Conferencia de prensa de las comunidades en resistencia a la mina de Cerro Blanco. Detrás de ellos hay carteles que dicen. Créditos de las fotos: Ruda Por: Maria Reyes En el municipio de Asunción Mita del Departamento de Jutiapa, se encuentra ubicada la mina Cerro Blanco, un proyecto [...]
Community in resistance to the Cerro Blanco mine holding a press conference. Signs behind them read "No to the Cerro Blanco Mine: We defend the River Basin Ostúa, Guija, Lempa... For water, life, for the dignity of the people..." Photo Credits: Ruda Written by Maria Reyes. The Cerro [...]
Congressional hearing on February 7th, 2022 with Congress member Aldo Davila. Community members from Asuncion Mita and El Salvador bring concerns to corresponding ministries over the conversion of the Cerro Blanco mine from underground tunnels to open-pit mining The Cerro Blanco open-pit mining project threatens the right to [...]
On Thursday, May 30, community leaders in opposition of the Cerro Blanco mine from Guatemala and El Salvador held a protest in the community of Asuncion Mita and the site of the Cerro Blanco mine. Around 60 people attended the march, holding signs reading, "No to metallic mining in Guatemala! [...]
On May 9, I (Lisa Rankin) had the opportunity to take part in an international delegation to El Salvador. The delegation was focused on mining in El Salvador, and included over 40 people from 12 different countries. Although some of the organizations already work with Breaking the Silence, such as [...]
