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Will El Salvador overturn its mining ban?

Arrests of environmental defenders point toward an overturn of moratorium, report says

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Protestors in Washington DC call for El Salvador to drop the charges against the Santa Marta Five. Source: MiningWatch Canada

Protestors in Washington DC call for El Salvador to drop the charges against the Santa Marta Five. Source: MiningWatch Canada

Evidence points to Salvadoran President Bukele's desire to overturn the country's 2017 moratorium on mining, a new report by eight human rights organisations, including the Institute for Policy Studies...

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