El Salvador activists raise their voices against mining company abuse in special tribunal

El Salvador is considering the first national ban on metallic mining, and urging Pacific Rim/Oceana Gold to respect the will of the people to not proceed with mining. The smallest and most densely populated country in Latin America is already experiencing a “clean water crisis,” according to Oxfam’s Country Director in El Salvador, Ivan Morales.
“Mining would threaten people’s rights to clean water for drinking and farming as well their right to adequate food. This is a fight to protect the human rights of people living in poverty and their livelihood,” he said
http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2014/07/el-salvador-activists-raise-voices-mining-company-abuse-special-tribunal/