November 30, 2010
Salvadoran Court Drops Mining Company's Charges Against Caba
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Also included in this update:
- Hearing Begins for Second CAFTA Lawsuit Against El Salvador
- Republican Hawks Slated for Influential Foreign Affairs Committees
- Bus Owners Threaten Transport Halt and Demand Higher Fares, More Federal Subsidies
- Unions Applaud State Employee Salary Increases, Call on Private Sector to Follow Suit
On November 25, 2010, a district judge in Cabañas, El Salvador, dropped serious charges against seven local environmentalists who were accused by Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining of “kidnapping”, “aggravated robbery,” and “aggravated threats” among others. All seven were members of the Cabañas Environmental Committee for the Defense of Water and Culture (CAC); charges of property destruction were referred to a different court. The charges come four years after 2006 protests at the Santa Rita mine site on the Cerro Limón hill, located in the rural community of Trinidad in Cabañas, which successfully halted activity at the mine. Read more on the background of the case and the CISPES press release on the trial outcome.
"I am a CISPES supporter because continuing to fight for social justice and a more people-centered country means continuing the dream and sacrifice of thousands of my fellow Salvadorans who died for that vision.” - Padre Carlos, New York City
