve a Measure of Redemption
Last March, two rival gangs met in a Salvadoran prison to forge an unlikely truce.
The Power of Dialogue: Peace from Unexpected Places and Unexpected People
Join us for DC community forum about the positive example gangs in El Salvador offer regarding country-wide record lows in homicide rates as a result of a profoundly brokered initiative between “gangs.”
Canada Should Tell Mining Firm to Stop Bullying El Salvador
Re-posted with permission from Embassy Magazine: Vancouver-based mining company Pacific Rim is butting heads with the government of El Salvador.
An Appeal to Canada to Stand with El Salvador, the First Nation to Halt Gold Mining
Representatives from IPS and other environmental and public policy organizations hold meeting at Canadian Embassy to say, “Tell Pacific Rim to stop bullying El Salvador.”
The Cerro Blanco Mine and The Border Region of El Salvador and Guatemala
The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and the Committee in Solidarity with the people of El Salvador (CISPES) invite you to a presentation about the implications of Mining projects in a key Central American region.
Syria, the United States, and the El Salvador Option (Part Two)
The United States, NATO, and Israel have long sought the destabilization of Syria.
Mining Gold, Undermining Democracy
Neither foreign investors nor unelected tribunals deserve the power to trump democratically elected leaders.
Mining Firm Doubles Up On Law Firms in Quest for Pot of Gold
When suing the government of El Salvador, one legal powerhouse just isn’t enough. With a major pot of gold at stake, Pacific Rim doubles up its legal attack.
IPS Director Speaks Out at Pacific Rim’s Vancouver HQ
With about 200 activists from several countries, John Cavanagh denounced the firm for suing the government of El Salvador in retaliation for the denial of a mining permit.
World Bank Tribunal Ruling in El Salvador Mining Case Undermines Democracy
IPS Director John Cavanagh will participate in a protest outside the Vancouver headquarters of Pacific Rim today.
Truce Between Salvador’s Maras for Real — for Now
The most significant story in Central America right now is also the most underreported.
Mining Ban: Good for the Grand Canyon, but Not for El Salvador?
U.S. trade partners have to worry that if they pursue responsible stewardship, they could get rewarded with a big fat corporate lawsuit.
Human Rights over Corporate Rights: Taking on the Trade Laws of the 1 Percent
A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to say no to gold mining and yes to democracy.
VIDEO: World Bank Protest, Pacific Rim v. El Salvador
On December 15, 2011, a number of civil society groups came together to oppose the World Bank tribunal that is deciding the case Pacific Rim v. El Salvador, a case that may set a precedent for future tribunals and chart a devastating course for El Salvador.
Mining for Profits
A foreign gold mining company is suing El Salvador.